Able.Sea. Thomas Reid Thorpe . Royal Navy HMS Gallant (d.10th Jan 1941) Thomas Thorpe was the son of George William and Susan Thorpe of Jarrow.
He died aged 24 and is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
He is also commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Sgt G Thorpe. . RAF 77 sqd. (d.15th Jan 1945)
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2ndEng.Off. Gudmund Thorvardarson . Merchant Navy SS. St. Dominic from Horsens, Denmark (d.4th Feb 1947) Second Engineer Officer Thorvardarson was the son of Gudmundur and Marie Thorvardarson, husband of Bodil Thorvardarson, of Horsens, Denmark.
He was aged 35 when he died and is buried in the Horsens Eastern Cemetery in Denmark.
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Henry Thow . Army No. 7 Commando My father Henry Thow was in Stalag 383. He was Scottish and was taken prisoner on Crete after the parachute drop by the Germans. My Dad was in number 7 Commando and were really left to fight the rearguard. He hid out for a while in the mountains but was taken prisoner. The Germans were very bad to them and made them march to the boat to Italy. the men were in cattle trucks and very rarely let out. By the time they reached the camp many had died in the trains.
My Dad said he had been a 'Guest of the Furer' for 5 years! When he came home he was very thin and the last months in the camp was pretty rough as the Germans were not giving them their red cross parcels. He escaped twice and was in solitary often, also for refusing to work on New Years day!! He had a lovley experience when he went back to Crete and was made a honorory member of the local Crete resistance.
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Vincent Lee Thrasher . United States Army 84th Division 335th Rgt. Coy I I was in the 84th Divsion, 335th Rgt, Coy I. I was captured at Rochefort, Belgium on 24th December 1944 and spent about a month at Gerolatein, Germany. Then we started walking to a railroad that was still working. I was put on a boxcar with about 90 plus other prisoners and spent several days locked in there. Finally, we got to Stalag 12A at Limburg. I was put in the prison `hospital' and weighed in at 68 lbs. When the Allies advanced near to there, the walking wounded were moved out, but I was able to stay behind. We were liberated on 27th March 1945.
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Vincent Lee Thrasher . US Army Co. I 335th Infantry Regiment I was in the 84th Division 335th Reg Co I. Was cptured at Rochefort Brlgium on Dec 24th 45. I spent about a month at Gerolatein, Ger. Then started walking to a railroad that was still working. Was put on a boxcar with about 90 plus other prisoners and spent several days locked in there. Finally got to Stallag 12A at Limburg. I was put in the prison "hospital" and weighed in at 68 lbs. When the allies advanced to near there the walking wounded were moved out but I was able to stay behind. We were liberated 27th of March 1945.
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Pte. John Thraxton . British Army 7/10th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.4th Jun 1943) John was the son of William and Mary E Thraxton of Jarrow.
He died aged 28 and is buried in Sfax War Cemetery.
He is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Boris Threadgold. . RAF 626 Squadron
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Lt. Peter Maurice Threlfall . British Army 2nd Btn. East Lancashire Regiment In 1939 Peter Threlfall joined the Cambridgeshire Regiment.
In 1940 he was selected for officer training and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in July 1940 and transferred to 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment.
In August 1941 his Battalion moved to Galashiels for further training.
There he met his future wife Elizabeth Aitkin Todd, who was a house matron at St Trinians school under Headmistress C Fraser Lee. The School had moved from Dalkeith.
In December 1941 Peter was promoted to Lieutenant.
He married Elizabeth in Edinburgh in January 1942 and Colonel Festing attended the ceremony.
Shortly afterwards they sailed for Madagascar to capture the island. Then on to South Africa.
The Battalion arrived in India 1943 and joined up with General Slim to be part of the 14th Army fighting in India and Burma.
In September it was was attached to 33ed India corps.
On 15th of November 1945 Peter disembarked Carlisle with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
On the 16th he was released from the Army.
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Harold Roland "Rex" Threlful . Royal Air Force My Grandad Harold Threlful was a rear gunner in a Lancaster Bomber in the Second World War. He died 22 years ago. My youngest son is trying to find out about him. We had a newspaper report, that my Nan still has, about a "plucky Welsh Rear Gunner". Apparently, he saved the life of one of his crew twice, leaning out of the plane and dragging his friend to safety. I would love to find out any more info, this is all I have. I don't know what squadron he was in.
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Ronald Calvin Threlkeld . British Army Raiding Support Regiment from London
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Pte. Leslie Stephen Thresher . British Army Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry from Shenley, Hertfordshire My Dad Leslie Thresher fought in Italy and was captured at Monte Casino.
He was transported as a prisoner of war to Stalag 8A.
He was liberated at the end of the war and returned to Shenley.
He married his long term girlfriend and had a son.
He died at the age of 74.
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T/Sgt. Gerald Alred Throckmorton . United States Army Air Forces 74th Troop Carrier Squadron from Bald Knob, Arkansas Gerald Throckmorton was awarded the Air Medal.
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Frank Thrower . 100 Squadron
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John Thurgood . British Army Yorkshire Regiment My grandfather, Jack Thurgood, served in the Yorkshire Regiment. I believe he made a good friend of Captain Nicholson. It was thought that he had died in action. However, he returned home six months later saying he had been on official business elsewhere with Captain Nicholson at the time his regiment had gone forward.
If anyone has any information regarding my grandfather, or stories about his regiment, please contact me.
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Pte. Vic Thurgood . British Army I have just come across an old picture of my Uncle Vic Thurgood in a group photo in some woods, where he and the other prisoners had to work. The back of the picture, which is reproduced as a postcard, is marked Stalag XXB 324 Germany.
I don't know very much at all about his life or conditions in this camp. They all look quite healthy in the photo, but I was told when I was a child that when he came home, he had serious problems - nightmares etcetera.
The only thing I remember him saying was that one day two SS women paid a visit to the camp and one of the prisoners wolf-whistled them. The SS women pulled out their pistols and shot the man dead.
If this was true, and I have no reason to doubt otherwise, no wonder he had mental health problems when he returned.
I have enhanced the picture, taken out scratches and added the close up my uncle Vic at the top.
Does anyone know him or where this camp was?
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Cpl. William Edwin Thurling . Australian Army 2/24th Battalion
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Sgmn. Robert George Thurlow . British Army Royal Signals from London My late father Bob Thurlow served with the Royal Signals. Does anybody have any information on his service during WW2?
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Dvr. Walter William "Nipper" Thurlow . British Army 463th Water Tank Coy. Royal Army Service Corps from Suffolk (d.2nd March 1944) My Great Uncle Walter Thurlow joined the Royal Army Service Corps on the 27th of June 1940. He was attached to the Royal Tank Regiment on the 7th of August 1940. He spent the next two years with No.4 Mechanical Transport Stores Depot and later the 9th Armoured Car Company.
On the 1st of September 1942 He was posted to the 17th Water Tank Company and 9 days later departed for North Africa. By the 1st of February 1943 he was with the 463rd Water Tank Company he saw out the rest of the North Africa campaign with them and also I believe some of the Italy campaign.
He was torpedoed and killed, along with half the service men on the ship, on the 2nd of March 1944.
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Thurston . Royal Air Force My dad fought in WWII, as a navigator/bomb-aimer in Lancasters. He flew two tours to Germany and survived.
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F/O Henry Thwaite . 220 sqd (d.15th Apr 1940 )
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A/LCpl. John "Jack" Thwaite . British Army 2nd Btn. Border Regiment from Mossley, Lancs My Dad Jack Thwaite joined the TA in March 1933 serving with 7th Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt hence his Regtl number. He joined the Regular Army in Nov 1934 at the age of 20. Initially he served with 1st Border in Belfast then with 2nd Border in India from 1935 to 1943, including service on the NW Frontier with another Btn as a reinforcement.
He returned to the UK in 1943 & was posted to 6th Border. He landed on D Day 6 Jun 1944 with this Beach Group Bn. He transferred on breakup of the Battalion to the Lancashire Fusiliers, East Lancs and finally 7th RWF. He was wounded in action on the 18th of September 1944.
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JE Tibbets . British Army Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry JE Tibbets served with the Oxford and Buckinghamshire 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.
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Alice Tibbitts . WAAF 428 Ghost Squadron My mother, Alice Gilbert (nee Tibbitts), was attached to the 428 Ghost Squadron at Middleton-St-George during the WW2 conflict. I understand she was one of WAAF's that charged the batteries for the plane's wireless.
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Pte. Arthur William Tibbs . British Army 1st Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment (d.4th Aug 1944) Billy Tibbs is the soldier in a steel helmet, constantly shown in film of the D-Day landings, quietly looking around as his landing craft approached the beach. He landed on Queen Red sector of Sword Beach on D-Day, 6th of June 1944. He survived D-Day but was killed by a sniper on 4th of August 1944 in the Battle for Caen, nine days after his 21st birthday. He is buried in St Charles de Percy War Cemetery.
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Sgt Dave Tibbs . RAF 12sqd
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E Ticehurst . Navy HMS Nigeria I have a photo of H.M.S. Nigeria with lots of signatures on the back. It says Torpedo Division 1945 and is dated 19th September 1945.
The names are:
R G Stocker Geordie BurnsRonald J HarrisG KentP RaymentW WheatleyD ChapmanH J FisherD P Sweeney A WhitheadH LockearBlimp PalmerG. KentJ Arnold ~(Sussex) A ChapmanJames Robertson(Jock)R E FisherD MercerR E RileyW L GilbertF J Fulcher (Wind Bo'sun 1st class)D Hughes TGMG L BowersE TicehurstF C WelchG W Downes
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Pte. Frederick Alfred Ticehurst . British Army 5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry from Sussex (d.11th February 1945) Unknown to the family, I found his grave in the Reichswald War Cemetery. He was 18 at the time of his death and probably died in the Battle for Goch.
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F Tickle . British Army F Tickle 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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