Assistant Engineer Harold Ashcroft . Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940)
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Pte Trevor Ashcroft . British Army 2nd Btn South Wales Borderers (d.8th June 1944)
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Lieutenant William Ashcroft . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940)
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Pte. John Richard Ashdown . British Army Royal Army Medical Corps from Brighton (d.7th Aug 1944) Uncle Jack Ashdown served with the RAMC during WW2. The ship he was on was sunk and he is remembered at Bayeux, France.
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Midshpmn. Morris C. Ashdown . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Forfar Mid. Ashdown was amongst the survivors of the sinking of HMS Forfar.
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Dvr. Cyril James Ashelford . Royal Army Service Corps Jim Ashelford of the Royal Army Service Corps was captured in April 1941 on Crete and held in Wolfsberg as POW 6885
He worked on Forestry and farming at Wildon where he must have been billetted with 13 others. He survived and returned home.
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Dvr. Cyril James Ashelford . British Army Royal Army Service Corps Jim Ashelford served as a driver with the RASC.
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LA Ashelford . British Army 4th Queens Own Hussars LA Ashelford served with the 4th Queens Own Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. Charles Samuel Frank Ashen . British Army Royal Engineers from Hamstead, Birmingham (d.16th Dec 1945) Frank Ashen was my great uncle. According to The Commonwealth War Graves Commission he died in Caeserta. He was a sergeant. My grandad, his brother, said he actually died during a card game and that someone stabbed him! Not sure if there is any truth in this would appreciate any tips on finding out
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Pipe Major Alexander Gordon Asher . British Army 5th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders from Thurso
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Joseph Maurice Asher . Royal Air Force 40 Sqdn My father, Joseph Asher was a Wireless operator, rear gunner. He flew on Blenheims, Wellingtons & Sterlings. He was with 40 Squadron. He found himself on the beach at Dunkirk and he spent some time attached to Monty's 8th Army in North Africa. He was part of the bombing of Dresden, Germany. In the 50's and 60's he used to wake up nights, screaming. The left over legacy from the conflicts. He died in 2001 at the age of 81.
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RG Asher . British Army RG Asher served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Cpl. William John Ashfield . British Army Royal Army Service Corps from Birmingham My Great grandfather, William Ashfield was captured in Crete as part of the Expeditionary Forces in the Middle East during operations with the Royal Army Service Corps. His wife was informed that he was posted as missing on the 2nd June 1941. He sent a letter to his wife, my great-grandmother from a transit holding camp in Crete, dated 18th July 1941. He instructs his dear wife not to write at this point as he is waiting to be transported to another camp. In the letter, he informed his wife that he was only allowed to write a small amount but managed to reassure his family that he was well and told his wife and son my grandfather that he loved them both very much. It was later that he was sent to Stalag 383. I don't know much about his time in camp apart from the fact that he ate mostly potato peelings and that at one point he was interrogated by the German officers and nearly shot as his mothers maiden name was Green. The German officers thought that this was linked to the Jewish name. Luckily it was proven somehow that my Great, Great-Grandmother was not of Jewish ancestry. These were the only two things that he spoke to my mum about. My great-grandmother was of course very proud of him, but he had much the same attitude as most heroes that fought during the Second World War and just wanted to forget about it all and didn't even want his medals. My great-grandmother made sure that the medals were received and are still kept close to our hearts proudly within the family. I do know that my Great-grandfather was very grateful to the Americans who liberated the camp in 1945.
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WO. Albert Edward "Ginge" Ashford . Royal Canadian Air Force 426 Squadron from Creswell, Derbyshire Albert Ashford, Ginge joined 426 Squadron from 425 Squadron RCAF in May 1944. He flew as an Air Gunner with the same crew throughout this time,
- Captain, Tony Selfe
- Nav, F/O Sowerby
- B/A F/O Reg Paul
- F/E, Sgt Fellows
- WAG, Sgt Bielby
- MUG, Sgt Turner
- RG, Sgt A E Ashford.
During Ops on D Day in LW377 to Cherbourg the aircraft was hit by bomb taking out port inner engine. He bailed out over Start Bay Devon.
Extract from RCAF Overseas Vol 2, Toronto Oxford University Press 1945, "The following night the Canadians were back on railway targets with the marshalling yards at Ghent as the objective. The accurately-laid eggs caused fires and explosions and inflicted moderate damage. Night fighters were active both over the target and on the homeward journey and several combats took place. Sgts. A. E. Ashford, J. D. Turner and L. S. Owen, gunners on an Alouette Squadron kite skippered by FSgt. C. A. Selfe, were successful when attacked by a Ju88 over the North Sea. After several bursts from our lads’ guns the enemy broke away and hurtled into the mist in a spin with his whole starboard side in flames."
The Log Book of A E Ashford shows this as taking place on the 10th of May 1944, Aircraft Coded KW-O Halifax III of 425 Alouette Squadron.
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CO Edwin Douglas Ashford . Merchant Navy M.V. Mary Kingsley (Liverpool) from Parbold, Lancashire (d.1st October 1944) Chief Officer Ashford was the Son of Edward William and Alice Ashford; husband of Margaret Myfanwy Ashford, of Parbold, Lancashire.
He was 44 when he died and is buried in the Bonthe Cemetery in Sierra Leone
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HE Ashford . British Army Royal Army Pay Corps HE Ashford served with the Royal Army Pay Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Rflmn. Wilfred George Ashford . British Army 1st Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps from Birmingham
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Ernest Geoffrey Ashforth . British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Reading my father's old service record, he was at HMS Kestrel for a short period 18 May 42 to 29 May 42 before moving to Landrail. His name was Ernest Ashforth, he served as an air fitter.
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Tpr. Geoffrey John Ashforth . British Army Royal Armoured Corps from Lincoln I have recently acquired my father's military records, Geoffrey Ashforth. I knew he was a paratrooper as I have a photograph of him in uniform. However, I didn't know that he was in the R.A.C.
His records state that he was "transferred to R.A.C. S.O.S. wef 12/10/43. (Authority:- ACI 952/42 and O I/c RAC Records Admin A.2/9778/ of 29/11/43)
If anyone can tell me what the S.O.S. refers to, or means, I'd be most grateful.
All I can think that it stands for is Special Operations Squadron. If it does mean that, what did it do?
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P.O. Edward William Ashlee . Royal Navy HMS Forfar from Teddington, Middlesex (d.2nd Dec 1940)
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Pte. Albert Francis Ashley . British Army North Staffordshure Regiment from London My father Albert Ashley served with the North Staffordshure Regiment and was captured and held as a POW. Not much talked about while he was alive. My father died in July 1986
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Sgnlmn. Jeffrey James Ashley . British Army Royal Corps of Signals I have an interest in Signalman 2310800 Jeffrey James Ashley, Royal Corps of Signals who was taken prisoner of war on 5th June 1940 and released on 26th April 1945. His POW number was 2505 (quite a low number) and he was held at camp Stalag 383 at Hohen Fels. Born in 1901 he would have been 39 years of age when captured. He joined the Signals in 1920 spending some years in India, leaving in 1927 and being recalled in 1939. A posting regarding 51st Highland Division prompted me to post this as the dates of capture coincide. Any information regarding the above named or about the camp would be appreciated. I am not a relation.
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Sgt. Neville Leonard Ashley . British Army 2nd Btn. A Coy. 2 Pltn. Parachute Regiment Neville Ashley had served with the TA, 7th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment before the war. He saw action with the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium and France during the retreat to Dunkirk. He was evacuated from beache at La Panne on the Dutch ship, Horst and taken to Margate. He was discharged from the army, but later re-enlisted and joined No.2 Platoon, A Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion. He was taken Prisoner of War near Arnhem in September 1944 and held in Stalag 12a and Stalag 18c.
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Sgt. Terrance Claude Ashley . Royal Air Force 1658 HCU from Runsam, Barnstaple (d.19th Aug 1943) I have been researching a Collision between two Halifax Bombers, one from Riccall and one from Rufforth, on 19 August 1943.
R9497, The Riccall Aircraft, was Piloted by Sgt Terrance Claude Ashley (1337699) possible codes and letters, TT-? Or ZB-?. It was built by Handley Page Ltd, Cricklewood and Radlett as part of a contract of 100 aircraft. Contract number 69649/37, requisition 102/E11/37. It had previously served with 10 Squadron, Melbourne under markings ZA-V, then sent to 1658 HCU, Riccall
DG420, The Rufforth Aircraft was Piloted by Sgt Donald Charles Ravine (569748), known crew are Air Gunner Sgt Albert Edward Gilverson and Frederick Read. Possible codes and letters for the aircraft are OO-? Or SV-? Maybe H as a letter, it was built by Rootes Securities, Speke as part of a contract of 150 aircraft, Contract number ACFT/637, requisition HA3/E11/40. It had previously served with 76 Squadron under the markings MP-Q flew 4 operations, then sent to 1663 HCU, Rufforth
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PO Anthony Douglas Ashling . Royal Navy Engineering HMS Nigeria from Peterborough
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F/O. Graham Leslie Ashman . Royal Air Force 106 Squadron from Beaufort, South Wales (d.2nd Dec 1943) My Uncle Graham Ashman was killed during a bombing operation on Berlin in December 1943. The crew of Lancaster ED874 which left Metheringham at 1640 were:-
- Pilot: Pilot Officer Ronald Frederick Neil
- Bomb Aimer: Flying Officer Graham Leslie Ashman
- Flt.Eng: Sgt. Malcolm James Sheryn
- Sgt: John Frederick Harmes
- W.Op. Flt.Sgt Thomas Jack Robertson
- Air Gunner: Sgt.Raymond Price Prothero
- Air Gunner: Sgt. George Henry Stubbs
All except Sgt Harmes are buried at the Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery. Sgt Harmes who has no named grave and is remembered at Runnymede.
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Lt. Ronald Edward Ashman . British Army 10th Field Medium Regiment Royal Artillery from Melksham, Wiltshire (d.27th September 1944) Ronald Ashman was a Lieutenant in the 10th Field Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. He was fatally wounded in the Battle of Falasie Gap in France, He is believed to have been hit by friendly fire and was taken to a French railway siding where sadly he died. The Battle of Falasie Gap was the decisive Battle of Normandy after The D-Day Landings
He died on 27th of September 1944. Aged 28, he was the son of Albert Edward and Jessie Ashman of Melksham and husband of Enid F. N. Ashman, of Melksham. Ronald is buried in Calais Canadian War Cemetery at Leubringhen.
Ronald married Enid in 1941. Then he was away most of the time training etc. Enid did not see much of Ronald after he joined up and then he left for the D-Day Landings and was sadly killed in September 1944. Enid kept Ronald's memory alive all her life she never married again and always spoke about him every time we saw her, sadly she died in 2011.
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Marine. Walter "Tommy" Ashman . Royal Marines from Somerset
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Sgt. G. J. Ashpole . 97 Squadron
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Sgt. G. J. Ashpole . 97 Squadron
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