F/Sgt Kenneth North . Royal Air Force from Hull Kenneth North flew from RAF Metheringham
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R. A. North . British Army Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
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Ronald Arthur North . British Army 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade from Godalming (d.31st January 1945)
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W North . British Army Royal Armoured Corps W North 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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Pte. Daniel "Jack" Northall . Royal Air Force Motor Transport Section from Dudley, West Midlands
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Flt.Sgt. Edward Northard . Royal Air Force 90 Squadron Flight Sergeant Edward Northard was held in Stalag 4B.
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L/Cpl. Jesse William Charles Northeast . British Army Royal Engineers from Horley I don't know any more information regarding my late grandfather, Jesse Northeast, as his wife and son have both passed away. All I have are his details on my late father's birth certificate.
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F/O. John Edward Northend . Royal Air Force 61 Squadron from Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield (d.13th Jan 1943) John Northend was a navigator on Lancaster B1 W4192 QR-E, which took off from RAF Syerston at 03:35 on 13th January 1943 as part of a 55 Lancaster raid on Essen, target indication being provided by four Mosquito aircraft from the Pathfinder Force. The aircraft crashed at Mettman, 14 km East North East of Duesseldorf Germany, all the crew were killed. Initially, they were buried at Nordfriedhof, but were reinterred in the Reichswald War Cemetery after the War.
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Flt.Lt. Edward Northern DFC. Royal Canadian Air Force 420 Squadron from Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (d.1st May 1944)
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PO. Frederick William Northmore . Royal Navy HMS Repulse from Plymouth My father, Frederick Northmore, served in the Royal Navy in WW2. Born 1921, he joined the Navy as a boy in 1937.
Dad served on HMS Repulse; MV Ulster Queen. HMS Orion, HMS Nile, HMS Dulverton, HMS Nile (Sphinx), HMS Birmingham and HMS Forth until his discharge in 1962. Unfortunately for me any medals he may have been presented with have been lost. Dad died in 1985.
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WH Northoote . British Army Royal Armoured Corps WH Northoote 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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Sqd.Ldr. Donald Northrop . Royal Air Force 83 Squadron My dad, Donald Northrop served with 83 Squadron. I would love to hear from anyone who knew him and how he spent part of the war in France in charge of prisoners of war.
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J Northrop . British Army J Northrop 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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Warrant Officer Patrick William Northway . RAAF 460 Squadron from Perth My father, Patrick Northway, as a POW in Italy helped build a Church near Udine. He had a photograph of it but had not himself seen the finished product. He wanted me to see it on my travels in Europe in the early 1970s but I was on an organised COntiki tour and was not able to reach Udine. This year my sons are giving me a holiday in Italy for my 60th birthday and we are definitely going to visit the Church and the POW campo 57. One of my sons, TOby, has some some research on the Camp. I know this is going to be a very emotional visit and sadly, Dad will only know I've finally achieved his wish, by looking down from Heaven.
Like most returned servicemen, Dad did not speak much of the war. He was a member of the Caterpillar Club as he was taken prisoner in the Middle East while parachuting to safety from his burning aircraft. He was a rear gunner.
Dad died in very sad circumstances, after a heart attack when he was 69, his mind went due to oxygen not getting through to his brain, and when he died in Hollywood Hospital, he was 'back in the POW camp'. He had to be restrained because he tried to strangle the poor old bloke in the next bed. No-one should ever have to endure anything like that. No physical wounds, but permanent mental scarring.
Thank you for letting me share. I for one, and my brothers and sons, am very proud of my Dad but I never told him!! How common is that?
Kathleen
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Spr. William Charles Northway . British Army 190th Railway Company Royal Engineers from Reading William Northway served as a Blockman with 190th Railway Company, Royal Engineers
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W/O Northwood . Royal Air Force w/op 76 Sqd.
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F/O A. J. Norton . 97 Squadron
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Pte. Arthur Norton . British Army 2nd Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) from Barnsley
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Derrick Norton . British Army from Aylsham, Norfolk My uncle Derrick Norton was in the 8th Army. He would not talk about the war. I have a photo of him and other men and written on the back is `Italy 1943'. He was on the front of `The War Illustrated' when they went to El Alamein.
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Sig. Donald Norton . Royal Navy HMS Scotia from Walkden Donald Norton, my grandad, was a miner after the war and became foreman of props at Walkden Yard. I was going through his paperwork when I found his discharge papers. HMS Collingwood was his first ship. I believe he was a signalman and was also stationed at HMS Mercury and HMS Scotia, plus three more, but I am unable to read the names of these.
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W/O. Douglas Sidney Joseph Norton . Royal Air Force 51 Squadron (d.13th March 1945) My granddad, Warrant Officer Douglas Sidney Joseph Norton flew with 51 squadron at RAF Snaith between October 1944 and March 1945.
The above photo was supposedly taken before their final operation on 13/03/1945. My granddad is front row on the right - he was the Wireless Operator. The only other person I can identify is the Bomb Aimer F/Sgt W R Homewood back row second from right. The others are: - F/O B.J. Murray DFC- Pilot,
- P/O E.V. Grinter DFC - Navigator,
- Sgt R Stephenson - Flight Engineer,
- Sgt JHC Hoggan - M/U Gunner,
- Sgt JP Ryan DFM - Rear Gunner.
If any one recognises anyone please contact me.
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P/O. E. A. Norton . Royal Air Force 90 Squadron (d.30th May 1943) On the 29th of May 1943,
Stirling MkI EF397 WP-K of 90 Squadron
took off at 2310 from Ridgewell. On return it crashed at 0430 2 miles north of RAF Stradishall airfield, Suffolk (5 miles NE of Haverhill). the crew were: - P/O E A Norton
- Sgt E G Brooke
- Sgt L F F Johns RNZAF
- F/O J V Gustofson RNZAF
- Sgt W C Beck
- Sgt G A F Johnston
- Sgt J O Bradshaw
Sgt Bradshaw survived with injuries.
Both New Zealanders and Sgt Johnston who came from Dublin in the Irish Republic are buried in Haverhill Cemetery. The others that died were taken to their home towns.
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A/Capt. Eric Bertram Norton MID.. British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment Eric Norton served with the Royal Warwickshires.
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FC Norton . British Army FC Norton 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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Pte. George Norton . British Army Seaforth Higlanders from Barnsley, Yorkshire George Norton was my uncle, my father's brother; I would be interested in any info or pictures that might be available about him. Our family know very little about the time he spent as a POW, as understandably he would not talk about it. Any help would be much appreciated. I would be particularly interested to find out which POW camp he was in after he was captured, so that I might be able to build a picture of his experiences.
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Sgt. George Henry Norton . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 57 Squadron from Ipswich (d.4th May 1943)
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L/Cpl. George Thomas Norton . British Army 2nd Btn. Grenadier Guards from Burton-on-Trent My father, George Norton always told his war stories. One was particularly horrific to us, but astonishing to him. I don't know where this happened, but his tank was caught by a land-mine and lost its tracks. Making sure his men got out, he sustained some bad burns to his legs and arms. He then jumped out and started to run across a cornfield. His best friend passed him, shouting "They might have my foot, but they're not getting me!".
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Capt. Gerard Ross Norton VC, MM.. South African Forces Kaffrarian Rifles from South Africa Gerard Ross Norton was 28 years old, and a lieutenant in the Kaffrarian Rifles, South African Forces, attached to 1/4th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment when was awarded the VC.
"On 31 August 1944 during the attack on Montegridolfo, Italy, Lieutenant Norton's platoon was pinned down by heavy fire. On his own initiative and with complete disregard for his own safety, he advanced alone and attacked the first machine-gun emplacement, killing the crew of three. He then went on to the second position containing two machine-guns and 15 riflemen, and wiped out both machine-gun nests, killing or taking prisoner the remainder of the enemy. Throughout these attacks he was continuously under fire from a self-propelled gun, nevertheless he calmly went on to lead his platoon against the remaining enemy positions."
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Harold Derrick Norton . British Army 8th Army My uncle Harold Derrick Norton was in the 8th Army Desert Rats. He would not talk about the war, although Tobruk has been mentioned.
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J S Norton . British Army Welch Regiment J Norton served with the Welch 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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