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The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website.
Announcements
- 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time.
- The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web.
- 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than
264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible.
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- The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web.
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Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our
Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. |
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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted
photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them.
The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted.
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Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a
Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.
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Want to know more about 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders? There are:1458 items tagged 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. |
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Cpl. Gerald Edward Cannings 2nd Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Gerald Cannings was my Dad, who volunteered to go into the Army even though he had a protected occupation as a aircraft fitter. He fought in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He landed in France on D+6 and went right though the war to Germany, where he met my Mother. He never told me a lot about the war apart from he got shot in the foot by one of his mates messing about with a gun. He got married to my Mother in Germany and lost his stripes for that! After the end of the war, they lived in Germany for 15 years, then they came back to England, to Coventry, and he went back to aircraft fitting. Later they moved down to Bournemouth, where he lived the rest of his life.
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Sidney Williams 2nd Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders My father Sidney Williams served with the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. I would like to know more.
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Pte. Robert Gardiner 2nd Battalion Argyll & Southerland Highlanders Robert Gardiner was the eldest son of William Gardiner & Catherine Miller of 1 Carse Crescent, Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Robert enlisted in 1940 and left for service in September 1941. He was captured as a Prisoner of War on 11th of January 1942 and liberated 2nd of September 1945.
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James "Coushy " Campbell 15th Coy., 2nd Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders James Campbell served with 15th Coy., 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in WW2.
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Pte. Robert John Sutherland 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders My grandfather Robert John Sutherland, served as a private in Malaysia with the 2nd Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1942.
John was reported missing on 13th of March 1942.
On 19th of July 1943 he was was reported as a prisoner of war to the War Office Casualty Branch.
I remember my Dad telling me that when an autopsy was done on my grandfather none of his organs were recognizable. He believes experimental surgery was done on him by the Japanese during his internment.
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Piper. Charles McMenemy 2nd Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (d.1st February 1942) Charles McEnemy served as a piper with the 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in WW2. He died 1st of February 1942 aged 25 years and is remembered on the Singapore Memorial in Singapore. Son of James and Catherine Glen McMenemy of Paisley, Renfrewshire.
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L/Cpl. Patrick "Sophie" Stewart 2nd Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (d.13th Sept 1942) My Uncle was Patrick Stewart who was born in Paisley Scotland and died of Beriberi in Pudu Prisoner of War camp, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the 13th September 1942. He was one of 27 Argyll's who died in Pudu Gaol, after weeks on the run following the Slim river Disaster. His nickname was Sophie, a singer and movie star of the time and he was also part of the Concert Party. He was also a Argyll and Sutherland boxing champion. He also served in India.
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Pte. Joseph Duffy 2nd Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (d.21st Sep 1944) Joseph Duffy was a prisoner of war and he died at sea as a result of Americans bombing the ship he was travelling on.
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Cpl. Frank Arthur Wallace 2nd Btn. C Company Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders Frank Wallace joined the Argyll’s straight from Kibble school Paisley aged 17 his first posting was to Belfast. The regiment left for India abt 1935 at some time in India he was promoted to Cpl. rank. In August 1939 the Regiment deployed to Singapore. After the Japanese invaded in 1942 & after intense hand to hand fighting the Argyll’s were overpowered, Frank was bayoneted in the left lung. He was captured on the 15th February, 1942. The regiment was forced marched to Thailand to work on the Death railway. Frank was held captive at Kanchanburi camp & managed to survive 3 1/2 years captivity, then spent some months rehab at Colombo, Ceylon. Upon return to the UK he spent some time at Maryhill Barracks and was promoted to Sergeant. He remastered in 1947 into the Pioneer Corps & achieved the rank Of WO1 before demob about 1955. Frank had a second successful management career at IBM before passing away in 1974 aged 59, leaving a wife and three teenage children.
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Pte. Gilbert Robinson 2nd Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.6th Aug 1944) Gilbert Robinson served with the 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.
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