Trpr. Jack Atkinson . British Army 44th Recce Regiment Reconnaissance Corps from Wakefield
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4thEng.Off. James Atkinson . Merchant Navy MV San Demetrio (d.17th Mar 1942) James Atkinson died at the age of 22 whilst serving with the Merchant Navy. He received the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct. He was the son of Andrew Cosser Mather Atkinson and Louisa Atkinson (nee Hunter) of Primrose Jarrow and husband of Olive Atkinson (nee Dial) of Hebburn
His older brothers George Atkinson and William Hunter Atkinson where also among the fallen.
James is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial.
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F/Sgt. John C. Atkinson . Royal Air Force from Halifax, West Yorkshire John Atkinson served in the RAF as a navigator on Lancasters. He was shot down and sent to Stalag 3. He became an actor after the war.
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Pte. John Atkinson . British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from Swinton, Manchester (d.22nd Jan 1945) John Atkinson, son of Simeon and Martha Ellen Atkinson, was born on 18th of December 1914 in Swinton, Lancashire, and died in 1945 from a tropical disease after being in India with his battalion for 3 years. He had joined up in 1940 and went abroad in 1942. His wife Sarah, who lived at 19 Coniston Rd., Swinton, first received news he was dangerously ill from pneumonia and was assured by friends and family he had a good chance of recovery. Later on being told that he had died from a tropical disease, Sarah described how it affected her "Then a knock came on the door... I flew down, opened the letter, and read he had died, I almost dropped". They had one son. Before joining the Army, John had attended St. Peter's School and later worked for the L.U.T. bus depot in Swinton as a bus conductor. John is buried in Delhi War Cemetery.
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P/O. Joseph Henry Atkinson . Royal Air Force 180 Squadron (d.25th May 1943) Flying in a B25 Michell over France from RAF Foulsham, Joseph Atkinson was shot down over or near Abbevile. He was adopted by my parents as his mother had died, so he was a brother to me although he was ten years older.
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Pvt. Leonard James M. Atkinson . Australian Army from Australia POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Pte. Leslie Cyril Atkinson . British Army Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Les Atkinson was my father who was in the TA prior to the outbreak of WW2, he was in the Ox and Bucks and was sent to Northern Ireland where he married Mary Dunnion from Co Tyrone, he was stationed in or near Coleraine at the time of his marriage, and was married in Coleraine.
He transferred to KOYLI, in 1943/44, and saw action in Italy. It would be nice to know if anyone remembered him, it might be a bit late.
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Ralph Atkinson . British Army Royal Engineers My grandfather's name was Ralph Atkinson. He served with the Royal Engineers in the 2nd World War, Bomb Disposal. I do not know a great deal about my Grandfather, other than he died in 1944-45 of wounds whilst lifting a bomb from its crater. The tripod gave way, and the chain lifting the bomb, ripped through his leg, he later died of his wounds. He originally came from Newcastle. He is buried in the Kingsthorpe Cemetery, Northampton. I would dearly like to know more about my Grandfather. This is all I know about him.
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Raymond Atkinson . British Army My father was at Stalag 4B until the end of the war. His name is Raymond Atkinson. He was in tanks.
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Pte. Robert Stanley Atkinson . Australian Army
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Cabin boy. Stanley Atkinson . Merchant Navy Mv Fishpool from Sunderland (d.14th Nov 1940) Stanley Atkinson Cabin Boy, age 18 served on the Mv Fishpool, the crew abandoned vessel after enemy air attack and was supposed drowned.
His brother William George died in the same attack.
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Sgt. Thomas Henry Atkinson . British Army King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from Whitby Thomas Atkinson signed up in 1939, aged 17 years. He decided to join the 3 Commando Brigade in 1940 and took part in the Normandy Landings. He took out a MG42 nest by rolling a grenade over the top of the sand bags. The next day he took part in an assault on Jersey which failed miserably. Sgt Atkinson had no choice but to swim back across the channel as the landing craft had been destroyed by MG fire.
Following the murder of his sisters (who were in the Queen Alexandria's Nursing Corps) by the Nazis, he went back to Europe with 12 Commando. He fought his way through France and Belgium to the Bulge and held the lines with "some yanks" as he always said.
After working his way through to Germany, it was time to call it a day and return home. Whilst back in England, his unit was preparing to go to the Pacific, but Sgt Atkinson, being a bit of a lad, decided to go to the local pub, when, as he stepped outside, he slipped on the curb and was hit by a passing trolley bus. He woke up some six weeks later in hospital and was told that his war was over.
He spent his well earned peace days as a security guard at Loughborough University and was a very keen gardener. Unfortunately, he did not speak of his actions that make the world a safer place, until just before his death in 2005.
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Sgt. W. V. Atkinson . 102 Squadron
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Flt.Sgt. William Hunter Atkinson . Royal Air Force 23 Squadron (d.19th Oct 1941) William Hunter Atkinson died aged 25 whilst serving with 23 Squadron. He was the son of Andrew Cosser Mather Atkinson and Louisa Atkinson (nee Hunter) of Primrose Jarrow.
His older brother George Atkinson and younger brother James Atkinson were also amongst the fallen
William is buried in Jarrow Cemetery.
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Ordinary Signalman C. Atlee . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Signalman C. Atlee was one of those who survived the sinking of HMS Forfar.
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AL Attenborow . British Army Sherwood Foresters AL Attenborow served with the Sherwood Foresters 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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PO Stkr. John F.M. Attridge . Royal Navy HMS Penelope (d.18th February 1944) John Attridge died at sea.
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Cpl. Cedric George Henry Attrill . British Army Royal Corps of Signals from Ryde I.O.W 2320876 Corporal Cedric George Henry Attrill served with the Royal Corps of Signals during WW2 and details of his service is provided as follows:-
- 13th Nov 1940 Left England for Egypt, North Africa.
Sailed from Liverpool on the ship
T.T. Reing-dec-Pacifico
Calling at Seirra Leone, Durban, Cario,
Aswan, Sudan, Kerin, (Eritrea) Asmara
to Alexanria Egypt.
- 21st Jan 1941 New rank - War Substantive Corporal w.e.f.
After Mursa, Matru – Tobruck encounter
1st Siege by Germans
- 20th June 1942 Germans took Tobruck, North Africa.
- 21st June 1942 Capitulated to the Germans.
- 23rd June 1942 Captured in Tobruck by the Germans.
- 26th June 1942 Prisoner of War at Bari and Verona, Italy
- 17th July 1942 Freed by Italian Patriots.
Travelled Brindesi, Taranto, Bari, Acona,
Verona, in Italy.
Headed to the Swiss border, free for
a month, but due lack of clothing and
not successful in remaining free.
- 6th Oct 1943 Germans helped by Fascists cordoned,
Termacia and Villa Montana in Italy.
- Recaptured by the Germans and became a P.O.W.
Prisoner of War Camps C.G.H.ATTRILL was imprisoned.
- 10th Sept 1943 At Campo P.G. 53 Italy.
- 17th Nov 1943 At Compo P.G. Lavoro 148/LX Italy.
- 30th Nov 1943 At Campo P.G. 53 Italy.
At Campo P.G. 65 Sett 3, Cap. 4 Italy.
At Stalag VII a, Mooseberg Germany.
At Stalag IV B , Muklberg. Worked in
mines and Lead Smelting Works
- 5th March 1944 Moved to E1.116 E - Stalag IV d Muklberg
- 6th June 1944 D-Day invasion started.
- 7th June 1944 At Stalag IV d - Fort Zinner
- 21st Aug 1944 At Stalag IV d - Fort Zinner
- 22nd Sept 1944 At Stalag IV d - Fort Zinner
- 21st Dec 1944 Moved to E1 113 E.
- 13th April 1945 Liberated by U.S.Army, 3rd Sper.,
9th Battalion.
- 16th April 1945 Lesleben, Saugerhausen, Liege, Belgium
- 17th April 1945 Brussels on route to England.
- 20th April 1945 Home, Ryde I of W, and on leave and rest.
- 8th May 1945 Germans formally surrender at 23.01 hours
at Reims, France.
- 7th June 1945 Army Leave expired for C.G.H. Attrill.
- 13th Jan 1946 Discharged papers issued.
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F/O. David Robert Attwood DFM, DFC.. Royal Air Force 619 Squadron David Attwood served with 61 and 619 Squadrons. He married my mother's sister and they emigrated to Australia in 1952 where David died aged 46 in 1966. Helen lived on until her 90s and after her death a number of papers were sent back to my family in the UK, including the attached souvenir of a raid on Nuremberg in February 1943 and David's service record.
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E Attwood . British Army E Attwood 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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Pvt. Troyse Elmore Atwood . United States Army Coast Artillery Corps from USA POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Louis Aubet . Canadian Army Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal My grandfather, Louis Aubet, served with Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal. He was a prisoner of Stalag 8B after Operation Jubilee in Dieppe. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Pte. Richard Harold Aubrey . British Army 15th Bn Queens Royal Regiment from Pencae, Wrexham We believe Richard Aubrey was injured by a bomb blast in the UK in December 1940. He was with 15th Bn Queens Royal Regiment and then posted to 1 Command Signals in December 1940. Following hospitalisation he was at the Corps's HQ at Weybridge in January 1940 prior to medical discharge in March 1941. Does anyone remember him?
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Sgt. Douglas Herbert Courtenay Auburn . British Army Intelligence Corps from Hampstead, London N.W.3 My father, Douglas Auburn, was captured near Ostend on May 26th 1940. He was riding a motorbike and was a sergeant in the Intelligence Corps. He was taken to Stalag XXA and was later transferred to Stalag XXB.
He was an atheist, but was converted to Catholicism by a Belgian priest while in this camp. I believe Catholics were able to attend Mass every day and were provided with prayer books of paper stapled together, by the French government.
My father studied French and German at Oxford before the war. Once when unloading bread, he refused to let one of the prisoners steal some; whereupon this prisoner called him a Nazi. He punched him, and was subsequently taken to the commander of the camp. He was about to be punished, but hearing that he had been called a Nazi, the camp officers deemed it enough of an insult to warrant his violent response. This indicated to my father that the German army did not like the Nazis.
He also told me that there were several attempts at escape, but that Scottish prisoners alerted the guards.
He feigned - or perhaps in part genuinely suffered - mental illness and was repatriated on 19th September 1944. He had to make his way back to England through Switzerland via Berlin. When he saw this city, he was astounded at the extent of its destruction.
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Cpl. FAB Auden . British Army Warwickshire Yeomanry Cpl.FAB Auden served with the Warwickshire Yeomanry 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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Louis Audet . Canadian Army Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal from Quebec, Canada My grandfather, Louis Audet from Quebec, Canada was part of Operation Jubilee in Dieppe with Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal. He became a prisoner held in Stalag 8B after being captured in Dieppe.
If anyone has any information or knows where I might find Canadian Dieppe survivors, please let me know. Thank you.
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Louis Audet . Canadian Army Les Fusiliers de Mont-Royal from Canada I am looking for survivors of Stalag 8b who were from Les Fusiliers de Mont-Royal and who would have information about my grandfather, Louis Audet.
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Louis Audet . Canadian Army Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal My grandfather, Louis Audet, was in the Canadian Army in Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Btn. He was a POW in Stalag 8B after Operation Jubilee at Dieppe.
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Wireman. Bernard Thomas Audoire . Royal Navy HM Landing Craft Gun (M) 102 from Sheffield (d.1st Nov 1944) Bernard Audoire went missing, presumed killed on the 1st of November 1944 during the Operation Infatuate landings at Westkapelle on Walcheren Island, approximately 60 kilometres from Antwerp, Belgium. Thirty-one of his shipmates were killed in the same action. He was 19 years of age, and his name is inscribed on the Plymouth War Memorial. He was the son of Bernard and Edith Audoire of Sheffield.
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Joyce Audoire . Land Army from Sheffield My mother served in the Land Army at Lakenheath, her best friend was Hilda Ward. She has fond memories of the shire horses calling them 'gentle giants'. A man called Victor who lived in the village of Lakenheath very kindly gave my mum a pair of gloves as the cold caused severe pain (hot aches) in her hands. Should anyone remember Lakenheath please contact me
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