Gustav C Brucker . My father, Gustav C Brucker, was held in Stalag 3C. I am just now looking at a letter dated Nov 2, 1950 to GUSTAV C BRUCKER from the “War Claims Commission, Wash. DC” He received a payment of $178.00 for his imprisonment from 7 Aug 1944 to 31 Jan 1945.
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Sgt. James Bruckshaw . Royal Air Force 102 Squadron (d.1st July 1941) On July 1st 1941 crashed a Whitley Bomber of the 102 Squadron down at Maria-Hoop-Holland, a small village in the south of Holland. The plane came back after a raid to Duisburg-Germany and shot down by a German Nightfighter, Hptm. Werner Streib 1./NJG1, its was his 15th victory.
The plane with serial nr T4233 crashed on a field about 500 metre south of the village.
The crew:
- Pilot: Sgt. James Bruckshaw RAF
- 2ndPilot: F/O. Arthur Pullen RAF
- Observer: Sgt. Frank Coulby RAF
- Airgr. Sgt. Donald Sills RAF
- Airg. Sgt. John Newlands RAF
Unfortunately, the all crew were killed and buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery Nijmegen-Holland. I'm looking for relatives of these crewmembers.
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Cpl. John Jacob Bruer . United States Army CWS 7th Chem Co (Avn) Chemical Warfare Service from Wisconsin POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Pte. Stephen Henry Bruff . British Army Cameron Highlanders from Glasgow, Scotland My Dad, Stephen Bruff served with the Cameron Highlanders during WWII. I am hoping to find some information about him as I would like to pass it on to my grandson who has a great interest in WWII.
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Paul Bruggeman . US Navy 103 Sqd. Fleet Air Wing 7 Paul Bruggeman served at Dunkeswell with the US Navy 7th Fleet Air Wing.
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H. J. Brukers . Dutch Army from Holland POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Paul Brule . Paul Brule was prisoner in Stalag XXB from 7th of September 1943 to 11th of December 1943.
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Skr. Donald Charles Brunger . Royal Navy HMS Rockingham from Ticehurst, East Sussex My father, Donald Brunger served on HMS Rockingham.
His biggest regret was winning the ships sweep stake of £12.00 then being sunk after being mistakenly taken into their own minefield off Scotland.
They had to jump on to another destroyer that came alongside. One sailor had a broken leg, another was never found.
Dad finished the war on HMS Sefton and was in Burma when the Japanese surrendered.
He died at the age of 90, he referred to my computer as a television and was not amused when I showed him on the website the cross where the ship and his £12.00 lays.
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Gnr. John Edward Brunner . British Army 6th Maritime Regiment Royal Artillery from Bromley, Kent (d.5th May 1943) Johnny Brunner died aged 23, whilst serving as a gunner on MV Bonde in convoy ONS5, which left Liverpool to sail across the Atlantic. The convoy was attacked by over 40 U boats, and lost 13 ships.
The Bonde was torpedoed on 5th May 1943 by U266 commanded by Ralf Von Jessen, which was subsequently sunk in the Bay of Biscay with no survivors from it's 47 crew.
The attack on this convoy marked a turning point in the battle for the Atlantic.
Memorial inscriptions of the crew are at Bromley, Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth.
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Flt.Lt. John Edward Brunner DFC.. Royal Air Force 66 Squadron from Birmingham Jack Brunner served with 66 Squadron.
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Pte. Albert Richard Bruno . United States Army from New York My dad, Albert Bruno, was a POW in Stalag 7A Mooseburg, Germany. He was a POW for 9 months before he escaped with a Mexican/American soldier. They were on the run a couple of days before they split up not to get caught. My dad made it out but till this day wonders whatever happened to his friend. We don't know his name only that he was from California and was of Mexican decent. Please write back if you have any information to give my dad. Thank you.
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JH Brunskill . British Army Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment JH Brunskill served with the Duke of Wellingtons West Riding 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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Joseph William Brunskill . I am trying to find information about Joseph William Brunskill who was a POW in Stalag 20B. POW Number 7744.
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Sgt. Eduard Marius Brunsmann . Dutch Army from Brisbane, Australia POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Sld. Jean Marie Brunsmann . Dutch Army from Brisbane, Australia POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Ord. Seaman E. Brunson . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Ord Seaman E Brunson was one of the survivors when HMS Forfar was lost on the 2nd of December 1940.
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"Titch" Brunton . Land Army I am trying to help my mother locate one of the land girls her mother worked with. All I know is her name was Titch Brunton. I don't know where her mother served or any more information, her mother won't give her any information at all and has always been very secretive about her war years.
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AC2 John Brunton . Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve 98 Squadron from Aycliffe, Durham (d.17th June 1940)
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C.E.R.A. George Carleton Brush MID. Royal Navy HMS Pheobe from Sanderstead, London (d.23rd October 1942) Chief Engine Room Artificer George Brush was the son of Hiram Crane and Edith Emma Brush of Sanderstead. London.
He was 45 when he died and is buried in the Pointe Noire European Cemetery in the Congo.
On the 23rd October 1942, H.M.S. Phoebe was on her way to take part in operations off North Africa, when she was torpedoed off the coast of French Equatorial Africa. 46 men lost their lives in this engagement and 29 of them were buried in Pointe Noire European Cemetery in a large collective grave. This grave was later marked by a screen wall memorial, which carries details of all 46 casualties.
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Ruth Brush . Auxiliary Territorial Service Heavy Ack Ack att. Royal Artillery from Coventry My Mum, Ruth Brush, didn't talk very much about her time in the ATS or Land Army after the war. Nor did my Father talk about his service as a gunner in the Royal Artillery. There was the occasional story of funny things that happened, but very little about their day-to-day lives. Now that they are both gone, I wish I had started writing about them years ago; especially my Mum's story.
My Mum turned 13 just days after the War was declared in 1939. A year later, her 3 younger sisters had already been evacuated to Canada with their Mother. Then, her father "disappeared" she was told that he had gone to Canada to support the family. By now, it was 1941 and Mum was just 14 and living in Coventry at the time. A relative suggested that she join up and, somehow, modified her papers (birth certificate?) to indicate that she was 16. So, at not quite 15, she was in the ATS.
Although she was born in Ireland, she was allowed to wear Canada flashes on her shoulders. I don't know whether it was because she was considered "Canadian" or because her family was in Canada for the duration. The family had moved to Canada in 1928, when Mum was 2 but moved back to England in 1938. At any rate, the British Army trained her and, later, for that reason, wouldn't let her transfer to a Canadian regiment, where she would have been paid more money. Some time in 1941/42, she met my Father, while on KP duty and, in late September 1942, they married in uniform. She had only just turned 16. After this, came the rest of the War, post-war life, separation, reconciliation, rebuilding a marriage, parenthood, and starting over by moving to Canada in the late '50s.
Now that I am in my own later years, I look back on what I have accomplished in my life and realize that my Mum's years in the ATS and Land Army defined her and instilled in me, independence, perseverance, and reliability, among many other fine traits. I only wish I had told her.
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James "Butch" Brushard . Royal Canadian Air Force 428 Squadron from Canada (d.20th March 1944)
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Antoni Bruski . Polish Army 62 1.Regiment from Brombrger str144, Wyrzysk, Poland I am proud to be the grand daughter of a hero. My grandfather Antoni Bruski was born on 13th January 1915. He was a soldier in the Polish Army and was captured on 18th September 1939 in Krasnobrod. He was sent to Luckenwalde Stalag 3a when he remained until 27th July 1940. His Stalag number was 4849.
I am looking for any information about his friend Rene Visene, a French soldier he met probably in 1940 because at that time 30,000 Frenchmen were inprisoned there. Rene tried to give my grandfather a leather jacket, but my grandfather told him he would not take it because it was cold in the camp. He was given a crocodile skin brown wallet instead. Rene owned a restaurant in Paris before the war and my grandfather tried to look for him. He wrote to a major in Paris. If anyone has information about Rene I would be pleased to hear from them.
Thank you to all allied soldiers for their sacrifice so our generation can live in a country free from war.
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Cpl. Douglas Harry Bruton . British Army 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry from Tottenham, London My father Doug Bruton died in 1996. He didn't talk much about his wartime experiences, but did leave a written account of his years of service which has been logged with the Imperial War Museum.
He was very proud to have served with the Derbyshire Yeomanry although we were never sure how that happened when he came from London. When he signed up, the recruiting officer tried to get him to join a guards regiment as he was 6ft tall - a considerable height in the '40s but he didn't want to do that so he ended up as a tank driver in the 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry and drove many different types of tanks in North Africa and Italy.
His commanding officer was Lt Patrick Radford who won the MC during one of the battles. Dad served with him for most of the war and they remained friends until Dad's death.
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Sgt. Donald Sidney Bruty . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 550 Sqdn. from Dumfries (d.22nd May 1944) Sgt Bruty was a member of the crew of Lancaster I LL851 BQV which was shot down south of Antwerp on the Duisburg raid of 21st/22nd May 1944, with all the crew killed. The other members of the crew were:
Sgt Sid Jarvis, RAFVR
F/O Leslie Dunham, RAFVR
F/O Leslie Towsley, RCAF
Sgt David Mayo, RAFVR
P/O H E MacDuff, RCAF
P/O Peter Dukelow, RAFVE
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F/O. E M Bruyns . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 (Moose) Squadron F/O E M Brunys of 419 RCAF Moose Squadron was a Pilot based at Middleton St George in 1945 (now Teeside airport).
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AE Bryan . British Army AE Bryan 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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Gnr. George Alec Bryan . British Army Royal Artillery from Peterborough, Derby My father George Bryan was in the rear guard action at Dunkirk. He remembered how some soldiers were told to remain until the very end to allow others to escape.
He remembered being on the beach at Dunkirk as he was running, a fellow soldier next to him had his head blown off, did a couple or so steps and then dropped down dead.
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W/O K. E. Bryan . RAAF 514 Sqd. (d.8th Jun 1944) W/O Bryan was killed when Lancaster DS822 JI-T came down at La Celle Le Bordes France on the 8th of June 1944 whilst on a bombing raid to Massy Palaiseau.
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Leslie William Bryan . British Army This photo taken was taken at Stalag xxa I do not know the date but it shows my father Leslie William Bryan playing the drums. My father was captured in 1939 early 1940 I am not exactly certain as he passed away in 1970 and never said very much about the war, he had mentioned a few names but he only told me about Sam Kydd and some of the plays they put on.
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Leslie William Bryan . British Army Welsh Fusiliers My father, Leslie William Bryan, was a POW in Stalag XXA from 1939 until the end of the war. He was in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Like many other POWs he never said much but he played the drums in the band and knew Sam Kydd. Does anyone remember him?
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