Cpl. Charles Leonard Burnett . Australian Army from Australia POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Tpr. CWS Burnett . British Army 4th Queens Own Hussars Tpr.CWS Burnett served with the 4th Queens Own Hussars 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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Pte. Ernest Roy Burnett . British Army 2nd Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry from Swindon, Wiltshire Ernest Burnett served with 16th Platoon, C Coy. 2nd Btn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
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Pte. Ernest Roy Burnett . British Army Wiltshire Regiment from Swindon, Wilshire My Dad, Ernest Burnett was captured at the River Ronco and was taken to Dulag 339 to await a move during November 1944.
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KE Burnett . British Army KE Burnett 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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Pte. Norman Burnett . British Army 5th Btn. Gordon Highlanders Norman Burnett was born in 1920 in Old Rayne, Aberdeenshire and signed up with the Gordon Highlanders as a teenager. Part of the 51st Highland Division and a member of the 5th Gordon Highlanders, he was captured at St Valery and endured the long journey ending at Stalag XXB near Marienburg. Dad was a proud soldier till the day he died at the ripe old age of 94 in Aberdeenshire. He didn't talk often about his experiences, only to tell us that he initially worked on roads and was then placed at a farm working for a family he became very fond of. At the end of the war he went by horse and cart with the family to flee from the Russians then cycled until he joined up with some American soldiers. He eventually made it back to the UK it was almost a year after the end of the war before he finally was allowed to return to Aberdeenshire.
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Arnold Stanley Burnham . United States Army I am seeking information regarding Arnold from Rouses Point NY. He commenced his army duties at Fort Dix, New Jersey in January 1943. He stayed in London and went to Cherbourg during WWII. I would appreciate any information regarding Arnold and anyone who may have been at Fort Dix for the training period in 1943.
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Ldg Stkr Sidney George Burnham . Royal Navy H.M.S. Cornwall from Elm Park, Essex Sidney Burnham served with the Royal Navy aboard HMS Cornwall in WW2
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SPO. Victor Leopold Burnley . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Pintail (d.10th Jun 1941) My grandfather was Stoker Petty Officer (SPO) Victor Leopold Burnley, aged 34 years old in 1941. Victor was killed on HMS Pintail on the 10th June 1941. He also served on the following ships in 1939 to 1941, HMS Emerald, HMS Pembroke, HMS Sussex.
I have also been able to establish a little more detail about the events around the sinking of HMS Pintail: On 10th June 1941, the Harwich based patrol vessel HMS Pintail was escorting a convoy near 62-Bouy, some 30 miles off the Humber, when steamship Royal Scott detonated an acoustic mine, blew up and sank. Pintail immediately dashed to the scene to help in the rescue, but she was also caught by an acoustic mine close to the steamship. HMS Pintail blew up and was lost almost immediately, instantly killing her CO Lieutenant McClintoch, six officers and 48 ratings. HMS Quantock a destroyer came to the scene and managed to save 22 crew from the water. The location of the ship is 28 miles East south east off Spurn Point.
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Drvr. Andrew Stirling Burns . British Army Royal Artillery My grandfather, Andrew Stirling Burns, was a driver attached to a field artillery unit all through North Africa and up into Italy and beyond.
He started the war with the BEF in Belgium and France, then evacuated from Dunkirk before going on to Africa. I am trying to find his unit and his service number.
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Sgt. Andrew Burns . British Army Royal Artillery
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Sgt. Angus John Burns . Royal Air force 40 Sqdn. from Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland (d.2nd September 1940)
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Flt.Sgt. Charles Withers McLeod Burns . Royal Canadian Air Force 229 Squadron from Lancaster, New Brunswick, Canada (d.31st Dec 1941) Charlie Burns was lost and his aircraft was never found. I believe he was the tail end aircraft of his formation. His formation mates stated that they had seen a Messerschmidt 109 in the area but they never saw Charlie being shot down, nor did they hear a call from him so he may have fallen victim to a single pass from this fighter. It is all conjecture. Perhaps he was over the sea or his aircraft was lost in the desert. Charlie's instructor stated that he was very respectful under criticism and as he admired his courage he recommended him for fighters.
Charlie had been born in the Canadian Maritimes. His mother, Lou Withers, was from Granville Centre, Nova Scotia, and his father, Sidney Burns was from the Truro area of Nova Scotia. Charlie had spent some time as a child living in Regina, Saskatchewan before returning to the Maritimes with his family. He was married, and after his death his widow, who was living in New Brunswick, also passed away. He has no descendants. He has one surviving sister, Margaret, who served in the RCAF in England, and two cousins, Neil and Robert Wade, who served overseas in the Royal Canadian Signal Corps and the Royal Canadian Artillery respectively.
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Able Seaman Douglas Campbell Burns . Royal Navy HMS Havock from New Zealand My father was the only New Zealand seaman on the HMS Havock when it was wrecked off the Coast of Northern Africa and he was taken to Laghouat POW. He was reported missing presumed dead to his parents in New Zealand. They did not know of his fate for 7 months. After being freed from Laghouat he joined the HMNZ Achilles and HMNZ Gambia and fought for New Zealand for the rest of WWII. He is still alive and lives in Foxton Beach New Zealand and is 88 years of age and in good health physically and mentally. I am in the process of typing the story of his life and most of it is taken up with serving on board English Merchant ships during the early part of WWII.
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Able.Sea. Edgar Burns . Royal Navy HMS Nigeria (d.12th Aug 1942)
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A.B. Edgar Burns . Royal Navy HMS Nelson (d.12th Aug 1942)
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CM.2 Forrest Walter Burns . United States Navy My father, Forrest Burns served in the Navy during WW2. I am trying to see if there is anyone who may have known him, even briefly. He was on a destroyer, unknown to me, in the Pacific. He was wounded, in the leg, by his knee but survived. He was a carpenter's mate, class 2. I know this is a long shot, even for me. He ran away and worked in Georgia when he enlisted or got drafted before and after the war he lived in Texas. He would have been in the service between 1940-1945. I was young when he passed away and I don't know much about his military career. My Father was a good man. Served his country and took care of his friends and his family, until he passed away in October 1970 at the age of 55.
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Geordie Burns . Navy HMS Nigeria I have a photo of H.M.S. Nigeria with lots of signatures on the back. It says Torpedo Division 1945 and is dated 19th September 1945.
The names are:
R G Stocker Geordie BurnsRonald J HarrisG KentP RaymentW WheatleyD ChapmanH J FisherD P Sweeney A ?? WhitheadH LockearBlimp PalmerG. KentJ Arnold ~(Sussex) A ChapmanJames Robertson(Jock)R E FisherD MercerR E RileyW L GilbertF J Fulcher (Wind Bo'sun 1st class)D Hughes TGMG L BowersE TicehurstF C WelchG W Downes
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F/O. Harold Edward "Bobbie" Burns . Royal Australian Air Force 15 Squadron from Sydney, NSW, Australia Harold Burns joined the RAAF in 1942. He then trained with the RCAF. On arrival in England he was transferred to the RAF. He trained at the No 3 Lancaster Finishing School at Feltwell. Harold joined a Lancaster crew as bombardier lead by pilot Ron Hastings. They served at Mildenhall with 15 Squadron. They survived 31 missions from 2nd of July 1944 to 2nd of December 1944. Their navigator Bob Smith kept a flight record of all their missions.
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Pvt. Herbert Burns . United States Army 31st Infantry Division from Osseo, Wisconsin POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan and a survivor of the Bataan Death March.
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Pvt. Isaac Burns . United States Army Quartermaster Corps from Alabama POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Flying Officer James Conway Burns DFM. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Navigator 106, 99 Squadron from Gateshead, Tyne & Wear (d.6th Oct 1945) My uncle F/O James Conway Burns completed his tours with 106 squadron as a Navigator and transferred to 99 bomber squadron as a navigator in Consolidated Liberators based on the Cocos/Keeling Islands near Singapore. He flew five sorties in Liberator EW236 "K" delivering supplies to Kallang airfield Singapore, believed to be for prisoners of war. On the 5th operation his plane was reported missing in bad weather and no distress call had been recieved. Whilst two attempts were made to find the plane and survivors the weather turned them back and the crew and plane were never found. James is commemorated with his fellow crew members at Kranji war cemetery in Singapore.
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F/O. James Conway Burns DFM.. RAFVR 106 Squadron from Gateshead  (d.6th Oct 1945) My Uncle F/O James Conway Burns had tranferred to 99 Squadron, based on the Cocos Islands, following his completion of operations as a navigator with 106 Lancaster Squadron for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. He flew five sorties with the same crew in 99 Squadron Liberator EW236 "K" King, taking supplies to Singapore for prisoners of war. On the 6th of October 1945 they were taking supplies to Kallang airfield when it is believed the aircraft crashed into the sea in bad weather; possibly due to a cyclone. Although attempts were made to find them the bad weather forced the search aircraft back to base. My uncle and his crew are commemorated at the Kranji War memorial Singapore. James was only 24 years old when he died.
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James Burns . Royal Australian Air Force My grandfather James Burns gained a commission for service in the field in 1916 and was injured in the war (at Paschendale I was told but I can find no evidence). After WW1 he remained in service until about 1921 and was attached to the Army Physical Training School in Aldershot.
He later served in the RAAF in Australia in WW2M
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John Burns . Army 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (d.14th June 1944) John Burns is a relative of mine who was in the 6th Battalion DLI. He was killed on 14 June 1944 near Verriere, France. Does anyone have any memories or photos of him? I have the letter from his CO telling his parents of his death.
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John Burns . Army 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (d.14th June 1944) John Burns is a relative of mine who was in the 6th Battalion DLI. He was killed on 14 June 1944 near Verriere, France. Does anyone have any memories or photos of him? I have the letter from his CO telling his parents of his death.
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T/Sgt. Joseph Luke Burns . US Army Air Force 613th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Group from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA My father served as a B-17 Flying Fortress flight engineer/top turret gunner during the war. On 1 December 1943, his bomber took part in a raid on Solingen in Germany's industrial Ruhr region. During the return flight, he and some crew-mates bailed out over Belgium after their bomber was hit by flak. For a short time, they were able to evade capture thanks to help given them by heroic members of the Belgian Resistance. Eventually, though, they were taken prisoner and spent the rest of the war in confinement.
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Sgt. Kenneth James Burns . Royal Air Force from Luton (d.1st Nov 1944) My great uncle, Kenneth James Burns, came from Luton and was a sergeant in the RAF. I know that he died in November 1944, aged 29, in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp. I would particularly like to know which camp he was held in, but any information would be gratefully received.
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R Burns . British Army Royal Armoured Corps R Burns 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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Sergeant Robert Burns . RAF 59 Squadron
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