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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

Sgt Harry Gawn .     RAF 12sqd




Reg Gawn .     Auxiliary Fire Service   from Harrow, London

My Dad, Reg Gawn, served in the AFS at Pinner Road Harrow Fire Station. As kids we had some of his old kit to dress up in. At times he was on the same crew as Ernest Lough “Oh for the Wings of a Dove” . I recall him telling us very little of what he went through, but I know that he was a driver, and at times on the top of a 100ft turntable ladder in the City of London. He and Ernest Lough were on the same crew the night the City Temple was destroyed, and that was where Ernest had recorded as a boy soprano. Any links with my dad would be welcome




Leading Fireman Reginal Horace Gawn .     Auxiliary Fire Service Harrow Central   from Eastcote

Dad. Reg Gawn, was a volunteer fireman, aged 30 at the start of the war. He served at Harrow Central Fire Station (Pinner Road, N Harrow). I am trying to find out more about his war record - I do know he learned to drive in the Fire Brigade and that he was involved in the Blitz in London and in Portsmouth. He was at City Temple the night it was blitzed in May 1941, and on the same crew that night as Ernest Lough, who as a boy had recorded "Oh For The Wing of Dove" at the City Temple.




Pte. Arthur John Gay .     British Army




2nd Lt Burt C Gay .     (d.16th February 1945)

Held as a Prisoner in Fukuoka 3b.




J Gay .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

J Gay 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.




Sgt. Leonard Charles Gay .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 138 Sqdn. (d.15th September 1943)

Halifax JN910 NF-K, 138 Squadron, crashed in the Baltic Sea near Rugenwalde, during operation Flat 12, Poland, 14th/15th September 1943. Only the pilot Sgt A.S.Dove survived. The aircraft was returning from an SOE mission and was hit by flak. The seven crew members who died are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

The members of the crew were:

  • F/O E.C. Hart
  • Sgt A.S. Dove
  • Sgt K.C. Windsor
  • F/O J.D.L. Cloutier
  • Sgt K.R. Norie
  • Sgt L.C. Gay
  • Sgt S.J. Smith
  • Sgt W.H. Mudge




  • F/Sgt Wilfred Gay. .     428 Squadron




    Sgt Ronald Gayler .     102 Squadron




    H Gaynor .     British Army Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

    H Gaynor 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: 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.




    GC Gaze .     British Army

    GC Gaze 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.




    Dvr. James Henry Geach .     Australian Army




    JH Gear .     British Army 44th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment

    JH Gear served with the 44th Btn. Royal Tank 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.




    PH Gear .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

    PH Gear 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.




    Sgt. John Cyril Geard .     British Army   from Romford, Essex

    Jack Geard was my father. He was captured in North Africa by the Italians. After many months of travel he ended up in Stalag IVB.

    He wrote his memories down for my brother and I and our children. Life was not good as a POW but he made some good friends. He wrote about joining an escape party, Christmas pantos and the Red Cross parcels that the Germans took all the chocolate and cigarettes.




    CH Geary .     British Army Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment

    CH Geary served with the Queens Royal West Surrey 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.




    Pte. Ernest Geary .     British Army The Royal Worcestershire Regiment

    Held in Stalag 4d.




    G Geary .     British Army

    G Geary 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.




    Tpr. JH Geary .     British Army Staffordshire Yeomanry

    Tpr.JH Geary served with the Staffordshire Yeomanry 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.




    Leroy F. Geary .     United States Army Air Forces

    My Dad, Roy Geary was stationed at Bodney in WW2. He was in the USAAF. He never discussed the war with his daughters, and we would love to know more. We are hitting deadends as far as getting info about what he did, If anyone could tell us how to get more information, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.




    R Geary .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

    R Geary 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.




    Cpl. Arthur Karel J Gebhardt .     Dutch Army




    Anne Geddes .     Land Army




    AC1 George Warne Geddes .     Royal Air Force 37 Squadron   from Leicester

    (d.19th Dec 1939)




    Pte. James Geddes .     British Army 1st Btn. Cameron Highlanders   from Glasgow

    My father James Geddes served with the 1st Battalion from 1927 until 1944 was part of the BEF. He was also with the rear-guard at St Valéry-en-Caux. He and some others got away by stealing a French fishing boat and then got picked up in the Channel and returned to the UK.




    JM Geddes .     British Army

    JM Geddes 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.




    CQMS. John Wilson "Jocky" Geddes .     British Army 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders   from Aberlour, Scotland

    My late father John Geddes was captured at St Valery 12th June 1940. He spent some time in Stalag 383 although I'm not sure just how long. He was a prisoner with others from his home village of Aberlour in Banffshire, Scotland who have all now sadly passed on. This photo which was taken on repatriation and I believe all were in the same camp. On the back row extreme right is George McConnachie and in the front row from left is Jock McConnachie (his brother) who gained the MM, next are twin brothers Leslie & Thomas Gray, not sure which is which, then my father John Geddes and Charles Morrison. I would be pleased to get any info on anyone who can make connections with any of the men in the photo.




    Rflmn. John Ellis Watt Geddes .     British Army 7th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)   from Arbroath

    (d.4th April 1945)

    John Geddes served with the 7th Battalion, Cameronians.




    RCI Geddes .     British Army Reconnaissance Corps

    RCI Geddes served with the Reconnaissance 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.




    RM Geddes .     British Army Gordon Highlanders

    RM Geddes served with the Gordon Highlanders 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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