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Cpl. Zygmunt Nowak . Polish Army Polish Tank Corps from Wolamakowska, Poland My father Zygmunt Nowak was captured on 6th of October 1939 and sent to Stalag XIII-A, and then moved to Stalag X-A in Schleswig. On 15th of December 19141, he was sent to work on a farm near Flensburg. He stayed there until the end of the war, as the farmer treated him well. Even after he was freed by the British, he stayed on to help at the farm until one of the farmer’s three sons came home from the war. Knowing the area well, he joined the occupying Allied forces to keep law and order in the area.
Not much was said about the camps, so I can't tell any stories. One interesting point was that some time in 1943 Dad was allowed to go home to Poland for a week. My family back in Poland has a record of this. His brother was part of the Polish underground and told him not to go back, as he would hide him in Poland. But Dad said no, as probably the Germans would kill the whole family if he didn't go back, plus he was being treated well there.
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Pte. John "Jock" Nowell . Australian Imperial Force 6th Divison Signals from Brisbane, Qld John Nowell served with the 6th Division Signals, Australian Army in WW2. He was wounded and captured in Kalamatta, Greece 28th of April 1941 and imprisoned at Stalag 18A Wolfsberg Austria.
John escaped with Snowy Yates, (from Ballarat Victoria) and Jock Robertson (from Paisley Scotland). They met up with 8th Army Scouts at Upine on the Austrian - Hungarian border and Kings Royal Rifles and 4th Hussars and he acted as interpreter until the end of war.
John re enlisted after WW2 for the Korean War and died in a Japanese hospital 24th of January 1956.
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Gnr. Leslie Nowell . British Army 5th Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery from York (d.12th Sep 1944) On 13th May 1915, Leslie was born at Fishgate, York, Yorkshire, the son of George Ernest Nowell and Eliza Nowell. He left school as a teenager and was employed by York Council, where he worked as a general labourer and road sweeper. In 1936, Leslie married Eleanor Atkinson. They had two children and lived at 21 Temple Avenue, Tang Hall Estate, York.
In 1939, after the outbreak of the war, Leslie left his wife and two children to go into the Army. He was assigned to the 5th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, and was posted to Singapore. There, he was stationed at Changi Barracks.
On 15th February 1942, Leslie became a prisoner of war when Singapore was captured by the Japanese; his POW number was M-903. He, his comrades, and many other prisoners were kept at Changi Barracks, which the Japanese converted to use as a prison. He remained there until early April.
On 4 April 1942, Leslie was one of the first thousand prisoners to leave Singapore and be transported on the ship Nissyo Maru to Saigon, where he and the other prisoners were made to work at the docks.
On 22 June 1942, he was transferred to Thailand where, along with 700 other men, he was put to work building a railway. On the way, they were interned briefly at Tarsao Camp, and then spent a couple of weeks building the Kinsayok Camp.
On 23rd June 1944, Leslie and 500 other prisoners were taken from Tha Muang, Thailand to Singapore, where they awaited final transfer to confinement in Japan. On 4 September, he and 900 other prisoners boarded the Kachidoki Maru, which joined convoy Hi-72 en route to Japan. The convoy also included the Rakuyo Maru, which held 1,317 Australian and British prisoners. The two transport ships were not marked as carrying prisoners of war.
On 12th of September, the convoy was attacked by American submarines. At 22.40 hours, the USS Pampanito fired three torpedoes at the Kachidoki Maru. The ship was holed, flooded quickly, and sank. The only survivors were those who were able to jump overboard. Along with more than 400 other brave men who were aboard as prisoners, Leslie lost his life that night.
Sadly, while Leslie was a prisoner of war, his wife Eleanor contracted tuberculosis and died on 28 January 1944, at age 24. She left behind their two young children, Leslie age 8 yrs and Christine 6 yrs, not knowing that what lay ahead for them was to be placed in an orphanage, or knowing the fate of her husband.
Always remembered and never forgotten.
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PF Nower . British Army PF Nower 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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Gnr. William John Noy . British Army 25th Med & Heavy Training Unit Royal Artillery My grandfather William Noy served for a short while with the 25 Medium & Heavy Training Regiment RA, he was posted there on the 28/05/42 till 16/11/42 in C Battery which was based at Marske, North Yorkshire. He was then transferred to the Pioneer Corps and posted to No 12 Training Centre, then to 332 company which was formed in Oldham Lancs, 13 group on 30/11/42, disbanded in Hamburg 08/08/45.
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L/Cpl. Dennis Gordon Noyce . British Army Royal Hampshire Regiment from Southampton Serving in North Africa with Royal Hampshire Regiment, Dennis Noyce was captured by Italians and made a POW in an Italian camp.
After some time, Dennis was passed on to the Germans and sent to a Stalag in Germany, where he remained till end of war.
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Sgt. Frederick John Noyes . Royal Air Force 90 Squadron from Melksham (d.12th Sep 1944)
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CW Noys . British Army CW Noys 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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Nuesink . Royal Air Force No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron from Holland On 4th May 1944 a RAF aircraft, a Mitchell FR184 of 320 Squadron, was hit by flak south of Abbeville, France and ditched at sea at 11:24 (GMT) at
50'33N - 00'58E
Crew Members were:
- Off. Nuesink
- Off. Limbosch
- Sgt. P. De Haan - WIA
- Sgt. Van Offeren - WIA
All were saved by ASR Walrus
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Sgt. George Thomas Nugent MM. Canadian Army Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada from Winnipeg George Thomas Nugent enlisted in January 1940 and headed overseas later that year and was prepared in England for combat. He got his chance at combat on August 19, 1942 at Dieppe. He was wounded but was lucky to return to England. He returned to Canada to instruct and was later back to action in Europe, he was wounded again and did not return to action. George was discharged Sept 29,1945 in Winnipeg and later moved to Virden where his family was raised.
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Gnr. James Nugent . British Army 1/1st Maritime Regiment Royal Artillery from Stretford, Manchester (d.26th Jun 1941) James Nugent is one of three brothers killed in WW2 while serving as a gunner on a merchant navy ship, name of ship unknown.
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George E. Null . United States Army 92nd Btn. Signal I'm trying to find information about my father George E Null who was assigned to the HQ company of the 92nd Signal Battalion. I would especially like information on the nightclub he and several buddies ran (I think it was in Vienna).
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PO. George Albert Nunez . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 9 Squadron from Trinidad (d.1st May 1943)
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E Nunley . British Army Royal Armoured Corps E Nunley 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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Drvr. Albert Hockley Nunn . British Army Royal Army Service Corps Albert Nunn's POW Number was 13005, at Stalag XX-B, Malbork.
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DT Nunn . British Army 4/7th Dragoon Guards DT Nunn served with the 4/7th Dragoon Guards 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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Gnr. Frederick Theodore "Eric" Nunn . Marines HMS Warspite from Dunmow, Essex (d.22nd May 1941) Eric Nunn was my uncle and he was a Gunner on HMS Warspite, killed during the Battle of Crete. I would love to hear from anyone who served with him.
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Fredrick Nunn . Royal Navy HMS Dasher from Carlisle My grandad, Frederick Nunn who was in the Navy, was a survivor of the HMS Dasher 1943.
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GA Nunn . British Army GA Nunn 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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R Nunn . British Army R Nunn 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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RJ Nunn . British Army RJ Nunn 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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Wilfred Nunn . Royal Air Force from Bishop Auckland Wilfred Nunn was stationed at Linton on Ouse in 1942.
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Pte. William James F. Nunn . British Army Oxford and Buckingham Light Infantry from London My dad William Nunn was born in 1920. He lied about his age and joined the Regular Army. He was stationed in Kent where he met my mother. He served in the Oxford and Buckingham Light Infantry and was sent to Sword beach on the D Day landing 1944. Sadly he passed away in October 2013 aged 93. I am very proud of my dad and what he did for his country.
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EG Nunns . British Army Royal Armoured Corps EG Nunns 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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Cpl. George Nursaw . British Army 4th Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.19th May 1940)
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Gordon F Nursaw . British Army 15th (S) Regiment Reconnaissance Corps Gordon F Nursaw 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: 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. Bryan Leonard Nurse . British Army Dorsetshire Regiment from Finches Farm, Great Stambridge My father, Bryan Nurse served in the Army in the Gloucestershire Regiment and later joined the Dorsetshire Regiment. He fought as part of the Allies' combined South East Asia Command, serving in Burma in 1944. He's still alive at 93.
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Pte. Marguerite Lois Nurse . Auxiliary Territorial Service 93rd Searchlight Regiment, 301st (M) S/L Battery Royal Artillery from Bristol Greta Nurse served in the A.T.S. from May 1942 to July 1945. The initial Army training was at Aldermaston and then she was chosen to be trained to operate a searchlight. This training took place at Norton Manor Farm just outside Taunton, Somerset. She was stationed at Ponsbourne Park in Hertfordshire, C Troop, 93rd Searchlight Regiment. During an air raid by the enemy, the searchlight team had to try to find the enemy bombers and illuminate them with the searchlight. If a group of searchlights managed to light up the same plane then the guns could shoot them down.
Some diary entries for 1942:
- Friday 8th May 1942 Joined A.T.S. Went to Aldermaston for basic training.
- Wednesday 3rd June Left Aldermaston & went to Taunton, Norton Manor Barracks, for technical training. Trained as 6, 7 & 8 on searchlights.
- Friday 31st July Passing out parade. Inspection by Colonel. Very hot, took 2 hrs.
- Tuesday 25th August Had prestige march through Taunton. Had party in evening, dance after.
- Wed. 26th August Left Taunton, training finished, going to an operational site to take over from men. Going near N. London.
- Thurs. 27th August Just getting settled in. We had to scrub whole place yesterday and were out at night on exercises.
- Sun. 13th September Hostile raid, turned out about midnight.
- Sat. 26th September Exercises from 7p.m. to 3a.m. Very good, 6 engagements, 3 illuminations.
Diary entry for Tuesday 8th May 1945,
V.E. Day. War with Germany over. Ceasefire at midnight. Gave short searchlight display at 23.45. Crowds in London. Bonfires lit, bells rung etc. Tues & Weds declared public holidays. On guard.
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RSM. Stanley Maurice Nutley . British Army 2nd East Kent Regiment from London
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Jeremy Donovan Nutt . Royal Navy HMS Newcastle My father, Jeremy Donovan Nutt, of Rhodesia served on the HMS Newcastle in the Pacific in approx. 1943-45. I have a few photos that are very unclear and would appreciate any photos or memorabilia from this period. Thanks.
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