Col. Alexander Cattanach . British Army 5th Battalion The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders from Kingussie, Invernessshire I have recently been reading through letters written by my grandfather, Colonel Alexander Cattanach to his wife. The letters are fascinating and mainly cover two periods of service.
Firstly, August to September 1941 when his Battalion was highly honoured to be chosen to guard the Royal Family at Balmoral Castle. His letters include vivid memories of a very happy time (apart from his tummy troubles - I believe he had a stomach ulcer) when he was in sole command of the defences at Balmoral. They were made incredibly welcome by the King, Queen and Princesses and he seemed to be almost part of the family.
Secondly, letters to his wife written in the Spring of 1945, describing the horrendous conditions in the P.O.W camps and concentration camps. His Battalion went in immediately after the defeat of the Nazis. There are also some letters from grateful Germans whom he rescued from a terrible fate.
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F/Lt. Edward Albert Cattell DFC. Royal Australian Air Force No.199 Squadron from 81 Mount Street Coogee, NSW AUS Edward Albert Cattell (Big Ted) was my great-grandfather. He joined the RAAF in 1941 and was joined with the RAF during the war with No. 199 Squadron and No. 171 Squadron, flying Halifax bombers and Stirling bombers.
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SC Cattell . British Army SC Cattell 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost 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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E Catterall . British Army E Catterall 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost 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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JA Catterall . British Army Loyal North Lancashire Regiment JA Catterall served with the Loyal North Lancashire 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost 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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Robert J. Catterall . British Army Grenadier Guards from Wigan, Lancashire (d.4th Sep 1944) He died of wounds and was aged 19 at death. He is said to be interred at Longueval Cemetery in France. His uncle (my grandad William Henry Catterall) served throughout the First War. .
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Robert J. Catterall . British Army Grenadier Guards from Wigan, Lancashire (d.4th Sept 1944) He died of wounds and is said to have been buried at Longueval Cemetery in France. He was just 19.
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Cattle . British Army Cattle 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost 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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Able Seaman Edward Albert Catton . Royal Navy HMS Forfar from Eastbourne, Sussex (d.2nd Dec 1940)
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CQMS. Albert Cattrell . British Army C Coy., 4th Btn. Cheshire Regiment from Birkenhead
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R Caudwell . British Army Royal Armoured Corps R Caudwell 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 has lost 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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Pte. George Anzac Caughlin . Royal Australian Army Service Corps (AASC)
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Frank Joseph Cauley . Royal Air Force 106 Squadron from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada My father, Frank J. Cauley, served with 106 Squadron RAF as a navigator in Lancaster bombers. He was born in 1921 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is still alive today and living with his wife Barbara.
Dad said his crew was just an "average" crew.
I am trying to find out a few things about the aircraft he was involved with:
What were the squadron markings & tail numbers of some of the Lancasters that my father flew in?
The "pathfinder force" Mosquitoes that dropped markers for 106 Lancs... what squadron were those Mosquitoes from? (again, seeking squadron markings & tail numbers)
Any help is appreciated!
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J Caulfield . British Army Loyal North Lancashire Regiment J Caulfield served with the Loyal North Lancashire 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost 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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Cpl. Iris Caunt . British Army Auxiliary Territorial Service from Skegby Iris Caunt was born in the coal mining village of Skegby, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, on the 2 Aug 1921 to parents Gershom Caunt and Lucy nee Antill and she was the youngest of their five sons and five daughters.
During World War 2 she joined the Auxilary Territorial Service becoming a corporal. From the British Newspaper Archives it was learned that she performed, with the permission of her commanding officer, as a soprano at a number of provincial locations while serving with the ATS.
Her marriage to David Bourne, a musician, in 1947 seemed to be the end of her career. However, it was merely a change of name as she continued to sing and was still singing in the 1960s. Research into her life in the ATS and her singing career is being continued by me the undersigned.
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Able Sea. Frederick Richard Caunter . Royal Navy HMS Glasgow Frederick Caunter enlisted in January 1940. He served in HMS Ganges, HMS St George, HMS Victory, HMS Glasgow and HMS Howe. He was discharged in February 1945 as physically unfit for Naval service.
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MJ Causer . British Army 4th Queens Own Hussars MJ Causer 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost 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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Sgt. Victor Horace Causeway . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 23 Squadron (d.20th November 1943) Sergeant Victor Causeway was a Navigator with 23 Squadron, he is buried in the San Marino Town Cemetery in San Marino.
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2nd Lt. S. Caux . Home Guard C Coy. Workington Btn.
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F/Lt. Cave . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Squadron from Canada F/Lt Cave was based at Middleton St George near Darlington.
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F/Lt. H M M Cave . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 (Moose) Squadron F/Lt H M M Cave of 419 RCAF Moose Squadron was a Pilot based at Middleton St George in 1945 (now Teeside airport).
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F/L H. H. M. Cave . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 (Moose) Squadron F/Lt. H.H.M Cave J9173 was a pilot with 419 Squadron based at Middleton St George near Darlington, now Teesside Airport.
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John Cave . Royal New Zealand Air Force I saw the story about John Sparrow and the book written in a Stalag. Perhaps I've got some information about this John Sparrow who served in the Royal Air Force in WW2.
The grandfather and the mother of my brother-in-law were resistance fighters during WW2. The grandfather was arrested by the Gestapo for that and he died in a camp in Germany. I've got a testimony about some actions like hiding the Royal Air Force aviators and helping them to leave France. At the end of the testimony it says, "I know that the aviators were hosted some days by Madam Duboisin in her parent's house who lived in Vireux-Wallerand."
The first pilot was Sergeant John Cave NZ 42321 RAF Stn Mildenhall in Suffolk I suppose and the second one was Sergeant John Sparrow 1396137 RAF Station Mildenhall in Suffolk.
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John James Cave . British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers My Uncle John Cave served in the REME in WW2.
I believe he got as far as Arnhem.
He helped a Jewish family there and they gave him a statue of a miner in bronze.
He refused to take anything from them, but his help was invaluable to them and the family insisted. The statue was placed on our piano, and recently my nephew discovered the Jewish name was spelled in reverse to fox the Nazis.
He wouldn't talk about any other experiences in WW2.
I'd like to go to Arnhem one day.
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Sqd.Ldr. Victor Frank Cave . Royal Air Force 206 Squadron from Bournemouth, Hants My father, Victor Frank Cave, [service # 47778] was a Fg.Off. in 206 Squadron based at Silloth, Cumberland. On the night of 26/06/42, whilst taking part in one of Churchill's 1000 bomber raids, his Hudson was shot down.
He was held in Stalag Luft 3 as a POW until the end. His time as a POW was seldom talked about but he did describe the hell that was experienced on the Death March to Northern Germany. Though he did say the German guards had just as hard a going as the rest of the POWs.
Victor served in the RAF until he retired on the 30/07/53, he attained the rank of Sqd. Ldr. After the war & after some substantial time to recover he served in Coastal Command before being posted to RAF Nicosia 11/03/49. Then on the 23/02/51 he was moved to RAF Shallufa. Sqd. Ldr. Cave's last command in the RAF was as Officer in Command HQ, Home Command from 14/01/52 until 19/01/53
After service in the RAF the Cave family moved to Canada & in 1964 moved to N.Z. where Victor served in the NZ Hydrographic Dept. until his early death in 1969.
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Squadron Leader W W Cave DFC. RAF 59 Squadron
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Squadron Leader W W Cave DFC. RAF VR 59 Squadron
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Lt. J. A. Caven . British Army 115th Field Regiment, 240 Bty. Royal Artillery from Leicester, England. I am researching a rare book, which is inscribed with the name Lt. JA Caven and the number 507, of Leicester, England. It bears the stamp of Oflag V11B with the word 'Gapruft' and appears to have been sent to him as a gift.
Does anyone have any information as to the service details of this officer?
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Francis William Cavender . British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from Peterborough Francis Cavender died when my wife's mother was 13 years old, leaving a wife and 6 children. She has very little knowledge of her father, but did have the photo attached and that he was at Dunkirk. We believe it is a REME uniform, we are currently sourcing his death cert' so we can gain his war record from the MOD. Some folks claim the uniform was pre WW2, but he was too young to be in WW1 and looks too old in photo. Died in 1948 - after war death record period.
We would be grateful for any info' and to confirm his REME connection.
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Richard Cavner . Royal Navy HMS Glendower
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