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4th September 1944 On this day:  Crossing into Belgium  Service  Advance  Holding the Suburbs  Move  Rain  Town Cleared  On the Move  Advance  Entertainment  Poor Weather  Arrival  Officer admitted to hospital  Training  On the move  C/O shot down by USAAF  Night fighter squadron disbanded  Enemy Engaged  On the Move  In Action  Too far from the action  Orders  Conference  Yet another move  Road Cleared  Bridges bombed  Advance  On the Move  Stand By  Move to England  Admin  Heavy Fighting  Mopping up  Artillery Exchange  Orders  Awards If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Remembering those who died this day. Andrews Alvan Robert. Dvr. (d.4th September 1944) Blake Edward Ernest. Fslr. (d.4th September 1944) Bright Stanley Sidney. Trp. (d.4th Sep 1944) Bright Stanley Sidney. Tpr. (d.4th Sep 1944) Catterall Robert J.. (d.4th Sep 1944) Catterall Robert J.. (d.4th Sept 1944) Fitch Patrick. Sgt. (d.4th Sep 1944) Hall D. F/O. (d.2nd Sep 1944) Haycock Maurice Roy. Flt.Sgt. (d.4th September 1944) Newell Leslie Charles. Pte. (d.4th Sep 1944) Rabo Tevita. Pte. (d.4th September 1944) Woods Leslie George. L/Cpl. (d.4th September 1944) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List 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. 16th Jan 2025 - 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 265273 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs 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. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. 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. 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. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about the 4th of September 1944? There are:36 items tagged 4th of September 1944 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. Stories from 4th September 1944 Robert J. Catterall. British Army, Grenadier Guards. (d.4th Sep 1944) He died of wounds and was aged 19 at death. He is said to be interred at Longueval Cemetery in France. His uncle (my grandad William Henry Catterall) served throughout the First War. . Peter A. Smith Add to this record. Robert J. Catterall. British Army, Grenadier Guards. (d.4th Sept 1944) He died of wounds and is said to have been buried at Longueval Cemetery in France. He was just 19. Peter A. Smith Add to this record. Trp. Stanley Sidney Bright. British Army, 53 Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. (d.4th Sep 1944) I would like to get in touch with the family of Stanley Bright. He was killed in the region of Saint -Pol -sur- Ternoise, Pas-de- Calais, France. Can anyone help me? Jaft Add to this record. Sgt. Patrick Fitch. Royal Army Medical Corps, 149 Field Ambulance. (d.4th Sep 1944) Patrick Finch served with 149 Field Ambulance, RAMC and was killed in action on the 4th September 1944, aged 29. He is buried in Annoeullin Communal Cemetery and German Extension in France. Patrick was the son of John and Mary Fitch and the husband of Agnes P. Fitch, of Glasgow. S Flynn Add to this record. Pte. Leslie Charles Newell. British Army, 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry. (d.4th Sep 1944) Leslie Charles Newell served with the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry during WW2 and was killed in action 04/09/1944 aged 28. He was buried in the Annoeullin Communal Cemetery and German Extension in France. S Flynn Add to this record. Tpr. Stanley Sidney Bright. British Army, Reconnaissance Corps. (d.4th Sep 1944) I am researching Stanley Bright, who served with the Recconnaissance Corps. He died 'aged 32 on 4th September 1944 and is buried in the Communal Chelerts Cemetery 2, in the Pas-de-Calais, France. He was the son of Thomas George and Ella Roberta Bright. He was married to Gladys Florence Bright, of Bermondsey London. He had children in England. They may still be alive and I would like to correspond with them about their father. Can anyone help me in my research? Frederick Turner Add to this record. F/O. D Hall. Royal Air Force, 107 Squadron. (d.2nd Sep 1944) Aa Memorial Service will take place on Saturday 4 October 2014 in Mertert, Luxembourg at the graves of Flying Officer D D Hall and Flying Officer B R Dwyer both of 107 Squadron RAF. They were shot down on the 2nd September 1944 and are buried in a local cemetery. It will be attended by Senior Officers of the RAF and local dignitaries. Anyone with information on the crew and their mission should contact me. Brian Darke Add to this record. Fslr. Edward Ernest Blake. British Army, 8th Btn (City of London) Royal Fusiliers. (d.4th September 1944) Fusilier Blake died on 4th September 1944 and is buried in Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, grave V.C.11. Does anyone have any more information? Alison Blake Add to this record. Flt.Sgt. Maurice Roy Haycock. Royal New Zealand Air Force, . (d.4th September 1944) Maurice Haycock was the son of George Aubrey Catley Haycock and of Vera Muriel Haycock (nee Harvey) of Brightwater, Nelson and husband of Gladys Maude Haycock, of Brightwater. He was 27 when he died and is buried in the Brightwater (St. Paul) Anglican Cemetery, Tasman District, New Zealand. S Flynn Add to this record. Dvr. Alvan Robert Andrews. New Zealand Military Forces , Army Service Corps. (d.4th September 1944) Alvan Andrews was the son of George Aubrey Catley Haycock and of Vera Muriel Haycock (nee Harvey), of Brightwater, Nelson, husband of Gladys Maude Haycock of Brightwater. He was 27 when he died and is buried in the Brightwater (St. Paul) Anglican Cemetery, Tasman District, New Zealand S flynn Add to this record. Pte. Tevita Rabo. British Army, 3rd Btn. Fiji Infantry Regiment. (d.4th September 1944) Tevita Rabo was aged 22 when he died and is buried in the Honiara (Matanikau) Cemetery in the Solomon Islands S flynn Add to this record.

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