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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

John Lister .     Royal Navy HMS Penelope

My father, John Lister, served on board HMS Penelope during the war, as part of "K" Force in the Mediterranean.




Gnr. John Lister .     British Army 72nd Medium Regiment Royal Artillery   from Deopham




Sqd Ldr. R. C.F. Lister .     Royal Air Force 41 Squadron




Ronald Walter Lister .     Australian Army




WH Lister .     British Army

WH Lister 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.




Cpl. A Little .     British Army 15th (S) Regiment Reconnaissance Corps

Cpl.A Little served with the 15th (S) Regiment 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: 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.




Albert Frederick "Titch" Little .     British Army

Albert Little served during WW2.




Alexander Ross Little .     Royal Air Force   from Bleirvaddach

My father Alexander Little, was in the RAF and was captured early on in the war, he never spoke about it. I have his dog tag from Stalag X1A. My aunt remembers he was in the 200 mile march keeping ahead of the advancing troops, also he drank some evaporated milk from a tin they found as they were all starving and he went down with a severe stomach upset. He never liked Alsation dogs because they were let loose at night and ran around underneath their huts, this is all I know.




AR Little .     British Army

AR Little 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.




AR Little .     British Army

AR Little 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.




Capt. Archibald Little .     British Army Seaforth Highlanders   from Selkirk, Scotland




Archibald Thomas Little .     British Army 10th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry   from Simonsbath, Exmoor




SSG. Charlie H. Little .     US Army Company D. 4th Infantry Regiment   from Winterville, NC

Charlie Little enlisted on the 5th of Nov. 1941 at Fort Bragg, NC, Became a Staff Sergeant in Company D Fourth Infantry.

He was in the African Middle Eastern theater and then part of the invasion of Italy where he was captured. He told me he and another soldier became separated from his company and hid in a bomb creator. The other soldier fell asleep and began to snore. The noise gave them away and the other soldier refused to be captured and was killed. Dad was put on a train and ended up in Stalag 3b.

According to my Dad, cigarettes and chocolate from the Red Cross packages were used to trade for items to build a crystal radio from the German guards. Each part was kept by a POW for safe keeping during the day. At night they would put it together and listen to the news. The German guard propaganda was that the Allies had lost the war but the POWs knew different. One day the guards just left the camp. While listening to the radio they knew Germany had lost. They were able to locate the nearest US troop location. A small group including my dad chose to leave the camp and found the US troops and were liberated.

He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Good Conduct medals.




Clarence "Harry" Little .     Orama

My father, Clarence Little, known as "Harry", survived the sinking of the Orama and was held in Stalag 13B.




D Little .     British Army Royal Army Ordnance Corps

D Little served with the Royal Army Ordnance 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.




DT Little .     British Army

DT Little 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.




Lt.Cmdr. Edward Neal Little .     United States Navy Cavate Naval Yard, 16th Naval Dist.   from United States

POW Fukuoka 17 in Japan

In charge of the Mess Hall. Court Martial - for acts of treason on his fellow POW's

Deceased 26 June 1967 Buried Golden Gate National Cemetery Bruno, Calif




Edward N Little .    

POW in Camp Fukuoka #17, Japan




G Little .     British Army

G Little 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.




Sgt. G. Little .     Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd.




H Little .     British Army

H Little 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.




Stew. Harry Little .     Merchant Navy SS. Orama

My father Harry Little survived the sinking of Orama. He was a POW in Stalag 13. I'm happy to share any information I have, and very interested to hear from any survivors, etc. The website contains a picture of the camp ID of Tom Williams, a steward on Orama. I have my father's camp ID. He was also a steward. I believe Tom Williams was in correspondence with my late mother.




Harry Little .     British Army

My father, Harry Little, survived the sinking of SS Orama. He was a POW in Stalag 13.




J Little .     British Army Lancashire Fusiliers

J Little served with the Lancashire 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.




J Little .     British Army

J Little 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.




Lt. J. E. Little .     Home Guard B Coy. Workington Btn.




Pantryman James Little .     Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar   from Waterloo, Lancashire

(d.2nd Dec 1940)




Pte. James William George Little .     British Army Royal West Kent Regiment   from Dover, Kent

Until his final year before his death my father, Jim Little would not tell me how he was captured. It seems they were in a farm house in France covering the rearguard at Dunkirk. He did the 800 mile march to Poland & spent the rest of WW2 at Stalag v111b. He was sent down the local coal mines. He passed away in 1986. I am still in contact with his best army mates and children.




John Little .     British Army Royal Army Service Corps   from 164 Holmesdale Road, South Norwood

I am hoping that someone will remember my father John Little. He was in the R.A.S.C. with the 8th Army in Palestine until about 1945. He married my mother Stella Brown in November 1939. They lived in South Norwood, London.

Prior to going to Palestine, some of his training was done in North Walsham, Norfolk, and Herne Bay in Kent, and possibly in Hastings, Sussex. For a time he was a medical orderly. (I believe after he had had his appendix removed). I do have an Egyptian newspaper cutting with a photo of him with other medical staff taken at this time. I believe he also undertook administration work.

For a while he was seconded to a regiment from New Zealand. He became friends with an Australian who gave him a wooden napkin ring for his daughter (me) who was born in July 1946. He was a guard in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" (presumably put on by soldiers) at the Cairo Royal Opera House. He played piano in the officers' mess. He also played accordion and clarinet.

He returned to England and was then sent to Norway. I never thought to ask why or for how long. I hope there is someone who may remember. I feel that time is running out now and I am very sorry that I did not question him further.




RF Little .     British Army Highland Light Infantry

RF Little served with the Highland Light Infantry 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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