1944 in the United Kingdom explained

Events from the year 1944 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the Second World War.

Incumbents

Events

Publications

Births

January – June

July – December

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Beale, Nick. Kampfflieger: Bombers of the Luftwaffe, vol. 4: Summer 1943–May 1945. Burgess Hill. Classic Publications. 2005. 978-1-903223-50-5. 315.
  2. Book: Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 0-14-102715-0. 2006.
  3. Book: Palmer, Alan. Palmer . Veronica. 1992. The Chronology of British History. Century Ltd. London. 392–394. 0-7126-5616-2.
  4. Book: Kynaston, David. David Kynaston. Austerity Britain 1945–1951. London. Bloomsbury. 2007. 978-0-7475-7985-4.
  5. News: 2012-01-23 . Family of Bournemouth bomber crash pilot Denis Evans in justice call . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-12-10.
  6. Book: Small. Ken. Mark. Rogerson. The Forgotten Dead – Why 946 American Servicemen Died off the Coast of Devon in 1944 – and the Man who Discovered their True Story. London. Bloomsbury. 1988. 0-7475-0309-5.
  7. News: Fenton. Ben. The disaster that could have scuppered Overlord. https://web.archive.org/web/20080111222820/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2004%2F04%2F26%2Fndday126.xml. dead. 11 January 2008. The Daily Telegraph. London. 26 April 2004. 25 July 2021.
  8. News: Savill. Richard. Last of torpedo survivors remembers brave buddies. https://web.archive.org/web/20080111222825/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2004%2F04%2F26%2Fndday226.xml. dead. 11 January 2008. The Daily Telegraph. London. 26 April 2004. 25 July 2021.
  9. Book: Wasley, Gerald. Devon at War, 1939–1945. Tiverton. Devon Books. 1994. 0-86114-885-1. 157.
  10. Book: Yung, Christopher. Gators of Neptune: naval amphibious planning for the Normandy invasion. Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, MD. 2006. 978-1-59114-997-2.
  11. Book: Simons, Paul. Since Records Began. London. Collins. 2008. 978-0-00-728463-4. 33–5.
  12. Book: Foot, M. R. D.. M. R. D. Foot. SOE: An Outline History of the Special Operations Executive 1940–46. London. Pimlico. 1999. 0-7126-6585-4. 143.
  13. Book: Stourton, Edward. Edward Stourton (journalist). Auntie's War: the BBC during the Second World War. London. Doubleday. 2017. 978-0-857-52332-7.
  14. Web site: The Type VIIC boat U-212. Helgason. Guðmundur. German U-boats of WWII. 2014-12-26.
  15. Web site: Prefabs – Factory homes for post-War England. English Heritage. 2010-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606133118/http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/story/slide.aspx?storyUid=44&slideNo=15. 6 June 2011. dead.
  16. Web site: Education Act, 1944. 2010-10-21.
  17. Web site: Report on the Wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery. Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Southampton. November 2000. 2012-07-13. 7 November 2012. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121107103953/http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/2000_survey_report_montgomery.pdf. dead.
  18. Web site: Armistice Agreement between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,on the one hand, and Finland on the other. heninen.net. 2023-12-25.
  19. Web site: New Cross Woolworth's. Flying Bombs and Rockets. 2011-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20121214000651/http://www.flyingbombsandrockets.com/V2_maintextb.html. 14 December 2012. dead.
  20. Reed. John. 1977. Largest Wartime Explosions: 21 Maintenance Unit, RAF Fauld, Staffs. November 27, 1944. After the Battle. 18. 35–40. 0306-154X. .
  21. Book: Marr, Andrew. Andrew Marr. A History of Modern Britain. London. Macmillan. 2007. 978-1-4050-0538-8. 81.
  22. News: Hayward. Anthony. Geoffrey Hughes obituary . The Guardian. London. 2018-08-05. 2012-07-29.
  23. Book: Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Philosophers. 9781843710967. Brown. Stuart. Bredin. Hugh Terence. August 2005.
  24. Web site: Len Goodman obituary: From the East End to Strictly Come Dancing studio . BBC News . 24 April 2023 . 24 April 2023.
  25. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67606751 Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and wife of Neil Kinnock dies aged 79
  26. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/11/dolly-the-sheep-scientist-sir-ian-wilmut-dies-at-79 Dolly the sheep scientist Sir Ian Wilmut dies at 79
  27. Web site: TOMMY ROBSON: A personal tribute to a great player and a great man.
  28. https://booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/obituary-janet-ahlberg/ Obituary: Janet Ahlberg
  29. Book: Scott. Cavan. Wright. Mark. Doctor Who Whology: The Official Miscellany. London. BBC Books. 2013. 9781849906197. 120.
  30. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/denis-thwaites-fast-and-skilful-footballer-who-played-for-birmingham-city-and-was-murdered-in-a-10359142.html Denis Thwaites: Fast and skilful footballer who played for Birmingham City and was murdered in a terrorist attack in Tunisia | The Independent
  31. https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/west-london-football-legend-fred-25015528 West London football legend Fred Callaghan dies aged 77 as tributes pour in
  32. https://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/thomas-sturge-moore Thomas Sturge Moore
  33. Pearsall . William Harold . William Pearsall . Scott . Lorna Iris . 2 December 1944 . Obituary. Professor J. H. Priestley . . . 154 . 3918 . 694695 . London . en . 10.1038/154694a0 . free . 1476-4687 . 1944Natur.154..694P . 3998725 . 6 December 2021.
  34. Robin. Ravilious. Whistler, Sir (Alan Charles) Laurence . 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/75009.