EF Evans . British Army Royal Pioneer Corps EF Evans served with the Royal Pioneer 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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F/Sgt. Emrys Arthur "Taff" Evans . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve A Flight 516 Sqdn. from Haverfordwest Emrys Evans joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve on 18th April 1941. The following day he was put on the reserved list and on 11th August 1941 he was called up.
He then went to 71 T.W. Newquay, Cornwall where he did an air navigation course. Then on 1st January 1942 he was on a troopship HMT Voldan to Canada, where he got his wings on 11th September 1942.
On 26th September 1942 he was on HMT Anatea (a troop ship) on his way back to the UK.
On returning to the UK he went to the Advanced Training Unit at Peterborough, then spent a short time with No 1 and No 56 Squadrons. He then went to 516 Squadron at the experimental unit of combined operations at RAF Dundonald on 5th June 1943, where he stayed until it was disbanded on 1st July 1944. Then Emrys was posted to 122 Squadron, which was part of the 2 TAF where they supported the push through France. The squadron was moved back to Britain in November 1944 and started long range bomber escort from RAF Matlaske and Andrews Field until the end of the war.
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Stkr1. Enoch Evans . Royal Navy HMS Manchester from Wednesbury (d.13th Aug 1942) Enoch Evans served in the engine room of HMS Manchester and we believe he was one of the few that died when the ship was hit by a torpedo before the ship was scuttled.
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Stkr1. Enoch Evans . Royal Navy HMS Manchester from West Bromwich (d.23rd July 1941) Enoch Evans was aged 21 when he lost his life serving on HMS Manchester. He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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ER Evans . British Army ER Evans 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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Cpl. Ernest Richard Evans . British Army 2nd Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps from Hillingdon, Middx (d.20th Oct 1944 ) My brother Ernie Evans was with the 2nd KRRC, after being with the 8th army in the North African Desert came home in 1944 to prepare for D Day leaving for France in June 1944. It appears that during a battle at a place in Holland Tilberg my brother was wounded in the abdomen, he returned to base with his men then for some unknown reason was last seen heading back to where the battle took place. I assume to perhaps help a comrade whom he had left there. The next news we received his grave was in Leopoldberg cemetery Belgium. The mystery was if the action took place in Holland why was he buried in Belgium. On a visit to the cemetary I spoke to a man who with his father created the cemetery, he told me that during the war that area had a German field hospital and my brother was wounded in Tilberg and possiblly captured and brought down to the hospital for treatment. In the cemetary where my brother is buried, the grave just behind him is the grave of his friend Rfn Gavin. Could my brother gone back to the action to help him and been taken prisoner? That we will never know.
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Spr. Evan Arthen Evans . British Army 9th Field Squadron Royal Engineers from Maerdy, Glamorgan, South Wales (d.6th January 1943) Evan Evans served with the Royal Engineers. I don't know much really, just he was my mother's cousin and he died clearing mines. He is buried with honours at Benghazi War Cemetery.
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Sergeant F J J Evans . RAF 59 Squadron
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F Evans . British Army Lincolnshire Regiment F Evans served with the Lincolnshire 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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L/Cpl. FGJ Evans MiD. British Army Royal Armoured Corps L/Cpl.FGJ Evans 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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FJ Evans . British Army Royal Armoured Corps FJ Evans 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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Dvr. Frederick Thomas Evans . British Army Royal Army Service Corps from Southend On Sea Frederick Evans was a driver in the Royal Army Service Corps. He was a Japanese POW as of 1942 and was interned In Thailand.
Released after the war her returned home. He died in 1966.
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GD Evans . British Army Royal Armoured Corps GD Evans 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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GE Evans . British Army GE Evans 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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George Evans . British Army My father, George Evans, was a prisoner at Stalag VIIIB from 1940 to 1945. I have some memorabilia from his time in the camp. His friend at the camp was Bob Perry from Portslade.
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Rfmn. George Edward "Tubby" Evans . British Army Rifle Brigade from London My father George Evans served with the Rifle Brigade. He was taken prisoner in Libya 1st of April 1941 and was always known as 'Tubby' among his fellow POWs. I have the Army form sent to my mother listing him as being missing in action and then a further report dated 11th of May 1941 advising that he was a prisoner of war. He was held in several camps in Italy, finally escaping from Sulmona Camp 78 in 1943, walking the mountain passes and being assisted by locals to reach the allied captured region, this following the Italian surrender of 1943. Together with a fellow camp prisoner, a chap called Harry Short they made their escape and headed for the mountain passes. They were ahead of the coming winter snow but were continually pursued and avoided the German Army patrols who were then very active within the Abruzzi and Aquila regions. Each POW had a price on his head and any locals found helping them risked serious consequences. Even so, these local people helped many of them assisting them by hiding them and generally helping them on their perilous journey. Many of the boys from the camp I believe were re-captured and sent on into German POW camps including my dad's great friends Wally Green & Joe Onslow. I have a Kriegegefangenenpost card written by Joe to my dad from the German POW camp 9th August 1944 describing how he feels being incarcerated again and in far worse conditions. We later learned that if he and others had 'Laid off the Vino, they might be home with Tubby now'. I still have the Italian map he had at that time (very thin & worn) and a wooden rosary & beads given to him en-route by one of his helpers. He rarely spoke of this journey but spoke more about his time in the camps making lots of friends who lasted his lifetime all now sadly departed. I have a photograph taken in the camp and the names of the men are listed on the back. I believe Sulmona was the 3rd camp that my dad was contained within. It was considered I believe, to be a 'bad boys camp' and anyone who had made repeated attempts at escaping was also finally moved here because of its geographical location being regarded as escape-proof.
My dad had made 2 previous attempts at escaping from camps one I know was Foggia and I have a Christmas greetings message sent to my mother via the Vatican post listing his then camp number PG 102. I also have the War Ministry form sent to my mother dated 11th of November 1943 stating that he had reached Southern Italy and was safe within allied hands and would be sent back to the UK as soon as suitable transport could be arranged. He later came home via Liverpool on a troop ship with American Army personnel. I believe he and Harry had walked into American Army lines following their long trek homeward bound. My dad died in 1991. Oh so many questions I now wish that I had asked him. Now they have all gone. He made so many lasting friendships from that camp and these I remember throughout my childhood years so many of his friends visiting our home and the Christmas cards always being sent from so many. Harry (Lucky) Paxton, Richard (Chalky) White, Stan Evans.
Jock Devlin and another came to visit us after the war on a motorbike, few cars around in those immediate post-war days and several others whose names escape me, I was only a child myself. My dad had left for the North Africa campaign when I was a matter of months old and returned home when I was 4 years old. On the back of the photograph among his papers taken at the Sulmona camp 'A Souvenir Of Pow Days Italy 1942/43' among those listed and names that I can decipher: Stan Blakey RASC, A.E.Judd RB (he was in my dad's company and taken POW same time), Musgrove RA and Hinchcliffe RE.
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L/Cpl. H. A. Evans . British Army I am trying to find information about my late grandfather. He served in the Second World War as Lance Corporal H A Evans. We know that he was captured at Anzio but have no more information. If anybody has information please get in touch.
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Harold Bernard Evans . My father Harold Evans was a Conscientious Objector who worked at a POW camp as part of his non-combatant duties. He was taught German by the POW's and also learnt shorthand which he would use later to become a journalist. While he was at the camp he sold a story about life at the camp to The West Norfolk and Kings Lynn Newspaper.
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Harry Evans . Royal Navy HMS Collingwood from Sheffield (d.18th Jun 1943) Harry Evans was killed at the age of 18 after being at HMS Collingwood for only two weeks when a German bomber dropped its' bombs on Harry's hut.
He is buried in Tinsley Cemetery in Sheffield.
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Pte. Henry Edward Evans . British Army
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FO Henry Edward Evans . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 190 Sqd. from Saltney, Flintshire (d.6th Nov 1944) Flying Officer (Air Gunner) Evans was the Son of Henry Francis and Mary Ann Evans, of Saltney, Flintshire, husband of L. Evans. of Saltney.
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Henry George Evans MiD.. British Army 17th Light A.A. Regiment, 50th Bty. Royal Artillery (d.4th July 1943)
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Pte. Herbert Leslie Evans . British Army 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment from Crewe (d.18th Apr 1945)
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HK Evans . British Army Royal Armoured Corps HK Evans 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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HP Evans . British Army 3rd Hussars HP Evans served with the 3rd 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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Cpl. Idwal Emlyn Evans . British Army 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (d.19th January 1944)
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IJ Evans . British Army IJ Evans 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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IJ Evans . British Army Royal Armoured Corps IJ Evans 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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J Evans . British Army Loyal North Lancashire Regiment J Evans 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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