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The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website.
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- 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.
- 18th Dec 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
265120 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 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 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery? There are:576 items tagged 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery available in our Library
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Pte. Victor Shepherd 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery  Victor Shepherd was born in 1919 to Elizabeth Ann and John William . He served with the 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery during WW2.
An article was published: Wednesday 6th of January 1943, in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle entitled: "On same Aerodrome"
Three Brothers Meet in Cairo.
Three Brothers, two in the Royal Air Force and another in the Army, have met in Cairo and Alexandria after serving two years in the Middle East. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Shepherd, of 18 Worley Street, Westgate Hill, Newcastle.
Victor Shepherd, Northumberland Hussars, the 23 year old youngest member of the trio writes to his parents that he was walking through the streets of Cairo with a friend when he saw someone who looked very much like his brother Richard.
"Not knowing that Dick was in the Middle East." he continues in his letter, "I said to my friend 'Surely that is our Dick over there'? My friend thought not, apparently thinking Dick was still at home. However, I dashed over to the other side of the road, and surely enough it was Dick. You can imagine the surprise Dick received."
Vic's brother, L.A.C Richard Wingrove Shepherd (29) R.A.F., and the other brother, Corporal George Shepherd (31) were both working on the same aerodrome in the Middle East unbeknownst to each other. They met by accident, and after exchanging addresses discovered that they were both stationed at the same camp."
Later the three brothers arranged a meeting in Alexandria.
In 1944 Victor Shepherd married Isabella L. Noble.
Victor died in 1979 at the age if 59 at Newcastle upon Tyne.
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