Eric Laurence Cash . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 82 Sqd. (d.20th Aug 1941) Our Observer, Laurie Cash died of wounds when we crash landed near Acklington, Northumberland. I live in Australia just South of Brisbane in Queensland, and have just passed my 91st birthday. If anyone seeing this maybe remembers us, I would love to hear from them.
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Able.Sea. Peter Cash . Royal Navy HMS Arethusa (d.18th Nov 1942) Peter Cash died aged 28 when a torpedo from an Italian aircraft struck HMS Arethusa on the 18th of November 1942 causing heavy casualties. He was the son of Peter and Mary Cash (nee Buglass) and the husband of Isabella Cash (nee Jennings) of Gateshead. He was born in Jarrow
Peter is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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Don Cash. . USAAF 327th Bomb Squadron (d.11th April 1944 )
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Able Sea. John Francis Cashmere . Royal Navy from Deptford, London
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Dvr. Bernard Cashmore . British Army 19th Coy. Royal Army Service Corps from Millhouse Road, South Yardley, Birmingham My dad, Bernard Cashmore, was deployed from Egypt on 17th March 1941 from the Port of Alexandra, arriving in Greece on the 18th.
He was captured at Kalamanta on 29th of April 1941, and was held POW in Stalag XV111A Austria from 29th June 1941 until 3rd July 1941, when he was transferred to a working camp at Zollfield from 5th July until 14th November 1941 working on railway line laying. He was then transferred to another working camp - Steindorf Karten - from 14th November 1941 until 4th April 1942 doing the same work as he did at Zollfield.
He went back to Stalag XV111A on 5th April 1942 until 6th July 1942 when he was transferred to another working camp at Klagenfurt Karten from 6th July until 7th May 1945 working on rail and road.
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Dvr. Bernard Cashmore . British Army 19th Company Royal Army Service Corps from 191 Millhouse Road, South Yardley, Birmingham Bernard Cashmore enlisted on 3rd of October 1938 into to the Royal Army Service Corps. He had already served in the Dorsetshire Regiment for 7 years with colours and 5 years with reserves, a total of 12 years.
Bernard sailed for France with the British Expeditionary Force on 5th of September 1939, just two days after the declaration of war. Eight months later, massed German forces invaded Belgium and France and by the end of May the BEF was retreating to the beaches around Dunkirk. Their famous rescue (code named Operation Dynamo) took place between 26th May and 6th of June 1940.
Thousands of British and Allied soldiers as well as Bernard were cut off further south in France. The plan launched to evacuate these men was code named Operation Aerial. It was activated between 15th and 25th of June 1940. Bernard was safely taken off on 18th of June 1940.
After a period of re-grouping in England, Bernard was sent out to Egypt. He served from 27th February to 17th of March 1941. He was then posted to Greece, sailing from Alexandria to Piraeus.
Bernard was captured and taken prisoner by the Germans at Kalamata on 29th of April 1941. He was transported to holding camps Dulag 185 at Corinth and then Dulag 183 at Thessaloniki on his way to Stalag XVIIIA at Wolfsburg Karnten Austria.
He was part of work parties at three working camps, the first one was Sollfield from 5th of July 1941 until 14th of November 1941, then Steindorf from 14th of November 1941 until 4th of April 1942 and the last one; Weidmannsdorf Klangenurt from 6th of July 1942 until 7th of May 1945. The type of work was railway work, roads and canals. Bernard remained a prisoner until the end of the war in 1945
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Flt.Sgt. Robin William Caskey . Royal Air Force 106 Squadron from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (d.12th Aug 1942) Robin Caskey was a childhood friend of my late mother and I was named after him. I was disappointed his name was not mentioned at a recent High School Reunion at the school he once attended. I want to gather some information to send to Hastings High School together with a photo that I have of Robin in his RAF uniform. All I know is that he came from New Zealand and joined 106 squadron. Any information will be gratefully received.
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Pte. Ze Eminakulu Casmas . West African Frontier Force African Pioneer Corps (West Africa) (d.1st May 1942) Private Casmas was buried in the Limbe Botanical Gardens Burial Grounds in the Cameroons.
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Henry Cason . Bevin Boys from Mileham, Norfolk
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Mabel Irene "Casey" Cason . Womens Land Army from Norfolk Mabel Irene Cason was known as Renee or Casey. She joined the Women's Land Army on 16th of July 1943, aged 17. She worked at Harrison's Farm, Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk. Later, she worked at a farm in Weasenham, Norfolk, where the farmer didn't really want Land Army girls, and so they had to do a man's work. At one time she drove a wagon of corn to the water mill at West Newton. Later still, she was at the Land Army Hostel in Barton Bendish, Norfolk, working as part of a gang of about 20. Her Land Army friends included Audrey from Yorkshire, Edna from Liverpool, Marion from London and some from Barnsley. During her time there, she took a trip with one (or some) of the girls to Yorkshire. A local newspaper, The Lynn News & Advertiser, has two picture stories of the Barton Bendish WLA workers and she is clearly distinguishable in one. It is believed that she won a hoeing competition and that she also attended one of the WLA parades at Buckingham Palace.
She finished her WLA time at Barton Bendish on 24th of October 1947, shortly before her marriage.
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L/Sgt. James Casper . British Army 6th Btn. King's Own Royal (Lancs) Rgt. (d.29th May 1940) My father was a Lance Sergeant with the 6th Btn. The King's Own Royal Regiment. (He has been in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment prior to this.) He was killed in action on the retreat to Dunkirk. He was first buried by local people in the churchyard at Berthern but in 1979 his remains were transferred to the British War Grave Cemetery at Wimille, France. On my father's death my mother was left a widow with four young sons. I was the second eldest aged three years. My mother had to work so hard to keep us all together and so she too died young. My brothers and I were then fostered, so losing all trace of our family tree. Does anyone remember my father?
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AC2 Carmelo Cassar . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 283 Squadron (d.11th Sep 1944) Aircraftman 2nd Class Cassar is buried in the Tarxien Cemetery in Malta.
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Colin Cassey . Royal Air Force 434 Bluenose Squadron. (d.20th Jan 1944 )
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Pte. William Cassey . Army Durham Light Infantry from Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham .jpg)
William is Second from the right on the back row
Pte William Cassey of the Durham Light Infantry captured just outside Dunkirk and held in Stalag IX C 43B. He was born in 1916 and survived the war, living until 1994.
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PFC Edward F "Eddie" Cassidy . US Army from Milwaukee, Wis Would like info on my Uncle Eddie. I know very little, other than he was a POW at Stalag 2B Hammertein, West Prussia 53-17.
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Pte. Edward Joseph Cassidy . British Army Royal Ulster Rifles from Derry Eddie Cassidy served with the Royal Ulster Rifles.
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George Cassidy . British Army Highland Light Infantry George Cassiby was my father, but I have never met him. I also served for 18 years in the army and like him married a greek girl. I just would like to know of him, if anyone can tell me anything please contact me.
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Sgt. Henry Cassidy . British Army Cameron Highlanders from Motherwell, Lanarkshire My grandfather was imprisoned in Stalag 4b sometime between 1942 and 1945. He also spent time as a POW in the hands of the Italians. He never spoke of his experiences during this time.
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Pte. James Francis Cassidy . British Army Durham Light Infantry My Grandfather James Cassidy served with the Durham Light Infantry, he died in 1947. I am looking for information.
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F/O Jim Cassidy DFC. RAF 626 Sqn
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Stkr1. John Peter Cassidy . Royal Navy HMS Europa
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Pvt/Dvr. Ronald Charles Cassidy . Australian Army 2/40th POW Camp Fukuoka 17 Japan
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Thomas Cassidy . Royal Canadian Air Force
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Pfc. Joseph Cassin . United States Army Air Corps 27th Bomb Gr. V Bomb Cmd. 16th Bomb Squadron from Massachusetts
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Pte. Joseph A. Casson . British Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from Whitehaven (d.27th Jun 1944) Joseph Casson was born 14th July 1925 at Whitehaven, on the west coast of what was then Cumberland, on the edge of the English Lake District. Joseph was deemed to have been a man enlisted in the Territorial Army for the duration of the Emergency under the provisions of the National Services Acts 1939 to 1941, and formally enlisted on the 18th November 1943 for training. He was initially assigned to the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on the 30th December 1943, eventually being transferred to the 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry on the 28th March 1944.
Records show that the 9th Battalion moved to Nightingale Wood Camp, near Southampton, on the 2nd June 1944 prior to embarking landing craft on the 5th June 1944, sailing down the Solent at 8:00pm and reaching open water at 8:30pm as part of the 50th Division. On D-Day, 6th June 1944 the 50th Division was designated to land on Gold Beach, in company with the 8th Armoured Brigade. The 151st Brigade, which included the 9th Battalion DLI, was part of the second wave, to land after the beach was secure and push inland. The Brigade was to move southwest from Gold Beach toward Route Nationale 13. The 151st Brigade came ashore as planned and got to the outskirts of Bayeux. During the following week, the Brigade advanced past Bayeux and on the 14th June 1944, the Brigade fought in Operation Perch against the Panzer Lehr Division. The Brigade made the initial assault on the villages of Lingvres and Les Verrires, which were captured by the 9th Battalion DLI. Later that day, the 151st Brigade and the 231st Brigade were cut off south of the villages, formed a brigade box, and repulsed heavy German counterattacks before withdrawing. The 9th Battalion DLI went on to enter Tilly-sur-Seulles on 20th June 1944. Private Joseph Casson is recorded as being wounded on the 21st June 1944. The 9th Battalion then went on to advance towards Juvigny on the 26th June 1944. Sadly, Joseph died from his wounds on the 27th June 1944. He was 18 years old. It is not clear if he died on the battlefield or at No.3 Casualty Clearing Station, near Jerusalem, as this is where he was initially buried. (Grid ref. Latitude: 49.21272 Longitude: -0.66129). Joseph's body was taken to Ryes Cemetery for final burial on 13th of November 1944, to rest at the side of his older brother, Marine Robert Casson, EX 3236, who was killed in action on D-Day.
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George Farquar "Curly" Castel . British Army Royal Army Service Corps from Bradford, Yorkshire  My grandfather, George Castel, was born in Inverness, Scotland on January 29, 1908. He was the son of George Farquar and Kate Castel. His father was originally from Peterhead, Scotland, with his mother hailing from Boston, in Lincolnshire. George had three siblings – sisters Jean and Lillian, and brother Norman.
The family lived in Inverness until 1921, when they moved to Bradford, Yorkshire. Grandad was sent to Birmingham to the Dunlop tyre plant for training in vulcanizing and tyre fitting. After completing training, he moved back to Bradford to work for the City Corporation transport system. He was made redundant in 1931 and then got a job working for Model Milk Co. from 1931-35, delivering dairy products house-to-house, first using a horse and cart, then later a truck. In 1935, he became a driver for the Bradford Dyers Association where he stayed with BDA until 1937. He then moved to Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, to run a boarding house.
When World War II began on 3rd of September 1939, George volunteered for the Air Raid Precaution unit in Cleethorpes, where he was assigned to be an ambulance driver. In May 1940 he volunteered for the Royal Army Service Corps. He left behind his wife and a 10-year-old daughter when his unit was sent to Egypt. The unit served there for two years before its men were just a small part of the 30,000 personnel captured after the Battle of Tobruk in June 1942.
After being captured and interned, grandad found he was the oldest man in his camp, was at Stalag 4-B, though he was only 34 years old. He and several hundred other men were transported from Carpi to the camp in late 1943. He eventually ended up at a work camp in Halle.
He kept a journal of his time from being captured until his liberation. I have turned this into a blog Home by Autumn.
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Col. Jose Arturo Castellanos . Salvador Army from Salvador Jose Arturo Castellanos was a Salvadorian army colonel, Contreras was assigned as a diplomat in Geneva, Switzerland during the Second World War. In partnership with Gyorgi Mandl, a Jewish-Hungarian businessman, the colonel was able to save about 40,000 Jews and Central Europeans from the harsh Nazi by giving them fake Salvadorian visas.
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Flt.Sgt. Reginald Lionel Castellari . Royal Air Force 166 Squadron (d.11th April 1943) Reginald Castellari flew as a Wireless Op/ Air gunner with 166 Squadron.
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Frederick Castle . Whilst recently investigating my Family Tree, my Mother told me her father was aboard HMS Lancastria. He was one of the very few survivors. His name was Frederick Castle.
Does anyone have a list of survivors, or any other information that might help me?
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Pte. Henry Walter Castle . British Army Northamptonshire Regiment from Kenton, Devon
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