IJ Stancliffe . British Army IJ Stancliffe 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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V Stancliffe . British Army 1st Regiment Northamptonshire Yeomanry V Stancliffe served with the 1st Regiment Northamptonshire 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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Sgt J K Stancliffe. . RAF 101sqd.
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Pte. Walter Flanders Standage . British Army Black Watch from Cardiff, South Glamorgan My father, Walter Standage, never spoke of his time as a POW and sadly he died in 1978 before I became interested in genealogy and discovered the information I now have on his life and his war years.
From research I do know he was captured on 16th June 1940 (uncertain yet exactly where captured or the circumstances - maybe someone can enlighten me) and was in Stalag XXa 35 - Torun and released after VE day 1945.
My mother was notified in August 1940 of his capture and there is a press cutting from the South Wales Echo of this information as apparently another POW in the same Stalag, one Private Hughes was in the same regiment and from the same street back home.
I found the reading of this web page very interesting, enlightening and helpful to understanding some of what he may have endured. I enjoyed reading others memories and viewing the photo's - sadly my father did not seem to be amongst them. I have many photo's of my father's army days but they appear to be more from his time at various postings / camps rather than anything remotely 'Stalag' - only one seems feasible, a group in front of a large wooden hut.
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A Standbridge . British Army A Standbridge 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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Albert Sidney Standen . British Army Royal Sussex Regiment from Hastings, Kent Bert Standen told a few stories in his later years of his capture at Dunkirk after being shot in the ankle whilst they attempted to hold back the German advance at the Canals in Dunkirk.
He was a PoW at Stalag XXID and we have a few family photographs which were sent to him via the Red Cross stamped on the rear with Stalag XXID.
Bert escaped with a friend as they were being moved as the Red Army advanced on the camp. Whilst marching through the harsh winter they were sent to a nearby farm to scavenge food for the guards and prisoners. They decided to escape and not return to the marching column but instead hid and hoped they would not be pursued by the guards.
Slowly they walked overland to Odessa where they met Allied troops and were to go by troop ship which would eventually go back to the UK. This journey would take months and would be dangerous. Bert decided he would make his own way overland not being a great sailor. His friend decided he would await a ship.
Bert travelled overland back to France via the underground resistance network, unfortunately we have little detail of this part of his trip. He eventually arrived back in the UK after meeting Allied troops again in France. After debriefing he was told he couldn't be demobbed as the war still continued but he could have a choice of where he wished to serve. Bert asked "Is there anywhere with no rationing?" After a few weeks leave he ended up seeing out the remainder of the war stationed on the Isle of Man.
After the war Bert lived a quiet life as a self-employed builder and grave digger in Headcorn, Kent. He had 5 children and died in Maidstone hospital in 1994. RIP Bert.
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Pte. Frederick Charles Standen . British Army 4th Btn. Royal West Kents (The Buffs) from Whitstable, Kent The extract below is taken from my father's recollections of his life which he wrote a few years before he died. He was taken prisoner in Leros in November 1943 and continues his story...
"I well remember my first three days because there was no food or very little water. Then we were crammed on a Italian destroyer below deck no air no nothing. I think most of us prayed it would hit a mine or likewise but no, we landed at Athens. Marched around Athens just to show how clever they were then into cattle trucks headed for Germany. We don't know this of course. 80 of us in our truck when laying down it was nose to tail, you cuddled the bloke's feet opposite and vice-versa to guard against frostbite. Right up through Bulgaria etc to Germany and Stalag X1A. From here we are put out on working parties. First our party went to Ackerskebron (Altengrabrow?) working for the council digging reservoirs. We then went on air raid shelters. Massive things all dug out by us with spades. Then the Jerries moved in to do the shuttering, then over a period of time we are back there to cement them in. Now that's where the trouble starts, this big cement mixer had done a yard (one ton) at a time. I believe it was two bags of cement a mixing. Well, every so many mixings - no cement. Well, what do you know, everything set, take away shuttering don't know how long but it all collapsed.
Now, showing their gratitude, they shoved us down a salt mine three-quarters of a mile deep at Great Shearstedt [Sarstedt] for 12 hours a day for three weeks. I think it was after this period I am working on a scaffolding about 15 ft up when a big block broke off. Hit me in the back of the head and ran down my back trapping my legs. One does not move far with a lump of salt on you, with great difficulty I was got down with my leg in two. Worse to come, was put in hospital full of casualties just back from Dieppe, they thought I was a pilot who had just baled out. You try and explain that when I think my German was far better than their English. They moved me from there I don't know where but in the room was another Buff. I finished up back in 11A hospital.
Here I upgrade to watches - never wanting to give them up or it was back to the salt mine. This I had no intention of doing till Jerries had me up and told me what they thought of me. They took my crutches away and gave me a walking stick. By a bit of luck I knew the corporal in charge of boot mending and said come on help me or you know where I'm going. Can you mend boots he said, no I said but my father did, so mend boots it was. And then the Russians are coming. Jerries said either wait here for Russians or on the road to be picked up by our own troops. This we did for a month; we were on road sleeping in woods mostly and then came the Yanks but we had got quite a few miles to go. The bridge over some river had been blown-up. By now our boots are under our chin straps; never mind taken to a town called Halle. Flown home from there in Dakotas to High Wycombe area. Reassemble and re-kitted and home on leave for three months."
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Ronald Louis Standen . British Army Rifle Brigade My Dad, Ronald Standen served with the Rifle Brigade I have an Egyptian diary from 1943 with comments on my dad's experiences whilst in the desert with the 8th Army (Desert Rats).
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Trp. Ronald Albert Ernest Standen . British Army 10th Royal Hussars Royal Armoured Corps from Brighton (d.24th Feb 1945) Ron Standen died in Italy on 24thth of February 1945. He was first buried at Ravenna and then re-buried at Argenta Gap in 1946.
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DJ Standerwick . British Army DJ Standerwick 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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Capt. Leslie William Leopold "Stan" Standford . British Army East Surrey Regiment from Battersee Leslie Standford was my dad. He died in 1962. I know he guided a boat through Suez Canal in WW2. He spoke fluent Arabic. His records are still marked top secret.
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Capt. Leslie W.L. Standford . British Army Royal Norfolk Regiment Nothing known is known about Captain Standford. Can anyone help please?
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GF Standing . British Army GF Standing 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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Josephine Standing . Women's Land Amry I am working on a friend's family history. Her Mum was Josephine Standing and we are trying to establish if she was in Dorset, as family heresay goes with the Womans Land Army. Does anyone remember her?
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Sid Standish . Army 5th Btn. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
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FE Standley . British Army FE Standley 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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RW Standley . British Army RW Standley 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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WO. Arthur Standrin . Royal Air Force 154 Squadron from Ashton under Lyne (d.29th March 1945) Arthur Standrin was my cousin, I was approximately 4 years old when he died, but have vague memories of him.
We have visited his war grave in Hanover. He apparently was leading bombers on a raid when they aborted and Arthur went missing.
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L/Cpl Victor Stanfield . British Army 5th Battalion Grenadier Guards from Working, Nottingham (d.28th September 1944)
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Pte. Jonathon Stanford . British Army 2nd Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment from Tipton
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Reginald Stanford . Royal Navy HMS Collingwood On behalf of my father-in-law, Reg Stanford, who was at HMS Collingwood
during WW2 for training as a young submariner, I am trying to locate the
graves of his colleagues who died in a tragic accident at the base during
the war. Can you help? Reg is now 79 and would like to visit the graves.
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W/Cmdr. Robert "Lucky" Stanford-Tuck . Royal Air Force 92 Sqd.
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JE Stanfordce . British Army Royal Armoured Corps JE Stanfordce 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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GS Stanforth . British Army GS Stanforth 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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C Staniforth . British Army Royal Artillery C Staniforth 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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AE Staniland . British Army AE Staniland 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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Spr. Albert Henry Staniland . British Army 663 Artisan Works Company Royal Engineers (d.17th Jun 1940) Albert Staniland of 663 Artisan Works Company, Royal Engineers lost his life in the sinking of the Lancastria.
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G Staniland . British Army Headquarters Squadron, 2nd Armoured Brigade Royal Armoured Corps G Staniland served with the Headquarters Squadron, 2nd Armoured Brigade 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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L Staniland . British Army Sherwood Foresters L Staniland served with the Sherwood Foresters 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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E Stanisfield . British Army E Stanisfield 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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