Stewd. Joseph Banor . Royal Navy My Grandfather, Joseph Banor was a steward in the Royal Navy.
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Chap. Gareth Bernard Banting . British Army att. No.2 Commando Royal Army Chaplains Department from Nottingham (d.10th Oct 1944)
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L/Sgt. Clifford Edwin Banton MM.. British Army 5th Btn. Sherwood Foresters from Church Gresley, Derbyshire Clifford Banton was captured at Monte Cassino during the Italian campaign and sent to Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany.
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P/O. Clifford William Banyard . Royal Air Force No. 102 Squadron from London
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Lawrence Bar . British Army 61st Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery I have a small address book belonging to my father Johan Coppens, who lived with his family in the town of Helvoirt near Hertogenbosch in the south of Holland. This book contains the names and addresses of members of the armed forces in the area of Holland in November and December 1944. Most of the addresses are of members of the British Army, but there are also some from Canada and the United States.
Only one soldier entered information on his regiment. His name was 6141261 Lawrence Bar, W.R.H.Q., 61 A/T R.A., B.L.A.
I would like to know how these names came to be in my father's book. Whether or not they were billeted with his family.
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P/O Michael J. Baran . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd. from Hamilton, Ontario (d.17th Jun 1944)
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A Barber . British Army A Barber 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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F/O. Alan Victor James "Ali Baba" Barber DFC.. Royal Air Force 264 Squadron Alan Barber started in the RAF as LAC and worked his way up to Flt Lt, Navigator Instructor. I remember having his log book many years ago.
The missions seemed few but the aircraft I can remember were: Annie Anson,
Whitely, Wellington, Mosquito.
Unfortunately I have no photos.
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ASM. Alfred Henry George "Ali" Barber . British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers I am trying to do my family history, all we know about my Grandad Alfred Barber is that he served with REME in the Desert Rats, The 8th Army.
Though I do have a lovely photo of all of the Regiment in Cairo and he is in it and the other day clearning out my dad's garage and we came across his kit bag on it says - ASM Barber A 7638305, REME.
If you knew an Alfred (Ali) Barber, please contact me.
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F/Lt. Anthony Louis Henry Barber . Royal Air Force No. 57 Squadron from Boreham Wood (d.22nd Mar 1941) Anthony Barber was the son of Group Captain Christopher Percival Barber and Evangeline Josephine Barber, of Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire. He was a Wellington bomber pilot who was killed in action with his entire crew. He is buried at Oostende New Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
On Friday, 21st of March 1941, Wellington X3162-DX aircraft of No. 57 Squadron (RAF) took off for a mission to Oostende in Belgium from RAF Feltwell, Norfolk. The station records state that Barber and his crew were missing on 21st March 1941, although they appear to be officially recorded as Killed or Missing on 22nd of March 1941.
In addition to Barber, the Wellington's crew, each of whom is commemorated as Missing atthe Runnymede Memorial, included:
- Maclver, N.C. Pilot Officer
- McMaster, W.W. Pilot Officer
- Montague, J.L. Sergeant
- Stone, W.C. Sergeant
- Wilkings, S.A. Sergeant
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Sgt Cyril Barber . British Army 5th Btn Royal East Kent Regiment from Lewes, Sussex Cyril Barber, my Dad, joined 5th Battalion, The Buffs Royal East Kent Regiment, on 18th of October 1939 and served throughout the war. He was discharged with the rank of Sergeant in February 1946.
On his discharge papers, the Commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Musson, wrote of Cyril: "A man of initiative, cheerfulness and reliability. Of temperate habits and excellent behaviour. He has been employed in the responsible position of Provost Sergeant at Brigade HQ for over two years. He has seen active service overseas in France, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Austria and was awarded the Divisional Mark of Esteem in recognition of his good service."
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P/O. Frederick Edward Barber . Royal Air Force 115 Squadron from Martlesham, Suffolk (d.12th Apr 1940) On 12th April 1940 he took part in a raid on Stavanger, Norway. The aircraft was the lead aircraft of 2nd section. It was shot down over Stavanger and crashed on top of a bakery. All in the aircraft were killed.
Wditor's Note:- In April 1940 115 Squadron were operating out of RAF Marham, Norfolk. The full crew of the aircraft, a Vickers Wellington Mk1C, P9284, KO-J, were: -
- Pilot Officer 36223 Frederick Edward Barber, 26 years
- Pilot Officer 36180 David Alexander Rankin, (New Zealand) 25 years
- Sgt 580805 Alan Sydney Pearce, 20 years
- Sgt 514904 Geoffrey William James Juby, 28 years
- Leading Aircraftman 545537 Lionel Allen Westcott, 21 years
- Pilot Officer 76004 (RAFVR) Peter Edward Tucker Bull, 26 years.
They are all buried in the Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard.
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Able Seaman. Gerald Barber . Royal Navy HMS Prunella (d.21st Jun 1940)
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Pte. Harold Julian "Si" Barber . Canadian Army 1st Regiment from Simcoe, Ontario, Canada My father Harold Julian Barber, a Canadian soldier, was captured near Rimini Italy while attempting to cross the Lamone River. The 1st was sent in premature and they were ambushed by Germans. He was a signalman and was taken to Stalag 339 for interrogation. He was captured on the 5th of December 1944 and the Germans released him on 25th of Decemeber 1944 to Stalag VIIA.
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W/O Harry Barber . Royal Air Force 37 Squadron from Yorkshire I am still trying to find out more about what happened to my grandad, Harry Barber but I do know that he joined the RAF as a brat (underage at 15), and that he flew Wellingtons as a wireless operator with 37 Squadron. He was shot down over Tunisia mid-43 and was captured with the four other survivors of his crew after nine days (surviving on lizards and suffering a broken arm). We know that the Germans who found him and his crew were inclined to shoot them, but their senior officer saw how young they all were (around 19) and took them prisoner and went by the rules. They were taken to Stalag Luft III, and a bit later split up, with two sent to other camps while my grandad and his crew member Sqdn Ldr Bob Nelson - who is famed for inventing the ventilation system of the escape tunnels for the great escape - remained at Stalag Luft III. My grandfather was not part of the escape, as only a few days before had tried to make a break for it and had been caught. He spent his 21st birthday in solitary, with the German guard taking pity and giving him an extra slice of bread. If he hadn't been in solitary due to his impatience, he would have been one of the men most likely shot after the escape.
After the war, he went on to become a commercial airline pilot with a few different airlines. He died before I was born and so I never got to hear any of his stories first hand. If anyone knows anything else about my grandfather, please get in touch via the website if possible, as I would love to find out more about his time in the RAF.
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Katherine Mary Barber . ARP Warden from Stapleford, Nottingham Katherine Barber was an ARP warden in Beeston, Nottingham.
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Cpl. Lewis Bernard Barber . British Army 2nd Btn. East Surrey Regiment from 23 Sutton Estate, Gale St., London Lewis Barber was my great great first cousin who survived 3 years in Japanese POW camps.
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Sgt Marvin Clay Barber . US Army from Bethelridge Kentucky USA Sergeant Marvin Barber served with the US Army in WW2.
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Maurice Barber . British Army from 157 Portland St, Ashton under Lyne Maurice Barber served with the British Army during WW2.
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Pvt Obie Eugene Barber . United States Army Air Corps from Texas, USA POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Capt. Robert Malcolm Barber . Merchant Navy MV Patella (d.16th Feb 1944) Robert Barber was Master of the MV Patella, a Royal Shell tanker sailing from Durban, South Africa when it was intercepted by the German Surface Raider Michel, which took 60 men prisoners including the Captain.
The ship was sunk by gunfire and the prisoners offloaded in Yokohama when the Michel next returned to port. The Patella had been carrying 10 tons of oil.
Captain Barber died in Yokohama after having been put to work in the Japanese coalmines.
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Master. Robert Malcolm Barber . Merchant Navy MV Patella (d.16th Feb 1944) Robert Barber died as a Prisoner of War and is buried in Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan.
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Flt.Sgt. Walter Barber . Royal Air Force 83 Squadron from Widnes My father Walter Barber flew as Bomb Aimer/Observer, usually in Hampden OL-Y. He was shot down on the night of 8th/9th August in OL-N and crash landed near Mannheim. The whole crew survived the crash and were taken prisoner. My father was wounded as was one other crew member.
He was held in several POW camps including Stalag Lufts 1 and 3, Heydekrug and many others. He was at the infamous run up the road and survived uninjured. He always said it was because he was chained to an Arsenal footballer who could run really fast! He was also on the long march for three months at the end of the war before being liberated in May 1945. He was a POW for almost 5 years.
He seldom talked about his experiences except when he met up with his old comrades Sam Cass and Jack 'Cheesy' Cheeseman. My father died in 2005. He was a lovely man of whom I am immensely proud.
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Tpr. William Henry Barber MM.. British Army 44th Recce Regiment Reconnaissance Corps from Brockley My Dad served in North Africa and Italy his name was William Henry Barber. He was in the 44th Recce Regiment. He won the Military Medal on the 5th October 1944 when, on a patrol, he shot and killed two Germans and also helped bring back several prisoners despite being badly wounded in the leg himself. If anyone remembers my Dad, Bill, please write in. Dad passed away in September 2000 and is sadly missed by all of his family.
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Tpr. William Charles Barber . British Army Royal Tank Regiment William Barber served with the Royal Tank Regiment during WW2.
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Cpl. Bertram Henry "Brig" Barberry . British Army Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry from Truro, Cornwall I didn’t meet my father, Bertram Barberry until he came back from India in 1946. He never spoke about his time in the service. Having served 26 years in the Royal Marines myself, I now wished I had asked him.
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Major Samuel L Barbour . (d.13th Feb 1945)
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Gnr. Albert Edward Barclay . British Army 3 Maritime Regt. Royal Artillery from Inverness (d.19th March 1945) Albert Barklay was the son of Robert and Sybil Barclay of Inverness. He was 38 when he died and is buried in the Norre Havrvig Churchyard in Denmark.
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Gnr. Albert Edward Barclay . British Army 3 Maritime Regt. Royal Artillery from Inverness (d.19th March 1945) Gunner Barclay was the Son of Robert and Sybil Barclay, of Inverness.
He was 38 when he died and is buried in the Norre Havrvig Churchyard in Denmark.
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