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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 233rd Field Company, Royal Engineers? There are:491 items tagged 233rd Field Company, Royal Engineers 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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William John "Pat" Jones 811th Excavator Coy. Royal Engineers My Grandfather, William Jones, a Driver with the Royal Engineers, first enlisted in 1942 and was sent to Gibraltar and was part of the Excavator Company, then he came back to the UK for training.
He was then sent to North West Europe in July 1944 and helped his Unit rebuilding roads and bridges in Bayeaux, then made his way after many months through France, Holland and Germany.
We started our search for his Army history with a letter that he sent to my grandmother from Gibraltar and also a newspaper he brought back from there called The Gibraltar Chronicle dated 1943. We also had a letter he wrote to my grandmother which gave his Service No. 2154004 at the top and Excavator Coy, Gibraltar. My Mum who was a small child at this time thought he had been in France at some point as she remembered him bringing back little gifts.
We sent away for his Army Records which revealed a lot more and confirmed the little we already knew.
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Spr. Errol Wrightson 233 Field Company Royal Engineers (d.13th Aug 1943) Errol Wrightson died aged 23, he was the son of Thomas William and Lily Wrightson of Jarrow
and is buried in Catania War Cemetery Sicily.
He is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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WO2. Alfred John Whittingstall 233 Field Company Royal Engineers (d.13th Nov 1942) Alfred John Whittingstall served with 233 Field Company, Royal Engineers and died, age 47, on the 13th November 1942.
He also served during WW1 as Sapper, Acting Lance Corporal, 470125 Royal Engineers.
Alfred was the son of Alfred John and Margaret Ann Whittingstall of Jarrow.
He was the husband of Henrietta Whittingstall of Primrose, Jarrow.
He is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall and ris buried in Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery in 8 Egypt.
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Cpl. John Surtees 233 Field Company Royal Engineers (d.7th Aug 1943) John Surtees was born in Chester le Street in 1920. He was the son of George Surtees MM and Ann B W Surtees (nee Lowerson) of Hebburn and elder brother to Ronald.
He died aged 22 and is buried in the Catania War Cemetery, Sicily.
He is also commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Sgt. John Stewart 233 Field Company Royal Engineers (d.29th Jun 1942) John Stewart was born in Jarrow in 1906, the son of Thomas and Eliza Stewart (nee Lindsay) and the husband of Josephine Stewart (nee Bonham).
He died aged 36 and is buried in El Alamein War Cemetery.
He is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Spr. Frank Pratt 233 Field Coy. Royal Engineers (d.22nd Mar 1943) Frank Pratt, son of William Bow H. and Mary Pratt (nee Mills), was born in Jarrow, County Durham, in 1918. he died aged 24 during The African Campaign, and is commemorated on Face 10 of the Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Béja, Tunisia. He is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance to Jarrow Town Hall.
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Spr. Arthur Judge 233 Field Coy Royal Engineers (d.20th Jul 1940) Arthur Judge who died aged 20 was born in Jarrow in 1920. He was the son of Arthur and Comrie J. Judge (nee Adams) of Jarrow.
Arthur is buried in Jarrow Cemetery and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Spr. James Hudson 233 Field Company Royal Engineers (d.26th Oct 1942) James Hudson died aged 31 whilst serving with the Royal Engineers. Born in Hebburn in 1910 he was the son of Robert and Mary Lydia Hudson (nee Lucas)
and husband of Hannah Hudson (nee Carrick) of Jarrow
James is buried in El Alemein War Cemetery and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Sgt. John Hillis 233 Field Company Royal Engineers (d.29th Jun 1942) John Hillis died Age 26 whilst serving with the Royal Engineers.
Born in Jarrow in 1916 he was the son of John and Sarah Hillis (nee Woods) and husband of Caroline Hillis (nee Scott) of Jarrow
John is remembered on the Alemein Memorial and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Spr. Edward Graham Daglish 233 Fld Coy. Royal Engineers (d.6th Jun 1944) Edward Graham Daglish died aged 23 on teh 6th of June 1944. He was the son of William Richard and Alice Daglish (nee Jones) of Primrose, Jarrow.
Edwards is buried in the Bayeux War Cemetery.
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