Sergeant J Erskine . RAF VR 59 Squadron
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Brig. Malcolm David Erskine MID DSO.. British Army Scots Guards Malcolm Erskine gained the rank of Brigadier in the service of the Scots Guards. He was was mentioned in dispatches, decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1943. He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1949 posthumously. He died on 27 October 1949 at age 46, disappeared while on a flight over the Malayan jungle.
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Capt. Ralph Barrie Erskine . British Army 8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders from Glenafton, Church Road, Wimbledon (d.23rd April 1943) Barrie Erskine was born in January 1918, two weeks after his father Captain Ralph Erskine RFC was killed in Italy when his Sopwith Camel was shot down behind enemy lines.
Educated at Harrow, Barrie was by all accounts a charming man with some unconventional habits such as standing in front of an open fire and lifting his kilt to warm his bottom!He joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1940 and was killed in action while laying telephone cables at the Battle of Longstop Hill on 23rd of April 1943.
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L/Cpl. William Baird Erskine MID.. British Army 8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders from Falkirk William Erskine joined the 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at the beginning of the war.
He married in 1941 and had 1 son.
He fought in the successful North African campaign. He was then sent to Sicily and to the Italian campaign. He was promoted to Lance Corporal sometime then.
Somewhere in the push northwards through Italy he was captured by the German army and perhaps that was when he was listed as missing on 27th of October 1943.
He was actually forced to march through Germany and onto Torgua in Eastern Germany where he was held POW in Stalag 4d.
He was made to work in local armaments companies where on the production lines he deliberately pierced holes in the wrong places.
He also escaped on 2 occasions but was recaptured each time. He was released by the Russian advance and returned home to Scotland at the end of the war when he met his 4 year old son for the first time.
He was awarded the following medals: The Italy Star, The Africa Star, The 1939-1945 Star and the War Medal 1939-1945.
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Lt.Col. Harold Marcus Ervine-Andrews VC, MID.. British Army East Lancashire Regiment
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Claude Edward Erwin . US Army 508th Parachute Infantry from Frankston, Texas USA
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Sgt. Jack Guest Erwin . United States Army 200th CAC HB Coast Artillery Corps from New Mexico (d.26th Feb 1945) Jack Erwin died as a POW in Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan.
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Glyn Escot . Royal Air Force 205 (Heavy Bomber) Group My uncle, Glyn Escot, was an aircraft fitter in 205 (Heavy Bomber) Group during WWII. I have seen many fascinating photos of enemy aircraft that were recovered and stripped down. Also a photo of Mt. Vesuvius enrupting.
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Frank Esdale . British Army Royal Tank Regiment Our grandad Frank Esdale served with Monty in Italy driving a tank as far as we know. We know that he had a Polish friend who served with him. This gentleman took photos and also painted. The Corps also had a football team which Frank played for. We think that he may have got into some sort of trouble with his CO and was reduced to the ranks. Any info about this would be great as it is a mystery and we would like to get to the bottom of it.
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1sr.Sld. Charles Dickson Eskes . Dutch Army
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Lt.Cmdr Eugene Esmonde VC, DSO . Fleet Air Arm 825 Naval Squadron (d.12th February 1942)
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John Joseph Esmonde . British Army Royal Army Medical Corps from Tipperary (d.17th April 1915) John Esmonde was Member of Parliament for North Tipperary. Son of James Esmonde.
He was 53 and serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps when he died from "pneumonia and heart failure consequent on the strain of overwork" and is buried in the family vault behind the church in the Terryglass (St. Columba) Catholic Churchyard, Terryglass, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.
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A Espie . British Army A Espie 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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JRG Esplin . British Army JRG Esplin 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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F Essam . British Army Royal Fusiliers F Essam served with the Royal 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: 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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RM Esslemont . British Army RM Esslemont 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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Fus. Patrick George Essling . British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from London (d.21st April 1945)
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DW Esson . British Army Royal Armoured Corps DW Esson 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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PFC. Jack Westley Estes . US Army from Santa Rosa, California, USA (d.8th January 1945 ) Jack Estes died as a Prisoner of War at Stalag 3A. He was taken prisoner on 16th December 1944, the first day of the Battle of the Bulge. He died about 23 days later in captivity. He was my uncle and I was named after him a few months before he died.
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Pte. Johnie William Estes . United States Army
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DG Estick . British Army DG Estick 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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Sgt. Joseph Etchells . Royal Army Medical Corps from Manchester
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LAC. Robert Etchells . Royal Air Force from Failsworth My father Robert Etchells enlisted in the RAF in July 1940 at RAF Padgate. He started as an AC2, then AC1 and then a LAC. I believe he became a motorcycle dispatch rider for the RAF.
Unfortunately, he had to be discharged in August 1942 following some sort of accident where he lost his right leg below the knee. Does anyone remember him or do they remember anything about his accident?
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Tpr. Alfred Edwin Etches . British Army 4th Queens Own Hussars  Alf Etches was my uncle. As a reservist he was called up immediately WW2 broke out and was sent to Greece as part of the 2nd Armoured Division following the Greek request for assistance in the face of German and Italian invasion.Because of the enemy's superior strength the British troops were forced to evacuate and on the night of 28th/29th April 1941 as he was awaiting embarkation from the port of Kalamata, Alf was captured. He was taken to a temporary camp in Salonika and then dispatched to Stalag 18A, Wolfsburg. From here he was sent to work camps at Niklasdorf(924/GW) and Peggau (119/GW). He said that he was one of the luckier PoW's in that he wasn't assigned heavy manual work such as in the quarry or timber mill. He added that the camp commander, Kommandant Steiner, was a fairly amiable man. As the War came to an end he was transferred back to Stalag 18A to await liberation. There was a scare however when US aircraft mistakenly bombed the camp. A number of huts were damaged and there were some casualties. When Alf returned to his home in Wandsworth he was dreadfully thin but he had a loving wife, Violet,who made a great fuss of him and he was soon back to his cheery self.Like many others he was reluctant to talk about his experiences though.
He had a number of jobs such as house painting and storekeeping. He and Vi led a quiet life and had no children. Alf died on the 19th January 1988 of a heart attack. The photo shows Alf (standing on the extreme left) in the camp, presumably after a game of football. I would be interested if anyone could identify his comrades in the photo.
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G E Etches . British Army G E Etches served with the British Army. I had his dogtags and was pleased to get them home to his family.
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GC Ethelston . British Army GC Ethelston 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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A. Etheridge . Auxiliary Fire Service Horsham
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E Etheridge . British Army Royal Army Service Corps E Etheridge served with the Royal Army Service 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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GJ Etheridge . British Army Royal Armoured Corps GJ Etheridge 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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Jessie Etheridge . Land Army from London I would like to get in touch with WLA member Jessie Etheridge who lived with the Clarkes in Palmers Green before joining the WLA in 1941 or 42
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