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L/Cpl. Edwin Joseph Pym .     British Army 2nd Lothian & Border Horse Royal Armoured Corps   from Vange, Basildon, Essex (d.22nd April 1945) Add to this record. Brig. Henry George Pyne MC..     British Army Royal Engineers   from Ballyvolane (d.26th Dec 1945) Henry Pyne was the son of George Masters and Fanny Pyne (nee Dwyer) and husband of Betty Marion Pyne (nee Calthorp), of Ballyvolane. He was 58 when he died at died at the Bons Secours Hospital, Cork City, on 26 December 1945. The cause of death was Auricular Fibrillation, and Myocardial Degeneration. He is buried in Aghern Church of Ireland Churchyard, Aghern, Co. Cork, Ireland. S Flynn Add to this record. Sgt. Thomas Basil George "Titch" Pyne .     Royal Air Force 73 Squadron   from Hitchin, Herts (d.14th May 1940) Thomas Basil George Pyne (Titch) was a Sergeant Pilot in 73 Squadron, RAF, flying Mk I Hurricanes. He was the second-born child of Flight Lieutenant George Pyne and Mary Delia Pyne of Hitchin. Born 1916, died 14th May 1940 during the Battle of France, he was killed in action near Namur, Belgium, and was later interred at Choloy War Cemetery [CWGC], Meurthe-et-Moselle). Basil Pyne went to St Michael's school, Hitchin and then RAF Cranwell. Christopher Sheard Add to this record. Sgt Paddy Pyper .     RAF mid upper gunner 44 Sqd. Sgt Paddy Pyper was the Mid Upper Gunner with Merrick Heath's crew, flying R for Robert PB417 with 44 Rhodesia Squadron based at RAF Splisby. David Coutts Add to this record. F/Lt. Stanley Harrison Pyrah .     Royal Air Force 235 Squadron   from Hull (d.14th Aug 1944) Malcolm Pyrah Add to this record. Col Stefan Pyrzak .     Polish Army My Father, Stefus" Pyrzak was a Prisoner of War in Stalag 1A from October 1939 till August 14 1942. He falsified his date of birth so he could volunteer to the Polish Army. His real date of birth was 1st of October 1920. Therefore he was too young to be accepted by the Army. He changed his date of birth to 1st of January 1916. He was captured by the Germans in the Warsaw Area and interrogated by the Germans in city of Plock. Today the prison is in May 1 street. Then he was transferred to Stalag 1A and was among the Polish prisoners that started to build the camp for the Prisoners of War that arrived from all over Europe. My father told me some of the stories about conditions in the camp. I have the original release document for his release. He was supposed to report within 24 hours to the local police. However, he escaped to the forest and finally was able to escape and found the Polish resistance and was fighting against Germans until 1945. In the army he rose to be a Colonel. This information comes from the documents that I found, pictures from the army and the stories that my father told me during the years. Roman Pyrzak Add to this record. Page 64 of 64      First Page   Previous Page   Surnames begining with Q       Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. 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. Contact us. 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.

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