F/Lt. Josef J. Bryks MBE.. Czech Air Force 242 Squadron from Belkovice-Laiany, Czechoslovakia Josef Bryks was a Czechoslovak cavalryman and fighter pilot who escaped the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and became a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He flew a Hawker Hurricane with No. 242 Squadron RAF until he was shot down over German-occupied France on 17th of June 1941, whilst flying in Operation Circus 14 from North Weald.
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Able.Sea James Bryne . Merchant Navy MV Athelfoam from Arklow, Co. Wicklow (d.22nd Oct 1944) James Bryne was the son of Charles and Ann Byrne (nee Penstion), of Arklow
He was 39 years old when he died. He is buried in Arklow Cemetery.
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L/Cpl. John Huntington Bryson . British Army 2nd Btn. Scots Guards from Whitehaven (d.26th Feb 1944) John Bryson is buried in Naples War Cemetery.
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Cpl. Robert Strang Bryson . Royal Air Force 99 Squadron from Airdrie (d.18th April 1940 )
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L/Cpl. Thomas John William Bryson GM.. British Army 1st (Airborne) Btn. Border Regiment from Berwick Upon Tweed (d.21st September 1944 ) Thomas Bryson served with the 1st (Airborne) Battalion, Border Regiment. I'm an organiser of the Armed Forces Day Parade of Colours here in the Scottish Borders and we take the Act of Remembrance to small somewhat forgotten War memorials around the Borders, Dumfries & Galloway and Northumberland. Each War Memorial we research those recorded so we may relate a somewhat personal story to our small Acts of Remembrance, perhaps men (or women) that have been forgotten, have no families left or their War Time was of outstanding note.
I'm still researching L/Cpl Bryson GM - but along with the thousands of others, we did not know him, but we hope we Remember Them Well.
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Sgt. William Sutherland Bryson . Royal Air Force navigator 106 Sqd. (d.30th Aug 1944)
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Edward Bryzgod . I am looking for anyone who knew Edward Bryzgod. He worked in the lumber mill at Stalag 4b. I found out that he saved a lot of grief by explaining in Polish that he and others were Americans because the Russians didn't know who they were. He was liberated on 7th May 1945.
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Pvt. Robert Mathias Bucella . US Army C Company 294th Engineer Battalion from Hillside, New Jersey (d.20th March 1944) Robert Bucella was my uncle, my father's brother who was killed in Sherborne, England by the antitank mine explosion. I only have two photos of my uncle. But if anyone out there has a picture of the complete C Company I would appreciate you sending me a copy.
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Flight Lieutenant D A Buchan DFC. RAF 59 Squadron
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Sgt. David McDougal Buchan . Royal Air Force 50 Squadron My Uncle, Sgt David McDougal Buchan, was a Navigator serving with 50 Squadron at Skellingthorpe.
 David and his crew.
Scan of a letter received from Skellingthorpe
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Sgt. E. Buchan . 97 Squadron
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F Buchan . British Army Royal Armoured Corps F Buchan served with the Royal Armoured 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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J Buchan . British Army Royal Armoured Corps J Buchan served with the Royal Armoured 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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NF Buchan . British Army NF Buchan 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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Midshpmn. T. R. Buchan . Royal Navy HMS Forfar from Kilkreggan, Scotland Mid. Buchan was one of the officers who had remained with the ship under the T124 agreement. He was amongst the survivors when she was lost on the 2nd of December 1940.
Christmas night 1939, Broadhurst, Adams, Buchan and Ormerod.
Buchan and his Mother in thier garden at Kilkreggan, Summer 1940
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Pfc. Arthur Ray Buchanan . United States Army 91st Bomb Sqdn 27th Bomb Gr. (L) V Bomb Cmd Air Corps from North Carolina
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Pte. Ernest Alexander Buchanan . Australian Army from Australia
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L/Cpl. John Buchanan . British Army 14th Light Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps from Govan, Glasgow Only last year, a letter was found in a house in Northern Ireland addressed to my Grandfather.
The letter was from his Father, John Buchanan who had sent it from the 14th Light Field Ambulance in Egypt in 1943. This letter was kept by an Aunt who kept it from my Grandfather and his siblings (for reasons unknown).
My Grandfather and siblings became very emotional at reading the letter from their Father who has passed decades ago.
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Nurse. Marion Dick Buchanan . First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (d.18th Sep 1940) Marion Dick Buchanan. First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. age 21 died on 18 Sep 1940 when the SS City of Benares was lost enroute to Canada from the UK.
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P/O R. H. Buchanan . Royal Air Force pilot 12 Sqd
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Pvt. Ralph Hampton Buchanan . United States Army 194th Tank Bn HQ Co Infantry from Montana POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan and a Survivor of the Oryoku Maru.
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Suzanne Buchanan . Land Army
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Wing Co. Thomas MacDonald Buchanan MID.. Royal Air Force 215 Squadon Thomas Buchanan was born on 14th of April 1914 and joined the RAF as a regular in 1935 or 1936 and became a pilot. He was a Pilot Officer in 1936, was promoted to F/O on 27th January 1937, then to Flt Lt on 27th January 1939. He was then promoted to Sqn Ldr on 1st September 1940, then to permanent Wg Cdr on 1st July 1947 (information from London Gazette and Flight). He became Station Commander of RAF Newton on 20th December 1954 when it was HQ of No 12 Group Fighter Command from 1946-1958.
In a copy of Flight dated 15th October 1936, page 395, it shows that he was posted to No 822 (FSR) Squadron on 26th September 1936. This is a Fleet Air Arm Squadron flying Fairey Seals, then Blackburn Sharks at the time. However, he was an RAF pilot flying in the Fleet Air Arm as was the case for all aircrew until the Admiralty took control on 24th May 1939.
He is shown on the Air Force List April 1938 in a Fleet Air Arm Unit list of flying officers with 822 Torpedo, Spotter Reconnaissance Sqn on 1st April 1937 on HMS Furious.
He became O.C. 215 Squadron. Here is a quote: "Wing Commander T. M. Buchanan arrived to assume command over the Squadron on 28th April 1945 - coming by air in a Dakota aircraft piloted by F/Lt. Jenkins. A party was held in the Officers' Mess that night for the double purpose of extending to him a very hearty welcome, and of celebrating the Squadron's impending departure and new duties."....
The squadron was equipped with Dakotas and was stationed in Burma dropping supplies to the 14th Army until Burma was cleared of the Japanese and in October the squadron was moved to Malaya. He maintained command until February 1946.
He became O.C. 110 Squadron from June 1946 to Aug 1946. Then he became O.C. 48 Squadron from February 1947 to October 1947.
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Sgt. A. B. Buchannan . 102 Squadron
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Cox. Laverne A. Buchenau . (d.12th Feb 1945)
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Pte. Albert Edward "Nipper" Buck . British Army B Squadron Border Yeomanry from Camberwell, London My Father, Albert Buck died last August aged 84. The family are very close and my brother and I, together with 3 male grandchildren are very keen to retrace our fathers footsteps. We have loads of memories and stories from my father and luckily I made a DVD of him talking about his war years in 2005. I also have a number of source documents , army book, 79th Armoured Division History book (which was printed just after the war) and many photographs.
We are trying to piece together the chronological order of events from D Day to the end of the war. He was conscripted into the Highland Light Infantry in 1944 and joined his older brother William Buck at Fort George in Scotland for training. He was then moved into the 1st Lothians and Border yeomanry and embarked on his European adventure after D Day.
His brother William was wounded at Sept Vents in Normandy in August 1944 , but my father continued through France, Belgium, Holland and into Germany.
He drove a Sherman Flail tank for most of this time , and was transferred into the VIII Irish Hussars after the war ended and the 79th armoured div was disbanded .
I have a letter sent from a Dutch family around Christmas 1944 where he was billeted for a while. I have many pictures of the B Squadron , some of which were taken at Bovington in Hampshire before D day. There is a large group photo which my father has added the names on the back. His commanding Officer was Lieutenant Peter Carter who is mentioned in the Divisional History book. My father also told us that his squadron won the Croix de Guerre , but I am unable to confirm this from anyone .
We are hoping to retrace his steps next year and there are lots of gaps we need to fill in. I would be very grateful for any information , in particular about where the Lothians and Border Yeomanry went following the breakout of the Falaise Gap, or any information at all really.
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PO. Frederick Walter Buck . Royal Canadian Air Force 420 Squadron from Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada (d.15th Oct 1942) My Uncle Fred Buck was shot down over Cologne, Germany on 15th of October 1942. My mother was 11-years-old when he died aged 22, but to her he seemed so old and grown-up. She now has his service medals and the silver cross that was awarded to her mother. He is commemorated on Panel 100 of Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom.
Frederick Buck was the son of Clarence Henry and Margaret Eileen Buck, of Copper Cliff, Ontario.
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Sgt. Frederick Duncan Buck . British Army 1/5th Btn. Royal West Surrey (Queens) Regiment from Elthorne Road, London N19 My father Freddie Buck served with 1/5th Btn. Royal West Surrey (Queens) Regiment during WW2.
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