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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

George Tabner .     Royal Canadian Air Force 576 Squadron   from Canada

George Tabner, a very special friend, passed away September 30, 2009. His memorial service took place at 11am on Saturday, October 10th, at the RCAF, 427 London Wing, (2155 Crumlin Side Road, London, Ontario), the Venerable Dr. Timothy Connor, Archdeacon of the Deaneries of Brough and Medway officiating.

I have found this recorded transcript on the Canadian Dominion Institute's Digital Archive site. I think it would be appropriate to include this on your memory site as George was a navigator on 576 Squadron flying out of Lindholme. Listen to George's story




Sgt. S. Tackley .     102 Squadron




R Taft .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

R Taft 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch 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. Stanley Eric Taft .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 144 Squadron   from Birmingham

(d.7th Sep 1941)

Stanley Eric Taft was my uncle who, unfortunately, was a casualty in WW2. He was in 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and he died on 7th September 1941 at the age of 20.

He was a Wireless Operator at the time of his death. I understand the aircraft he was in (Hampden I) crashed shortly after take off at Empingham, RAF Woolfox Lodge in Rutland. The four man crew were all killed - other members of crew were, P/O R. J. Roake, Sgt. B. Hemmings and Sgt. E. Horton.

The Bomber Command Losses state that the crash took place at 2055 on the Empingham to Ketton Road, Rutland which was NE of the airfield, some 4 miles WSW of Stamford, Lincolnshire. It appears they were on a bombing run to Berlin. The cause of the crash is unknown, but it I understand it could possibly have been due to overload and the construction of this particular aircraft. Records inform us that the Hampden was later dropped and other more reliable aircraft used for the rest of WW2.




Sgt. WE Tagg .     British Army 3rd Dragoon Guards

Sgt.WE Tagg served with the 3rd Dragoon Guards 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch 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 Kenneth John Tagg. .     RAF 12Sqd. (d.12th Jun 1943)

Bomb Aimer Kenneth Tagg was killed on 12th Jun 1943 in Lancaster ED522 PH-U of 12sqd




Sgt. Victor Taggart .     Royal Air Force 102 Squadron   from Feltham, Middlesex

My father, Victor Taggart, served with 102 Squadron as a mid-upper gunner on Halifax 4 engined bombers at RAF Pocklington from May 1944 to November 1944.




Trp. William Taggart .     British Army 46th (Liverpool Welsh) Btn. Royal Tank Regiment (d.4th Feb 1944)

William Taggart served with the 46th (Liverpool Welsh), Royal Tank Regiment.

The newspaper reported, Mr. and Mrs. Taggart of 22 Tay Street, Prince's Park, Liverpool, have been informed that their son, Trooper William Richard Taggart, aged 23, has been killed in action in the Central Mediterranean. He was previously reported missing and went through the North African campaign. At 18 he joined the Territorials, and went into the Regular Army on the outbreak of war, and had been overseas nearly two-and-a half years. He was an old boy of St. Silas's School, High Park Street. Liverpool.




RE Taggesell .     British Army East Riding Yeomanry

RE Taggesell served with the East Riding 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch 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 Ernest "Pat" Tague .     British Army Seaforth Highlanders   from South Shields

(d.22nd Sep 1944)

My namesake Ernest Tague was killed at Nijmegn on the 22nd of Sept 1944, he was was eldest brother of my mother Jenny Tague. My uncle was a regular and also a sportsman winning cups in Hong Kong in 1937 for boxing and also was a good single skulls sportsman. I remember him vividly on his last leave in 1944 when he came to see his mother and I remember how troubled he was at this time as he could not comfort his mother or say what he was doing. He was married to Margaret who lived in London and they had two children Marcus and Bee. I can imagine his feelings as when I packed my sea bags I had no idea when I would be back, difference then was we were in the toughest part of WW2.

He died during operation Market Garden when going to the aid of I believe an American unit that was cut off, it would seem that he and a large number of his company, 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, were killed at Nijmegen and all eventually buried at the war cemetery in Mierlo which I visited a number of times when business took me to Europe, I think I was the only member of the family to ever visit the grave. The telegram that arrived telling my grandmother of his death also killed her inside as she never was the same person again.




Pte. George Tague .     British Army Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment   from Gateshead




Pte. George Tague .     British Army 2/5th Btn. Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment   from Felling




Pte. George Tague .     British Army 2/5th Btn. Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)   from Gateshead

262247_George Tague_2/5th Btn., Royal Sussex Regiment_POW tags, Stalag 20A




Pte John Francis Tague .     British Army 1st Btn. Worcestershire Regiment

M father, Jack Tague was a Private in the 1st Btn. Worcestershire Regiment. The only thing I have about him is a Christmas greeting sent to my mother from camp PG 53 Settore III on 18th December 1942. Also on the greeting is "Military Post PM 3300". He managed to escape and fight with the partisans. If there is anyone out there who could help with any information or photographs I would be grateful.




Frank Tailford .    

I am looking for any information I can find on Frank Tailford. I was told that he was a prisoner of war and was held at Stalag XXb. Does anyone know him?




Able Seaman. Tait .     Royal Navy HMS Forfar

Boxing match onboard HMS Forfar Tait vs Conway

AB. Tait took part in the boxing match on the 10th of July 1940 onboard HMS Forfar, he fought OS. Conway, the match which consisted of three two minute rounds, was drawn.




Dvr. Bernard Tait .     British Army 18th (Canal) Area Signals Royal Signals   from Dalkeith, Midlothian




P/O Cecil Ralph Tait .     Royal Canadian Air Force air gunner. 419 Sqd. (d.28th Dec 1944)




Sea. Frank Tait .     Royal Navy HMS Europa   from Tower Cottages, Norham, Berwick Upon Tweed

Frank Tait was my father. He enlisted on the 10th of September 1940. He served on 14 different ships including 5 postings on the Europa. The Europa was his last posting from 1st of September 1945 to 23rd of January 1946.




Pte. George Tait .     British Army 1st Battalion Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)   from Edinburgh

George Tait

George Tait was my grandfather. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders 1931 until 1938. He joined 1st Battalion, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders in 1939 and was captured at Beauvais in 1940. He spent the remainder of the war in Stalag 8A at Lamsdorf.




Sgt. H. Tait .     97 Squadron




JR Tait .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

JR Tait 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch 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.




F/O. K. W. Tait .     Royal New Zealand Air Force 87 Squadron (d.6th Jul 1941)




Lt. Norman Leslie Mcallum Tait .     British Army Royal Northumberland Fusiliers   from Newcastle upon Tyne

My grandfather, Norman Tait was imprisoned in Oflag 7B have a case in my loft with the camp address written on the inside of the lid. My grandfather was also a barber in the camp I believe and I have his manual clipper set along with his parade cane and a German haversack with cowhide covering. I remember him telling me a story about leaving the camp and being shot at by an American plane.




PG Tait .     British Army

PG Tait 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch 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.




Susan Chalmers Tait .     Land Army   from Glasgow

I served on the Black Isle at Jemimavile Cromarty, working on the land, also in Inverness, and Edinburgh, and back to the Black Isle, some names I remember are, Mary Macpherson, Ella O'Neal, Reena Blair, Eadie Sommerville,and Susan Shields, are you still around would love to know




L/Sgt. Thomas Nealings Tait .     British Army 100th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery

From what I can find out from bits and pieces my father has told me, Tommy Tait served in the 8th Gordon Highland Battalion, which was converted to the 100th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. He was possibly an oc-driver in Burma.

Can anyone help me fill in some or all of the gaps, please?




Tom Hope Tait .     Royal Navy   from 56 Tweedholm Ave Walkerburn Peebleshire Scotland




WR Tait .     British Army

WR Tait 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch 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.




Henri Tajfel .     French Army

Henri Tajfel volunteered for the French army in 1940 (we think). He was a Polish Jew, living in Paris at the time (known then as Hersz Tajfel). He later became a famous social psychologist whose biography I am writing. In this picture, taken at Stalag XVIIIC, Markt Pongau, Austria, he is second from the right, next to the man in the white shirt. He was also imprisoned in Stalag VIIIA

I would love to hear from any relatives of other prisoners from Stalag XVIIIC, whether French or other nationality, who might have known Henri or who have diaries or other accounts of camp life.





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