Flt.Sgt. Leonard Frank Rogers Davis . Royal Air Force 83 Squadron (d.13th March 1942 )
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Sgt. Leonard Alec James Davis . British Army 1st Btn. East Riding Yeomanry from Hull Len Davis was evacuated from Dunkirk and in the confusion was declared missing casualty number 282. Then his parents were sent a telegram saying he was missing in action. After two days he came back home to find his memorial was being organised!
As tank commander he was sent to various fronts including what the Americans call the Battle of the Bulge. He was one of the lucky ones who came through without a scratch. At the D Day landings he almost lost his life after a lct Captain ordered them out in deep water. Unable to swim, one of his comrades jumped in to rescue him as the ramp of the lct swung around and could have killed him. The first tank off the lct sank, even with the inflatable skirt. Another tracked vehicle followed which too sank. Later when the lct Captain had got himself together, he went closer to shore and the rest disembarked safely.
Len and his crew later worked on the tracked vehicle and brought it back to life when the tide had gone out. Like many other service men he didn't talk much about his exploits. What did sit on his mind a lot was the friends he had lost.
Until the end of his life he hated German men with a passion. He travelled throughout France, Germany, Holland and Belguim.
What did he see that created such a hatred?
He was my father-in-law and I could not be prouder of any man.
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Rflmn. Leslie Davis . British Army 1st Btn., B Coy. Rifle Brigade from Wareham, Dorset
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LHS Davis . British Army East Kent Regiment LHS Davis served with the East Kent 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: 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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Louis Paul Davis . United States Army Louis Davis was a very honorable man, who endured terrible condition as a POW
during World War II.
He enlisted on the 15th of March 1944 at
Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky,
His occupation was recorded as Express messengers and railway mail clerks
If anyone has any information please contact me.
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M Davis . British Army M Davis 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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Pvt. Paul Davis . United States Army CWS K Coy. 31st Infantry Regiment from New Jersey
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Pauline Davis . Women's Land Army My mum, Pauline Davis, was in the Land Army, WW2. As far as I know she worked at a farm or place called Breedon, I think it was a poultry unit. I would love to hear from any ladies who remember her or the place.
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Stkr. Percy Davis . Royal Navy
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RF Davis . British Army Royal Armoured Corps RF Davis 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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RG Davis . British Army Royal Artillery RG Davis served with the Royal Artillery 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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Richard Davis . 102 Squadron Dickie Davis served as a Rear Gunner
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RJ Davis . British Army RJ Davis 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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RK Davis . British Army RK Davis 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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Robert Davis . from USA My father, Robert Davis served in WWII. He was a POW at Stalag VIIA and VIIB. He was only 18 years of age when he was captured. He wrote a short essay on his memories as a POW, which I found recently among my mother's effects.
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L/Cpl. Robert George Davis . British Army D Sqn 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry from Yateley, Hampshire Bob Davis served in A Echelon 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry as a truck driver and Regimental Carpenter. He kept a personal diary of his experiences during the regiments operations in North Africa.
He was with the regiment when it deployed dismounted with the 51st Division into Normandy after D Day. He recalled the regiment suffering heavy casualties and as it could no longer operate as a unit, surviving men were used to reinforce the Hussars. On VE Day he was refused permission to march in his 2nd Yeomanry colours and so refused to parade. As a result he was charged, demoted to trooper and his demob date held back until Sep 1946.
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PFC. Roland Madison "Red" Davis . US Army 399th Infantry Regiment from Ellsworth, Maine My great grandfather, Roland Davis, was held at Stalag 3A from late 1944 to some time before 28th of May 1945 (he was married on this day). We know little of his time there, but my grandfather (his son) said that he and another man (or men) escaped together and that he saved a man's life during the escape. My great grandfather did not speak much about the war or his time as a POW, but did do an interview at a VA before he passed away in 1989. We haven't been able to find anyone who knows anything about the interview, but somewhere out there is someone who knows his story.
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PFC. Sam "June" Davis . United States Army from Sardis, Texas Sam Davis Jr was my grandmother's younger brother. He died shortly after returning home. He was very skeletal and sick. I've heard he had TB, but I'm not sure if that is accurate. I have been told he never recovered from the starvation and ill health that resulted from his time as a POW. My grandmother was in her nineties when I first heard about what happened to him and she couldn't remember a lot. She passed away last year. There are no living relatives from that time still alive, so I don't know any more. He died on March 31st 1948. If anyone remembers him I would like to hear from them.
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SH Davis . British Army SH Davis 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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SR Davis . British Army SR Davis 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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SW Davis . British Army Royal Armoured Corps SW Davis 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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Pfc Thomas E. Davis . United States Army 328th Infantry Regiment 26th ("Yankee") Infantry Division from Bayonne, New Jersey Tommy Davis served with 328th Infantry Regiment in 26th (Yankee) Infantry Division, he was captured and held as a Prisoner of War.
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L/Sgt. Thomas Richardson Davis . British Army 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry from Sunderland My grandfather, Lance Sgt Thomas Davis, was captured on the 27th of May 1940 after fierce fighting around the village of St Venant in Northern France. He fought alongside his younger brother, George Henry, who unfortunately was killed during that same action. I believe they were both in either B or D Company, 2nd DLI, tasked with defending the western approach to St Venant against a Panzer regiment.
Thomas reported in a letter home that he and George were swimming, when George disappeared. They had retreated northwards under heavy fire from the Panzers and had reached the Canal de la Lys. The bridges were under heavy fire, so some men tried to swim across the canal. George didn't make it, either shot in the water or drowning due to his heavy pack and exhaustion. George's remains when re-interred in the St Venant cemetery showed no signs of gunshot wounds. Thomas survived the swim, but was presumably captured as he tried to get out of the water. Further details are scant, but Thomas ended up in Stalag 383 at Hohenfels.
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TW Davis . British Army TW Davis 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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W MCC Davis . British Army W Davis 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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W Davis . British Army Royal Armoured Corps W Davis 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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Cpl. Wadsworth Hail "Dave" Davis . Royal Air Force My Dad, Wadsworth Davis, was en route to Capetown on the SS Anselm. The SS Anselm was sunk by torpedo during the voyage and I can remember Dad telling us as children of how he was in a boat that capsized and how he ended up being trapped by ropes under the lifeboat. He said the next memory was of coming round on an American destroyer with someone pumping water from his lungs. He also told us or the bravery of everyone and of the Rev. He was reminded of the event when in the early 1970's an article was published in the Daily Mail about the events. He never forgot it and named our house after the boat and those who were lost. I distinctly remember his reaction to a disaster film he took me to see at the Odeon cinema in St Albans. The film was of a liner that sunk and being a kid I had no idea of the affect it probably had on him. Dad was a radar technician and set up and serviced radar stations in North Africa. He left us in 1976 after a long battle with Leukemia that was possibly caused by tuning in radar transmitters by standing in front of it whilst holding a neon bulb. When the bulb glowed the set was tuned. These days we would call it a microwave oven.
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WGA Davis . British Army Royal Armoured Corps WGA Davis 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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L/Cpl. WN Davis . British Army 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards L/Cpl.WN Davis served with the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 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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Sgt Charles George Davis. . RAF 12sqd
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