Royal Butterfield . United States Air Force I am looking for the following crew members of the Maxwell House II (SN 42-73245). I have checked the WWII Casualties and these men were not listed on the web page and I believe the following men may have made it back from the war:
Richard Meredith Serial No: 0-728902
Thomas Stephens Serial No: 0-683542
Thomas C. Smeal Serial No: 33253233
Ewell Temples Serial No: 34444337
Charles Pero Serial No: 12168305
John F. Cook Serial No: 19148135
Joseph C. McClung Serial No: 38288140
These men were part of my uncle's crew. If you know these men or any of their family members please contact me. I do have photos of them. The men in this group who did not make it back are:
Joseph C. Rich Serial No: 0-739054
Edward Ryan Serial No: 0-672445
Royal Butterfield Serial No: 0-728565
Fred Hart Serial No: 32437482
I have the MACR from mission B that these men were on. I also have a story of this mission as witnessed from the 10th AF, 7th BG. I would like to correspond with these men or their families. I lost my uncle 2nd Lt. Rich from this crew. This crew was shot down on 27th November 1943 and some were taken prisoner. My uncle was taken prisoner and died in POW camp.
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Sgt. John Desmond Butterly . Royal Air Force 12 Squadron from Howth, Dublin (d.7th July 1943) I am named after my uncle, John Desmond Butterly, who died after his Lancaster was shot down on returning from a bombing mission on 7th of July 1943. The bomber crashed into the Firth of Forth in Scotland. My mother, John's sister, told me that there were no survivors and that the bodies were never recovered.
There is a record somewhere that John survived the crash and returned it his own country where he died of his wounds. This we believe is not true.
There is another story that his elder brother, Lewis, travelled from Dublin area to Belfast to Scotland and then bought his body back to Howth. There is a large gravestone in a cemetery just outside Howth, his home town, with a tombstone with his name on it along with names of his parents, my grand parents. Also there is the RAF memorial stone there with his name, Military number, date of death etc on it.
How can I find out if he is still in the Firth of Forth or if he is really buried in the grave outside of Howth? We are also looking into Church records etc.
Editor's Note: The Commonwealth War Graves record that John is buried in Kilbarrack Cemetery in Dublin.
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Sgt John Desmond Butterly. . RAF 12Sqd. (d.7th Jul 1943) Flt Eng. John Butterley was killed on 7th July 1943 during training in Lancaster I ED548 PH-X of 12 Sqd
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Pte. James Ernest Butterworth . British Army No 3 Regiment, 20 Squad Royal Signals from Whitworth, Nr Rochdale Jim Butterworth is my father, a driver in No 3 Royal Signals. He was at D-day + 12 approx. In his diary he reported the number of dead.
The Royal Signals recorded tank wireless traffic in Scotland and then replayed this during D-day to fool the Germans that the tanks were still in the UK.
He talked about a German plane coming over and taking out one of the wireless trucks, which meant that a regiment of tanks went off the air! An officer got into bother for that should have been better hidden. All in the truck died.
He went to Monte Cassino and parked at the Vatican when they entered Rome. The wireless trucks were not allowed to go into Germany.
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Sgt. John Bernard Butterworth . Royal Air Force w/op 15 Sqd from Greenfieid, Yorkshire (d.18th May 1942) Sgt Butterworth was killed when Stirling W7531 crashed on the 18th of May 1942, he was 22 years old.
The crew were:
- F/O Ryan
- S/L J.C.Hall DFC MiD
- F/L N.G.R.Booth
- Sgt A.Spriggs
- F/O J.P.Ryan RCAF
- Sgt R.Maycock
- Sgt J.B.Butterworth
- Sgt F.L.Sharp
- Sgt R.Nicholson
- Sgt D.J.Jeffs, the only survivor was taken PoW and held in Stalag 8b.
For the full story see Don Jeff's Story
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F/O. Robert Stuart Butterworth . Royal Canadian Air Force 405 City of Vancouver Sqd. from Ottawa (d.19th Mar 1945) My mother's twin brother Robert Butterworth was killed Mar 19 1945 on bombing mission target Witten, Germany age 26. Does anyone have any photos from the Squadron?
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Stanley Frederick Buttifant . British Army Royal Welsh Fusiliers Stanley Buttifant served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He was captured in September 1944, he said when the fog lifted in the morning they were surrounded by Germans.
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Cpl. Stanley Frederick Buttifant . British Army 1st Btn. The Herefordshire Regiment, King's Shropshire Ligh from Hertfordshire (d.01st May 1945) all he said was" We was surrounded by germans", when the fog lifted in the morning got they were captured and spent the rest of war in Stalag b3 or d3.
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L "F " Buttler. . 428 Sqd.
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Gnr. Albert George Button . British Army Grenadier Guards from Isle of Wight Albert Button served with the Royal Armoured Corps.
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Pte. Gordon Henry Button . British Army Royal East Kent Regiment from Dartford, Kent
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Sgt. Harold Victor Button . British Army att. Force 399 Special Operations Executive 2nd Royal Tank Regiment from Needham Market, Suffolk. (d.12th Oct 1944) Victor Button was the son of Charles P. F. Button and Mary F. Button, of Needham Market, Suffolk.
He was aged 21 when he died and is buried in the Tirana Park Memorial Cemetery in Albania.
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Pte Joseph Button . British Army 11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry from Easington, Durham Joseph Button served with the 11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. He was taken as a Prisoner of War and held in Stalag VIIIB from the 17th of August 1940, His POW number was 344/96355. He was discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) on the 6th of November 1945.
I never met him as he died back in 1963 at the age of 49. His step daughter told me the nurses had tremendous respect for him as the story goes he escaped numerous times. I've also been told he used to shuffle on his heels and I'm thinking could this have been injuries sustained from the Death March?
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Able.Sea George Worthington Buttriss . Royal Navy HMS Yorkshire Belle (d.11th Apr 1941) George Worthington Buttriss died aged 26 onboard The Yorkshire Belle, a boom tender which struck a mine and sank in the Humber with the loss of four crew. George was born in Jarrow, the son of George Henry and Alice Mary Buttriss (nee Somerfield) of Jarrow.
He is buried in Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery.
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Major Charles Carr Buxton . Royal Air Force 407 Squadron from Calgary, Alberta Canada My late father, Charles C. Buxton, was the youngest member to ever join the Demon Squad. He was 18 yrs. old. He taught British pilots to fly and was in Coastal Command during WWII when he was F/L Charles Carr Buxton, a pilot. He was born in Calgary, Alberta Canada in 1922 and died in West Lake, Ontario 1996. He was a great inspiration to me and loved his 30 years in the RAF and RCAF as did I, growing up.
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Pte. Charles Edwin Buxton . British Army 5th Bn Seaforth Highlanders from Whittington, Chesterfield (d.19th February 1944) Eddie Buxton died 19th February 1944 at the age of 31 while serving with 5th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders. He is buried in St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Old Whittington, Chesterfield. He was the son of Charles Edward and Alice Buxton, elder brother of Bert L. Buxton and husband of Kathleen May Buxton(Nee Harvey), all of New Whittington, Chesterfield.
I do not know where he died nor the circumstances of his death.
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FO/Pilot George Cornelius Buxton . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (d.28th April 1942) I am looking for information on RAF Cranage and a particular accident (crash) in 1942 which killed eight crew. They are buried in Byley (St John) Churchyard. I am looking for information particularly about George Buxton.
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Tech Sgt Reginald William Buxton . USAAF 749 Bomb Sqd, 457th Bomb Group We have just recruited this airman and I would appreciate it if you could advertise the fact that the Goldfish Club is still alive and well and happy to have any member who ditched join/rejoin our Association.
Many Thanks
Editor & PRO
The Goldfish Club
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Ronald Edwin Buxton . Canadian Army
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Leading Stoker Frank Byard . Royal Navy HMS Birmingham from Sawmills My father served as Leading Stoker on HMS Birmingham.
His notes/logs, many many photographs and memorabilia which he collected during his time ar held by the Derbyshire Records Office.
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Pvt. William Raynard Byars . United States Army Air Force E Btry 60th CA Regt (AA) Coast Artillery Corps from North Dakota POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Cpl. Allan Howard "Wimpey" Bye . Australian Army C Company 2/19th Battalion from Adelong, NSW Allan Bye, know as Wimpey fought in the Malayan and Singapore Campaigns. As a POW he was interned in Changi, Great World POW Camp, Thai Burma Railway, Nagasaki Ship Yards and Nakama coal mines.
He died in January 2000.
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Pte. Florence Evelyn "Fluffy" Bye . Auxilliary Territorial Service from Hackney, London My mother Florence Bye worked for the Auxilliary Territorial Service at the Northfield Psychiatric Hospital in Birmingham during WW2. She was a clerk and responsible for admitting and discharging patients, although from what she says, she spent a lot of time drinking tea with the patients. She loved her time in the ATS and still speaks about it even though she is now 96.
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P/O Verner Charles Bye. . RAF 12Sqd. (d.24th Aug 1943) Nav. Verner Bye died 24th August 1943 in Lancaster DV158 PH-A2 of 12sqd
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Dale Albert Byerly . British Army
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Pte. A. Byers . Home Guard Signal Sect. Workington Btn.
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F/Sgt. Colin Edward Byers . Royal Canadian Air Force 49 Squadron from Kelowna, BC (d.22nd Nov 1943)
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WW Byers . British Army Royal Armoured Corps WW Byers 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch 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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Flt Lt A J. "Biff" Byford . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd. This is a photo of the hut used by "D" crew at Middleton St George. Names as far as I know are from L to R: F/O RV Daly, LAC Jerry Greeves, AC Frank Beaves, LAC Vic Hewitt, Sgt. N C Fraser, Corp. Don Mersereau, F/L AJ
ByFord, Sgt. Danny Logan & Ken Barter.
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