Herbert Cork . British Army from Leeds England
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Pte. John Corkell . British Army 2nd Btn. Cameron Highlanders from Eaglesham, Scotland (d.31st Jan 1942) John Corkell is my uncle, I don't have a lot of information on him and would like to know more about him. His name is recorded on the Roll of Honour.
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Pte. John Corkell . British Army 2nd Btn. Cameron Highlanders from Eaglesham, Scotland (d.31st Jan 1945) John Corkell is my uncle. I am doing family history and have some information on him, but I would like to know more about him, what kind of man he was and any info about his death.
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Pte. Victor Corker . British Army 1st Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment from 3A Newlands Grove, Foxwood Estate, Sheffield Victor Corker was serving in Italy and reported missing on 18th February 1944. He was held in the Mantova Dulag 339. On several occasions he was allowed to visit the Mantova Ospidale Civile where he talked with the Allied wounded under treatment. Letters from Italian Red Cross Nurses suggest that he was a Presbyterian Chaplain, but this has not been proven.
Although Dulag 339 was a transit camp, it is believed that Victor Corker may have remained at this camp, as there is no record of his being held in Germany. Casualty List 2026 reports him as now 'Not Prisoner of War'.
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Kenneth Corkill . Royal Navy HMS Scylla from Sheffield HMS Scylla helped to sink a large German U boat and as a consequence, Kenneth Corkill earned two days additional leave during WW2.
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Philip Leslie Corkill . My grandad, Philip Leslie Corkill who I adored along with everyone else in the family, was a POW in Stalag 8B. I know little about his experiences there, but I believe he was the camp barber and was also pretty sharp at picking locks, which he did to get into the food stores to help provide food for prisoners who were malnourished. He was not a man to talk of anything about the war but as family I would love to know anything about what he went through, especially as he has now passed. I would like to hear from anyone who remembers my grandfather.
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Fireman. George Corlett . No. 26 Fire Force National Fire Service from Harrowby Road, Birkenhead George Corlett was one of many who risked their own lives in order to save others. When the air raid sirens went off, he would wrap up his son in a blanket and carry him down to the air raid shelter, and then go down to where he was needed. He was often gone for days at a time without seeing his home or family in that time. He spent the war years digging through rubble, saving folk, and fighting the terrible fires caused in the Blitz. He was based mostly down by the docks. The Mersey was a very busy place with ships everywhere. Some ships carried bombs and weaponry for the war effort. It was one of the most dangerous areas to be during the war.
He was a very brave man who risked everything in order to protect others. These men should have been honoured and recognised for what they did. Every single one of them.
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F/Lt. Ian Campbell Dee Corlett . Royal Air Force 221 Squadron Ian Corlett was my dear dad!
I know he started by flying the Halifax before going on to Wellingtons, commencing as a rear gunner, moving to wireless operator then finishing his RAF career as Flight Lieutenant.
I know he served in Malta and Egypt and the one of the Wellingtons he was in was shot down and written off.
He contracted Pulmonary TB (Airman's Disease) and I still have a copy of his hilarious account (albeit somewhat harrowing) of the resulting thoracoplasty operation.
He died of heart failure as a result of this many years later in 1996.
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Able Sea. Peter McKenzie Cormack . Merchant Navy S.S. Sauternes (d.7th Dec 1941) Able Seaman Peter Cormack was 21 when he died and is buried in the Klaksvik Cemetery in the Faroe Islands. The SS Sauternes was a 1,049 grt steam cargo ship that went missing after sailing from Methil on 2 December 1941 bound for Faeroes.
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Sub Lt. Bernard William Cornelius . Royal Navy HMS Halsted from Northampton
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Roy "Corks" Cornell . Royal Air Force 624 Squadron from Sydney, Australian Roy Corks Cornell was with 1575 SD Unit stationed at Desborough in the UK and then at Blida, Algeria in Stirling aircraft.
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Jackie Corner . British Army
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C J Cornes . RAF (d.6th January 1942) My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?
Others killed were Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard) C J Cornes Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery) Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery) Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery) A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery) RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived. Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.
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Sidney Arthur Cornes . Auxiliary Fire Service from London My father, Sidney Arthur Cornes, joined the AFS prior to the war aged about 30. In due course he became a member of the NFS when the merger took place. Because he could drive (he was a commercial traveller for a coal factory) he became a driver and remained in the Fire Service in South London throughout the War. I know very little about his service and would be grateful for any sources of information about this time.
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Cornevin-Hayton . Civilian In my area of Normandy, France I could witness, unfortunately, a lot of crashes: a Witley from 24 OTU, a B17 from 384 BG, one Halifax from 139 Squadron. A Mosquito from 487 Squadron was shot down by flak located near our garden. All these airmen died for us. We don't forget them.
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EA Cornforth . British Army Royal Northumberland Fusiliers EA Cornforth served with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 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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Olive Auriel Cornforth . Women's Land Army
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Able Seaman Jack Percival Thomas Cornish . Royal Navy HMS Peneloper from Yateley, Camberly My Uncle Jack Cornish served on the H.M.S Penelope during World War 2 on the Malta convoys (8.7.41-21.10.42). The nickname of this ship became H.M.S Pepperpot because of her many shrapnel holes due to enemy air attacks.
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AB. Walter Newman Cornish . Royal Navy Reserve HMS Pembroke from Upper Norwood, London
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Pte. William Cornish . British Army Gloucestershire Regiment from Jersey My uncle Bill Cornish and his two brothers were captured by the Germans whilst on leave in Guernsey. He and his two brothers were imprisoned in Castle Cornet, Guernsey until they were transported to Lambinowice Prison Camp in Poland. His prisoner of war no was 12594. His brother, Sydney Cornish, Kings Royal Rifle Corp POW no 3114 and another brother Alfred Cornish Royal Engineers POW no 7361 were released in 1945 and returned to Jersey.
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WO. Harry Ashley Corns . Royal Air Force No.53 Squadron from Aberdare (d.7th Jun 1944) My uncle, Harry Corns, was reported missing in action after failing to return from an operational flight on 7th of June 1944. The squadron formed part of Coastal Command based at St. Eval in Cornwall. It performed anti-submarine patrols and, as the date indicates, was supporting the D-Day landings. Even though no wreckage was found, the body of one of the crew washed up on the French coast. At his death, my uncle was 26 years old and had been married for only 3 weeks.
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Sgt. John William Noel Cornthwaite . British Army Royal Artillery from Haverthwaite My father was captured in France in 1940 and spent the remaining years in various POW camps including Stalag 383, my eldest brother said there were 5 different camp. I didn't talk to my Dad about the war as I was too young, my two brothers who were born before the war knew more. My Father's name was John William Noel Cornthwaite, he was a Sergeant in the Royal Artillery. I would like to know if anybody knew our Dad.
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Arthur Rueben John "Jack" Cornwall . British Army My mother has a postcard that my grandad Jack Cornwall sent when he was a POW in Stalag 21D.
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PO. Philip Edward Corp . Royal Navy HMS Victory from Islinton, London My Father Philip Corp served on HMS Victory from 31st of Nov 1943 to 6th of May 1944 and again from 15th of Oct 1945 until 8th of Dec 1945
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5thEng.Officer. Frank Corradine . Merchant Navy MV Patella (d.6th Jan 1945) Frank Corradine died aged 24, he was the son of Frank and Isabella Corradine (nee Lascelles) of Jarrow
He is buried in Yokohama War Cemetery.
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S/Sgt. Gordon Alan Corrall . British Army 79 H.A.A. Regiment Royal Artillery from Aveley, Essex (d.17th Aug 1943) Staff Sergeant Gordon Alan Corrall was aged 26 when he died somewhere in Algiers. This brave man was my grandfather, my mum never knew her father because he deployed when she was a baby.
I'm not quite sure what happened to cause his death, I think it might have been due to an explosion in the harbour on 16th August 1943. I know he is buried in Bone war cemetery in Algiers, I wish I could bring him home to England.
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Cpl. Harry Corre . United States Army C Btry 59th Coast Artillery Regiment from Massachusetts
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Jack Corrie . Royal Canadian Air Force w/op 419 Sqd.
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KP Corrie . British Army Royal Armoured Corps KP Corrie 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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Frank Corrigan . Royal Navy HMS Prunella
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