Tpr. Charles Herbert Staines . British Army A Squadron 23rd Hussars Bert Staines served with the 23rd Hussars.
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E Stainthorpe . British Army E Stainthorpe 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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Bdr. William John Stainthorpe MM.. British Army Royal Artillery My grandfather, Bombardier William John Stainthorpe of the Royal Artillery was captured at the Battle of Sidi Rezegh.
For his actions in that battle, he received the Military Medal.
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DR Stainton . British Army DR Stainton 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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Gnr. Robert Stainze . British Army Royal Artillery I am trying to find any information concerning my father and his experiences at Stalag XXb as a POW. His name was Robert (Bob) Stainze, POW number 19132. He was a gunner/driver in the Royal Artillery. He worked on farms in the area and we have a few photos of him with a couple of the other POWs. One photo has on the back the name Jack Mc'arthur, 81 Garscube Road, Glasgow C4, Scotland, who we assume was a close comrade. I would appreciate to hear from anybody who might have known my father from XXB or the dark days of the long march.
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Pte. Ernest Stait . British Army 1st Btn. Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment from Birmingham
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Sgt. John Staley . British Army 23rd Field Regiment Royal Artillery My father, Sgt. Jack Staley of the 39/45 Battery, 23rd Field Regt Royal Artillery, was captured June 6th or 10th 1940 at St. Valery-en-Caux.
He ended up in Stalag 8b and was repatriated after the death march on the 24th May 1945. The 51st Highland Division and many other units were surrounded and captured at this village.
He was given the Military Order of the Firing Squad - a United States award.
If anyone can shed a little light, I would be appreciated.
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Sgt. Clifford Neil Stalker . RAF 57 Squadron from Kent (d.5th July 1944) Lancaster Mk 111 - JB.486 of 57 Squadron was reported missing from operations on the night of July 4th/July 5th 1944. It was shot down by a German Night-fighter on a bombing raid to the VI Flying Bomb Stores at St. Leu-d'Esserent, and crashed in a wood close to Cormielles St.Poix and where the Crew of seven, were laid to rest in the village chapel.
The lost RAF Crew were:
Anthony Edward Grubb F/O(A/F/L)(Pilot) of Warwickshire
Sgt. Harry Lees F/ENGINEER of Lancashire
W.O. James William Weyers (Navigator) of Alberta,Canada
Jack Paull Hodges F/O (A/Bomber) of N.S.W.,Australia
Sgt. George Thomas Osborne (W/Op.Air) of Staffordshire
Sgt. Clifford Neil Stalker(A/G) of Kent
Sgt. Joseph Terance Nixon (A/G) of Manchester
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J Stalker . British Army Royal Artillery J Stalker served with the Royal Artillery 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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Jonty Stalker . Home Guard Sketon Btn.
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Doug Stallard . Royal Air Force 415 Sqdn
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Fus. George Thomas Stallard . British Army 6th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers from Newport, Monmouthshire (d.19th Aug 1944) George Stallard is buried in Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery near Sannerville in Normandy.
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Cpl. Jack Stallard . Royal Army Ordnance Corps from 102 Drayton Rd, Harlesden, London N.W.10
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Lt. Ralph Carnac Stallard-Penoyre . Royal Navy Squadron Commander HMS Dasher (d.27th March 1943) I wanted to pay my respects to the memory of my brother-in-law, Lt. Ralph Carnac Baker-Stallard-Penoyre RN Fleet Air Arm, who perished in the sinking of the escort carrier HMS Dasher on 27 March, 1943. Very sadly, he had married my sister, Section Officer (Marjorie) Jean Thornton WAAF only some ten days before he was killed. I well remember, as a five year old, being in awe of him and "helping" him in a child's 'sailor-suit' to cut their wedding cake at one of my parent's favourite haunts, the Goose and Gander club, in London.
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MA Stalley . British Army Reconnaissance Corps MA Stalley 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.
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Dvr. Arthur Huggins Stammers . British Army 4th Divisional Ammunition Coy. Royal Army Service Corps from Billericay, Essex (d.29th May 1940)
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VR Stammers . British Army Royal Armoured Corps VR Stammers 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. A. Stamp . British Army 2nd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Private Stamp fought with 2 Wiltshire Regiment at Cassino as part of 5 British Infantry Division, where they were involved in the crossing of the Garigliano. After being captured he was most likely taken to a transit camp at Frosinone, south of Rome. From here he was loaded onto a POW train bound for Germany on 26th January 1944, and it was on this journey that the Allerona tragedy took place.
On 28th January 1944 at the Orvieto North railway bridge at Allerona, Italy, a train full of Allied prisoners, most of whom had come from Camp P.G. 54, Fara in Sabina, north of Rome, was hit by friendly fire from the American 320th Bombardment Group. U.S. Army member Richard Morris was on the train and wrote that the journey was stopped on the bridge over the river, and that the German guards fled as soon as the bombs struck. The prisoners were left locked inside the carriages. Many, including Stamp, managed to escape through holes in the boxcars caused by the bombing, and jumped into the river below. It was a great tragedy of the war resulting in the deaths of hundreds of men.
Private Stamp escaped the wreck but was then captured and sent to POW camp Stalag 344 in Lamsdorf, Poland.
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Alma Stamp . Land Army from Doncaster, Yorkshire I would love to hear from Alma Stamp who served in the Land Army with me at Holland House, Spalding, Lincolnshire.
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AM1. John Herbert Stamp . Fleet Air Arm HMS Avenger from Billingham, Durham (d.15th Nov 1942) Over the past year I have been researching my family history and came across John Stamp, 1st cousin 1 x removed, who was an only child of Herbert and Betsy (nee Hymer) Stamp and husband to Vera.
My aim is to record for posterity my relations where applicable on designated websites where they have a place for their part in serving the country.
John is remembered on the Lee-on-the-Solent Memorial at Gosport in Hampshire.
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LF Stamp . British Army Royal Armoured Corps LF Stamp 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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Reginald Walter Stamp . Royal Navy HMS Scylla from Hammersmith
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WC Stamp . British Army Dorsetshire Regiment WC Stamp served with the Dorsetshire 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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Sgt. Arthur John Pickering Stamper . Royal Air Force 7 Squadron from Bath My father, John Stamper was a navigator. Having trained in Florida, USA and at RAF Waterbeach on Wellingtons, he moved on 19th of Februaru 1943 to 1651 Conversion Unit at Waterbeach on Stirlings Mk1, and to new satellite aerodrome at Turweston. Training included night flying. It would appear, that this was training for Pathfinder duties, not standard bombing.
The original crew were Sgt Petrie Pilot from New Zealand,
Sgt Stamper Navigator,
Sgt Rose Bomb Aimer,
Sgt Edmonds Wireless Operator,
Sgt Seery Rear Gunner from Australia
Sgt Hartshorne Flight Engineer and name not remembered of the Mid-upper Gunner.
Total day flying at Waterbeach etc 11 hrs 50 mins, night 1.30 [I think these figures by dad way off as total flying hours in training 194 hr 45 mins. Above it says he did 97 hrs 30 mins at Chipping Norton. This leaves almost 100 hours unaccounted for, which seems a more likely total for training on Stirlings at Waterbeach.
Apparently dad told mum that they were lined up to convert to Lancasters in the near future, presumably with 7 Squadron, this transfer happened in May 1943. Stirlings were generally withdrawn from front-line duties in late 1943.
At some stage in his training dad was involved in testing one of the versions of the Gee radar system, which was upgraded and refined after its introduction in 1941 or 42. Dad told me that on one occasion with some high-level observer(s) on board he had to locate the chapel of King's College very precisely.
On 26th of March 1943, apparently the last day before operational flying was due to start with the Stirlings, the undercarriage collapsed on take off on a dummy bombing run on Hull. Cross-country runs typically preceded operational flying. Dad banged his head badly, and ended up with his feet tangled in the wiring. He performed a difficult, panicked exit from the plane, with the danger of fire.
He suffered headaches and with no flying for six weeks, he was working in the navigation office and saw some sort of personnel file where he'd been recommended for promotion to Pilot Officer. But he had been ticked off by the station Commander for nosing around in his paperwork. It is not known what happened to the recommendation.
The log book suggests he left Waterbeach on 25th of May 1943. In all (according to his maths), he had flown 194 hours 45 mins while training in England.
Then he spent three months in Northfield Military Hospital, Birmingham. Mum remembers him saying that after the crash he was too shaken even to get on a bus as that involved leaving the ground. Northfield was famous for its pioneering psychiatric work on RAF patients in Second World War. Then there was a stint at the War Office Officer Assessment at Catterick, involving assault courses etc.
He didn't feel he had any aptitude for leadership, as he was too young and green, and was still dicky from the crash. He was transferred to Royal Signals and served in the War Rooms under Whitehall, and later at Droitwich, on wireless signalling.
Sgt Petrie, and others from dad's crew, were shot down and killed flying a Pathfinder Lancaster six months later, on night of 16th/17th of December 1943.
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James Stamper . British Army 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers from My Dad, James Stamper joined the Royal Inneskillins in 1944 and was posted to India. I am trying to find information about that time as sadly we never wrote down his memories. Dad died in 2008. Can anyone help fill in the gaps?
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Tpr. WE Stamper . British Army 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry Tpr.WE Stamper served with the 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry 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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W.O. Frederick Leonard "Curly" Stampton . RAF Catering Officer W.O. from Yaesbury Other duties he was in charge of Italian POWs and they presented him with a Wooden Shield which I still have.
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Gnr. James " " Stanaway . 71st Anti Tank Regiment from Smethwick, Staffordshire. (d.17th Jul 1944) I'm looking for information about or anyone who served with my great uncle James Stanaway from Smethwick, Staffordshire (now West Midlands). He was killed in Caen in July 1944 aged 21, whilst serving with the Royal Artillery 71st Anti Tank. He was the son of Alice and James Stanaway of Smethwick.
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TC Stanbrook . British Army Royal Armoured Corps TC Stanbrook 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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RG Stanbury . British Army RG Stanbury 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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