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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

J Pound .     British Army

J Pound 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.




Rflmn. Basil G. Pounds .     British Army Rifle Brigade

My late Uncle Basil Pounds was captured after the defence of Calais spent the war as POW Number 7243 in Stalag 344 at Lambinowice, Poland. He returned home in 1945 and lived a long happy life returned to his wife and became head of ICI Rubber Far East. He passed away 1994. He was a very nice man.




William Henry C Pow .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps




Pte. William George Pow .     British Army Royal Gloucestershire Regiment   from Bristol

My mother used to talk about her Uncle Bill, who she had a great love for, and the fact that he was a prisoner of war in Malbork Stalag XXB, PoW number was 11917. She and his son Keith, told me that William escaped several times during his detention. My mother also told me that because of his surname Pow, most of any correspondence was never received by William because they thought they were looking for a William George (POW)and not William Pow. He did end up getting his letters but not until the time of the march. He survived the War and went on to have several children, preferring the outdoors than the indoors.




Powel .     British Army

Powel 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.




Tech Sgt. Powell .     US Army Air Force 452nd Bomb Group




H Powell .     Royal Navy HMS Nelson




Sergeant A R Powell .     RCAF 57 Squadron (d.6th January 1945)

I am looking for information about my uncle, Niels Christian Evensen, shot down near Dieppe, France on 17/12/1944. Is there anyone who remembers him?

The crew were:

  • Capt N.C.Evensen RNAF
  • F/S W.G.Gulliksen RNAF
  • F/O John Roger Garling RAF, 154595 (name on Runnymede Memorial)
  • Sgt H.G.Bjoroy RNAF
  • W/O Albert Thomason RAF VR 1117171 (buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery)
  • Sgt A.R.Powell RCAF
  • Sgt D.S.Scott RAF




  • AH Powell .     British Army Reconnaissance Corps

    AH Powell 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: 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 George Powell .     British Army Manchester Regiment

    Alby Powell served with the Manchester Regiment.




    Pte. Alfred James Powell .     British Army 13 Field Bakery Royal Army Service Corps   from Parkstone Dorset

    (d.5th Dec 1941)

    Would love to hear any stories about my Grandfather, Alfred James Powell. All I know is he was in RASC 13th Field Bakery, and was killed 5/12/1941.




    Pte. Alfred James Powell .     British Army 13th Field Bakery Royal Army Service Corps   from Poole, Dorset

    (d.5th December 1941)




    Pte. Benjamin Emlyn Maddock Powell .     British Army The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment   from Glamorgan

    My uncle Benji Powell was missing for a number of years after being set free. He was found in a hospital somewhere. He was never quite the same. He never married and appeared rather odd. A times he would laugh out of context, but he was very kind.




    Brinley "Taff" Powell .     Royal Navy Royal Marines

    My father, Brinley Powell (Taff), Royal Marine, was on the Nigeria on the Russian convoys and was on board when she was torpedoed in 1942 and taken off on a tribal class destroyer,the Ashanti. One of his best friends was 'Jock' King who later became a policeman. I grew up with many of these photos.




    Flight Seargent Carey "Taffy" Powell .     Royal Air Force Rear Gunner 106 Sqd.   from Froncysyllte, North Wales




    Sgt. David George Powell .     British Army 53rd Reconnaissance Regt   from Cwmdare, S. Wales

    My father spoke very little of his time during the Second World War. But I remember at his funeral several of his "old pals" recalling his capture of some Germans single handed in a cellar. They laughed as they recalled hearing his loud voice shouting at them .... He was a drill sergeant. He went to several reunions in S'Hertershenbosch ... Where the locals looked after them royally.

    My father really liked the Dutch people and mentioned how they had helped himself and others whilst under severe stress themselves. We should always remember these wonderfully courageous young men who gave so much of their lives for us. I am so deeply proud of my Father and I thought he deserved a mention, no matter how small. I have photos and will post them as I find them.




    Pte. David George Powell .     British Army 2nd Btn Devonshire Regiment   from Gwaelod y Garth, Glamorgan

    David Powell served with the 2nd Devonshire Regiment.




    Lt. Edward John Powell .     United States Navy USS Boise   from Kansas City, USA

    My 2nd cousin, Edward John Powell, known as Jack was born in 1911, and emigrated to the USA in 1913 as a small boy, with his parents, Edward and Matilda Powell, and his three older sisters, Vera Gladys, Doris Irene, and Marjorie. All members of the family were born in Monmouthshire, South Wales. Jack's father (an accountant) had received an inheritance in 1912 from his uncle, who was a resident of Kansas City, and that was where the family eventually settled.

    During World War 2 Jack served on USS Boise as a Lieutenant, and all my information about him was passed on to me by my late aunt, so the information is rather limited. He was known to serve in the Pacific, and was aboard USS Boise, when it escorted General MacArthur.

    After World War 2, Jack settled in California, and was still unmarried in 1948, when his father went to live with him. I have no knowledge about him after 1950. If anyone knows anything more about Jack Powell, I would be most interested to hear, as I may also have living descendants of this side of the Powell family, still in the USA.




    ER Powell .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

    ER Powell 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.




    FK Powell .     British Army

    FK Powell 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. K. Powell .     102 Squadron




    GE Powell .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

    GE Powell 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.




    WO2 Gilbert Crampton Powell .     British Army 9th Btn. Middlesex Regt   from Wealdstone, Harrow Middlesex

    9th Middlesex in 1936

    My father Gilbert Powell joined up as a "Terrier" on 10/06/31 in the 9th Btn Middlesex Regiment and by 1937 he had attained the rank of Lance Sergeant. He was called out for military service on 08/10/38 and transferred to the Royal Artillery. He joined 60th Searchlight Regiment RA on 01/11/38. After various courses he was posted to 4 Anti-Aircraft 'Z' Regiment on 19/02/42. He was promoted WO2 (Battery Sergeant Major) on 21/12/42. His last posting was to 41 Regimental Holding Unit on 06/07/45 and was released to the reserve 06/01/46.

    Most of the letters to my mother were sent from Birkenhead during his time with the AA Regiments and I remember him telling me of the rocket system that was in use at the time, (An example can be found in the Firepower museum).




    Harry Mervyn "Taffy" Powell .     Royal Air Force   from Ebbw Vale

    Have been looking through the records WW2 and can't find any information on my father's location during the War his name was Harry Powell. My brother, David, has put Dad's log book and photographs into the Wickenby Museum, as we have always understood that's where he was based during WW2. If anyone has any information, please email me.




    L/Bmdr, Harry Powell .     British Army 69th Field Regiment Royal Artillery   from Bilston, Staffs

    (d.20th Aug 1944)

    I had a great uncle who was killed on 20th August 1944 called Harry Powell. I believe he died in or around Conteville in Normandy. I have visited his grave at Ranville.




    Herbert Powell .     British Army 46th Div. Royal Signals Corps

    My grandad served in the 8th Army from 1939 until 1946. He did not speak about his time with the 8th. He was in the campaigns in North Africa, Tobruk, Sicily, Italy and Monte Cassino.




    JF Powell .     British Army

    JF Powell 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.




    Group Captain John Alexander "Speedy" Powell DSO, DFC, OBE.     Royal Air Force 19 Sqd. (d.18th Aug 1944)

    I understand that Group Captain Powell was at Feltwell during WW2 although not as a Group captain at the time. He was a pilot and flew Wellingtons amongst other aircraft. Can anyone confirm whether he did?




    L/Cpl. Joseph Andrew James "Jim" Powell MM..     British Army Welch Regiment




    Sea. Lawrence Powell .     Royal Navy HMS Formidable   from Alfrick





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