This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree to accept cookies.
If you enjoy this siteplease consider making a donation.
Site Home
WW2 Home
Add Stories
WW2 Search
Library
Help & FAQs
WW2 Features
Airfields
Allied Army
Allied Air Forces
Allied Navy
Axis Forces
Home Front
Battles
Prisoners of War
Allied Ships
Women at War
Those Who Served
Day-by-Day
Library
The Great War
Submissions
Add Stories
Time Capsule
Childrens Bookshop
FAQ's
Help & FAQs
Glossary
Volunteering
Contact us
News
Bookshop
About
Lt. Lance Pardoe-Thomas . Royal Navy Reserve HMS Ranpura from Newport, Wales
Lance Pardoe-Thomas served in HMS Ranpura.
LN Pardy . British Army
LN Pardy 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.
Sargeant Parfect . British Army 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
Alphaeus W C Parfitt . British Army 10th Hussars
Alphaeus Parfitt served with the 10th Hussars 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.
Stokr. Charles William Parfitt . Royal Navy HMS Fidelity (d.30th Dec 1942)
Charles Parfitt is my uncle whom I never met. He was much loved and missed by my relatives, one of whom is still alive (Joy, one of his sisters). He was a joker and was always playing tricks on his sisters. He couldn't wait to join up and even lied about his age. What a waste. God bless Charlie.
D. W. Parfitt . British Army 17/21st Lancers
DW Parfitt served with the 17/21st Lancers 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.
Kathleen Parfitt . Land Army
My mother was in the land army stationed at Redworth House, Totnes, South Devon till around 1949 Her name was Kathleen Parfitt. She would love to hear from anyone who was billeted their around that time especially Sally Marriot who she lost touch with some years ago all she can remember is Sally moved back to Matlock in Derbyshire were she married and seems to think she ran a post office.
If you can help me find my mothers friend please email me, I would be so grateful to you as my mother is getting on in years and she would dearly like to know what became of Sally
Pte. Richard Thomas Parfitt . British Army Royal West Kent Regiment
Dick Parfitt passed away ten years ago and we went the The Royal West Kent Museum in Maidstone to find out ant details of his war service. The Curator took his details away and came back saying because of the hundred years rule he could not give details but he could tell us that he was a very brave man because he had worked behind enemy lines for some of his service.
Sgt William Parfitt . RAFVR 220 Sdq (d.22nd Jan 1941)
F/O W. P. Parham . Royal Air Force 10 Sqd. (d. 3rd Feb 1945 )
W Paris . British Army Royal Armoured Corps
W Paris 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.
Pilot Officer David Parish . Royal Air Force
David Parish was lost on operations early 1940s. Brother of J.N.W Parish, a sub lieutenant in the Royal Navy who died in 1941.
GJ Parish . British Army
GJ Parish 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.
Sub.Lt. J. N.W. Parish . Royal Navy HMS Heron from Hawarden
(d.17th May 1941)
LR Parish . British Army Northamptonshire Regiment
LR Parish served with the Northamptonshire 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.
RW Parish . British Army
RW Parish 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.
Flt.Sgt. Alec Park . Royal Air Force 82 Sqdn. from Cumbria
(d.21st October 1941)
Alec Park flew with F/S G P Haines and P/O J H Robinson in Blenheim UXO-A (V5634). The plane was shot down by F W Ederer of 3/JG53 Katwijk aan Zee Holland, around 15.30 during an attack on shipping off the Dutch coast. He was reported as missing.
Also shot down on the same mission UXO/O (V6146) P/O B B Barber, P/O H H Pibus, F/S E W Paine.
Alexander Park .
My dad Alexander Park was captured at the start of the war in France. I think he was in a prison camp in Poland and was freed by the Americans. I had no dad from 1939 to 1945, I was 3 when he went to war.
L/Sgt. Archibald Robert Park . British Army Scots Guards from Newcastleton
My Uncle Archie Park was captured at Anzio Beach in 1944. He had been involved in the Norwegian Landings and also throughout North Africa with the 8th Army. After capture he was a prisoner at Stalag 4b, Muhlberg.
I would like to hear from anyone that can remember or knows of Archie Park.
AS Park . British Army
AS Park 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.
DMCA Park . British Army Highland Light Infantry
DMCA Park 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.
E Park . British Army Durham Light Infantry
E Park served with the Durham 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.
Gnr. Ernest Park . British Army 57 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, 171 Bty. Royal Artillery from Dorset
(d.7th Mar 1943)
Ernest Park sadly died aged 22 during service. He was a gunner in the 57th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Royal Artillery and was in the 171 Battery. He is buried in the Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya. His service number was 1778545. He was originally from Dorset. Would love to hear from anyone who may have known him or anyone from same regiment.
Seaman James William Park . Royal Navy HMS Prunella (d.21st Jun 1940)
Sgt. James Aloysius Park . Royal Air Force 101 Squadron from Glasgow
(d.24 May 1943)
Aged 20 years old my Uncle Jimmy Park joined the RAF as a Volunteer Reserve in 1940. In February 1942 he was posted to Ansty were he completed his Elementary Flying Training and was then posted to Paulson, Manitoba, Canada for training. In August 1942 he was taking his Air Bomber Armament Qualification and in the October his Air Bombers Navigation Course.
He returned to the UK and in early May 1943 was at Lindholme 1656 Conversion Unit before being posted to the 101 Squadron at Holme, Spading Moor. He had three flights before his first ops which was on the 23rd May 1943. After a 9-day break in operations, Bomber Command dispatched 826 aircraft to Dortmund in the Battle of the Ruhr. Uncle Jimmy was part of the crew of Lancaster W4919 which took off at 10:30pm and was later shot down by a night fighter at 02:33 at Bergen, four miles into Holland. All the crew were killed on their first ever mission. He was buried in the military cemetery at Venlo and later interred at Jonkerboos.
Sgt L N P Park . 76 Sqd
Pte. R. Park . Home Guard A Coy. Workington Btn.
Pte. Robert Jenkins Park . British Army Gordon Highlanders
My dad, Robert Park was captured at St Valery. He spent rest of the war at StalagXXa Thorens in Poland.
Thomas Duncan Park . Air Raid Protection from 90 Seymour Ave, Tottenham
Sgt. William Frederick Park . British Army 1st Battalion Queens Own Cameron Highlanders from Old Kilpatrick
I served with the 1st Cameron Highlanders and my story is almost an exact copy of Pte Perkins.
Page 6 of 64
Can you help us to add to our records?
The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them
Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area?
If so please let us know.
Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice.
Celebrate your own Family History
Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc.
Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.
The free section of the Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers. We have been helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items.
The website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources and we currently have a huge backlog of submissions.
If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running.
Hosted by:
Copyright MCMXCIX - MMXXIV
- All Rights Reserved
We do not permit the use of any content from this website for the training of LLMs or for use in Generative AI, it also may not be scraped for the purpose of creating other websites.