Sgt. Leslie E. Austin . Royal Air Force RAF Waterbeach Sgt. Leslie Austin served at RAF Waterbeach with Jim Eley and Sgt Ronald Pugh in 1944/45.
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NW Austin . British Army NW Austin 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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Sgt. R. Austin . Royal Canadian Air Force 242 Squadron Halifax III - LV-951 coded QB-A - was shot down on 13th August 1944 near Bremen, Germany. The crew were:
F/O G. Campbell RCAF–POW
Sgt E. Harvey RCAF–POW
F/O W. Barrett RCAF–POW
F/O W. Cram RCAF–POW
Sgt L. Maki RCAF–POW
Sgt W. Harris RAF
Sgt R. Austin RCAF–POW
Six of the crew were POWs and one was killed after being shot down by a nightfighter.
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William Austin . British Army 2nd Battalion Black Watch William Austin served with the 2nd Batt. Black Watch. Does anybody have any information on this man? If so, please contact me.
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Pte. William Austin . British Army 2nd Btn. Seaforth Highlanders from Glasgow (d.11th Jun 1940) William Austin joined up to be with his brother John, but was killed in action in France. He is named on Dunkirk Memorial, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Austin, of Glasgow.
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F/O. J E Austin. . Royal Air Force 408 Sqd.
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Pte. Harold Austwick . British Army 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment from Wistow, Selby (d.15th Jan 1944)
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Pvt. Wayne M Auten . United States Army from Reedcity, MI. My Grandfather, Wayne M. Auten, POW Feb. 5 1944 Stalag 2b for 15 months. He was captured in Italy
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Sgt. Johannes Auwerda . Dutch Army from Holland POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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George H "Ike" Avaritt . US Army Air Force 351 Bomb Group from Murfreesboro TN
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Pilot Officer N Avenel-Van Someron . RAF
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Charles Edwin Dennis Avenell . 8th Army from Reading, Berkshire
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Sgt. Geoffrey Lennox Avern . Royal Australian Air Force from Cooma, New South Wales, Australia (d.19th April 1942) Sergeant Avern was the Son of Henry Charles and Blanch Emily Avern, of Cooma, New South Wales, Australia.
He was 27 and is buried in Grave 112 in the Huelva British Cemetery in Spain.
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F/O. Nelson Avery . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 142 Squadron from Cleaver Hotel, Darlington (d.13th July 1943) Nelson Avery was a cousin of my grandmother. As a young boy I was always told that he was killed at Arnhem, together with his brother William, and for years I assumed that they were both killed during Operation Market-Garden. I recently learned that, in fact, Nelson was killed in 1943 when his Wellington failed to return from Messina and that William was killed in 1944 during operations in Walcheren, Holland and is buried at Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, which probably lead to the association with Arnhem.
My Grandmother used to tell me that following the death of both of her sons, her Aunt would open the windows at home whenever she heard aircraft flying over, a sad, yet somewhat amusing result of the effects of war.
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Sgt Reginald Arthur Charles Avery . RAF 12Sqd. (d.12th Jun 1943) Reginald Avery served as a Flt Eng. he was killed on 12th June 1943 in Lancaster W4373 PH-F of 12sqd
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F/O Robert Avery . Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve 104 Sqd. from Enfield (d.5th May 1944) Flying Officer Bob Avery did some of his pilot training in the US (possibly New York State) around 1942-43. Deployed with 104 Sqn, he was shot down over the Balkans on 5 May 1944. According to CWGC, his grave is in Budapest. He was 21. Bob Avery was a close friend of my father, Bill Martin, when they were teenagers in Enfield.
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F/O. Robert Avery . Royal Air Force 104 Squadron from Enfield (d.5th May 1944) I lost my nan around 10 years ago and she left my mother several pictures and information of her brother Robert Avery who served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Before he did his training in America he worked in Burton in Enfield town and was good friends with Bill Martin. He was shot down in 1944 aged 21, and his grave is in Budapest War Cemetery. I have some information but would like to know more if anyone can help.
Robert was the son of William Frederick and Minnie Matilda Avery, of Enfield, Middlesex.
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Sgt. William J. Avery . My father, Sgt William J Avery 3972/7342, was at Stalag 383 until the end of the war. He was with CSM Savayl, Rev. Capt Grant and Jock 8.Coy Line. He was also in Stalag 8B. I have photographs showing companions in the prison camp and also a funeral in Stalag 383. Another picture shows Prince Gustav of Sweden, CSM MCKenger/gec?, Mr Eric Berg YMCA Sweden, OSM McLennon. Ass. Man of Con. with Hauptman Blume, Abwehr Officer.
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Arthur Avey . Arthur Avey (POW No. 13261) was in Stalag 9C with his friend James Hart (POW No. 42653).
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Mjr. Edward William James Avey . British Army I seek information about my father's units in India and can find very Little. His name was Edward Avey. Rank before discharge in 1946 was Major. Any help would be appreciated.
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L/Sgt. Herbert Aveyard . British Army 2nd Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.29th July 1944) Herbert Aveyard was the son of Thomas and Annie Aveyard. He was 29 when he died and is buried in Tirana Park Memorial Cemetery, but his grave can no longer be found.
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Private David George Avis . Army Royal West Kent Regiment from Herne Pound, Mereworth, Kent My father, pte David George Avis, no.6347487 of the West Kent Regiment, was wounded at Doullens on 14.5.1940, picked up by the Germans and transported to Cambrai Hospital, then to Aachen. From there he went by train via Bocholt to Thorn over 4 days, 70 men to a cattle truck. He spoke very little about his time as an inmate of Stalag XXA but I do know that they started their 'death march' on 15.1.1945 from Graudenz. They were liberated by the Americans in a small town outside Hanover after walking 850 miles. He was flown home by the RAF on 20.4.1945 to High Wycombe,rekitted,paid and arrived home at Herne Pound, Mereworth, Kent on 21.4.1945. He was recalled after 6 weeks to Wotten Underwood Barracks.
Unfortunately I have only found all this information after he died in 2006 when going through his effects.
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H Avison . British Army West Yorkshire Regiment H Avison served with the West Yorkshire Regiment 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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L/Naik Sher Shah Awan VC.. British Indian Army 7th Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment from Chakrala, India. (d.20th Jan 1945) Sher Shah Awan was the son of Barkhurdar and Makda; husband of Mehr Bhari, of Chakrala, Mianwali, and a Lance Naik in the 7th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment, when he was awarded the VC aged 27.
"On 19th/20th January 1945 at Kyeyebyin, Kaladan, Burma (now Myanmar), Lance Naik Sher Shah was commanding a left forward section of his platoon when it was attacked by overwhelming numbers of Japanese. He broke up two attacks by crawling right in among the enemy and shooting at point-blank range. On the second occasion he was hit and his leg shattered, but he maintained that his injury was only slight and when the third attack came, he again crawled forward engaging the enemy until he was shot through the head and killed."
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Pte. B. Axcell . British Army Pioneer Corps (d.17th Jun 1940) Pte. B Axcell of the Pioneer Corps lost his life in the sinking of the Lancastria.
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Budd Bernard Axelrod . United States Army Air Corps from Cherry Hill, NJ
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Adelaide Dorcas "Tiny" Axford . Land Army from Wyndham Street ,Yeovil My dear Mum, Dorcas Axford was in both the land army and the ATS. She told me many stories when I was a child about those times and I wish I has taken notes so I could pass them on to my son. He absolutely adored her and was heartbroken when she died. Her Mum, my Grandma, Doris Axford ran a boarding house on Wyndham Street in Yoevil Somerset which was frequented by a lot of American service personnel. They all called her "Ma" and used to treat her very special often bringing her food supplies and treats from their base. They would marvel at the tasty meals she was able to make out of those supplies. Many kept in touch as did their families often sending parcels to my Mum and her sisters Ruth and Miriam. I wish I had kept records of those names. One I do remember was Elmer Treese or Treece. I wonder if there are any relations of these service men that remember their loved ones speaking of the Axford family from Yeovil? Also has anyone heard of Waldron Axford from the same family and his wife Kay? Any info would be so appreciated.
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Dvr. Henry Edward "Nib" Axford . British Army 560 Field Coy Royal Engineers from Grove Park (d.4th Feb 1943) Henry Edward Axford was my uncle (my father's brother). He served in the Royal Engineers 560 Field Company in WW2 as a driver. All I know about him is he was a prisoner of war and was on the "Death railway". He died on 4th February 1943 at the POW camp. I don't know which POW camp he was at or what he died of. I am going to Thailand travelling in March 2015 and will be going to pay my respects at his grave in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, and also to ride on the railway. Unfortunately all his siblings have passed on so there is no one to ask about him. Not that they talked very much about him when they were alive, mainly because I don't think there was a lot of information around. Any information would be fantastic.
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Dvr. Henry Edward "Nib" Axford . British Army 560 Field Coy Royal Engineers from Grove Park (d.4th Feb 1943) Henry Axford served with 560th Field Company Royal Engineers during WW2 and died, aged 30,on the 4th February 1943. He is buried in Collective grave 6. G. 1-67. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand (formerly Siam).
He was the Son of Edward Henry and Nellie Axford.
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F/Lt. Robert Percy Axon . Royal Air Force 9 Squadron My grandfather served with 9 Squadron, Bomber Command he was Flight Leutenant Robert Percy Axon.
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