H Topps . British Army H Topps 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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I Torbet . British Army Royal Armoured Corps I Torbet 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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Sidney Torch . Royal Air Force RAF Squire's Gate Sidney Torch, together with Ronald Binge, served at RAF Squire's Gate/Blackpool during WWII. They both performed in a concert/dance band in the RAF.
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Cpl. Robert Lane Torgerson . US Army 84th Infantry Division from St. Paul, Minnesota Bob Torgerson served with the Railsplitters
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D Torode . British Army D Torode 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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PFC John G Torok . US Army CN Company 291 Infantry Regiment My grandfather, PFC John G. Torok, served with CN Co, 291 Infantry Regiment. We have limited information about his service in WWII. If anyone knew him, or has any information about his unit I would love for you to contact me.
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Doreen Ann Torr . Womans Land Army from Nottingham
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Able Seaman Frederick Norman Torrance . Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Forfar from Whitley Bay, Northumberland (d.2nd Dec 1940)
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HG Tortishell . British Army HG Tortishell 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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Seaman Frederick Gordon Tosdevin . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940)
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Crptr. Arthur Tosler . Merchant Navy S.S. New Columbia (Liverpool) (d.28th November 1941) Carpenter Arthur Tosler was 48 when he died and is buried in the Port Harcourt Cemetery in Nigeria.
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R Tosney . British Army West Yorkshire Regiment R Tosney served with the West Yorkshire 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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George Frederick Daniel Tossell . British Army
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Harold Tossell . British Army Middlesex Rgt I am looking for information about Harold Tossell of the Middlesex Regiment. He was a POW at Stalag 21D from May 1940 to 1945.
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Richard George Tossell . British Army Royal Army Medical Corps from Glen Villa, Woolacombe, North Devon Richard George Tossell born 1911 Barnstaple, North Devon. Occupation pre-war was as a Double Decker Bus Driver on the Barnstaple to Ilfracombe route. He Joined up in 1940 and served with the R.A.M.C, R.A.S.C. as an Ambulance Driver in Egypt and after POW stint was a Tank Transport Driver to the front lines in Germany. He was held as a POW from April of 1941 - April 1943 P.G.78 Sulmona Italy after being taken prisoner during the The Western Desert Campaign, Operation Compass and German General Erwin Rommel's Africa Corp's first offensive Operation Sonnenblume April 1941
He was transported to Italy by boat crammed in the lower deck on mattresses under RAF bombing.
While in captivity Dick took advantage of other soldiers sharing their expertise, teaching classes. He especially enjoyed the classes by electricians and used those skills rewiring his home after the war. He took every advantage he could to learn and read books. He always spoke very highly of the International Red Cross and the packages sent and swears that's what kept him alive.
Occasionally a name would be called, the man, never to be seen again. They didn't know the fate of those being called, whether they were beaten, tortured, executed or released.
Early in April 1943 after two years as a prisoner,the POW's were told they would be going home the following week during a prisoner exchange with Italian prisoners.
On 13/14th Apr 1943 during transit home POW trains hid under a tunnel while 211 RAF planes bombed for 8 hrs. The harbor of La Spezia, Italy, especially the naval base with three battleships in port. Four Lancaster bombers shot down. The battleships were unharmed.
When the POW's emerged the mountainside seemed to be ablaze with incendiaries and a big tanker was ‘going up in smoke’. While they waited in the tunnel the railway behind them was blown up. They continued by train through Milan and Southern France arriving Lisbon 18 Apr 1943.
Dick was repatriated via Lisbon on H.M.H.S. Newfoundland Hospital Ship and arrived Avonmouth, England, on Good Friday 23 April 1943, when they were allowed to telegraph home.
Dick arrived home in Woolacombe to his wife and two daughters May 4th 1943. An article "Grand to be back" appeared in the North Devon Journal Herald on the 6th of May 1943. Not long afterwards he was called back up as drivers with his skills were needed to drive tank transports to the front lines in Germany.
He returned to Double Decker bus driving after the war and lived in Ilfracombe until his retirement. Dick died 7 Dec 2003 at the age of 93 proud of his service for his country.
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DeFro Tossey . USAAF 775th Bomb Sqd. 463rd Bomb Group
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WT Totterdale . British Army Northamptonshire Regiment WT Totterdale served with the Northamptonshire 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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Pte. George Tough . British Army 7th Btn. Parachute Regiment
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H Tough . British Army Coldstream Guards H Tough served with the Coldstream 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: 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. James Tough . British Army Home Guard from Aberdeen My Father, James Tough, enlisted on 5th of August 1914. He trained with the Gordon Highlanders at Bedford and entered the Theatre of War in 1915 in France. He fought in the Somme and was wounded at the Battle of Bray on 12th of July 1916. After recovery he was accepted for transfer to the Machine Gun Corps and finished the War in Ypres with the rank of Lance Corporal. He was awarded the 1914-15 Mons Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
At the outbreak of WW2 he joined the Home Guard. Unfortunately I have no photo of him in uniform.
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Pte. Edward Toulson . British Army 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment from Grantham Edward Toulson was my father-in-law who sadly passed away. As with most of his generation he did not speak a lot about the war and as we get older we regret not having that conversation. I know he was taken prisoner in Trondheim and was marched across Poland to, I believe, Stalag XXA but that is where our knowledge ends. If anyone can point me in the right direction to do some more research I would be grateful.
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Pte. Edward Toulson . British Army 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment from Newark Ted Toulson was held in Stalag XXA Torun
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KJ Tout . British Army KJ Tout 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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Tpr. FA Tovey . British Army 61st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps Tpr.FA Tovey served with the 61st Regiment 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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GH Tovey . British Army Royal Armoured Corps GH Tovey 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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Spr. Harold Towell . British Army 663 Artisan Works Company Royal Engineers (d.17th Jun 1940) Harold Towell of 663 Artisan Works Company, Royal Engineers lost his life in the sinking of the Lancastria.
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G. Tower . United States Army 793rd Artillery from Michigan
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Brian Marshall "Bert" Towers . Royal Navy HMS Bedouin My Dad served on the HMS Bedouin, he was one of the survivors when the ship went down, his name was Brian Marshall Towers, known as Bert. I have still the little brass mug that they use to issue the round of rum in, my dad had this in his pocket when the ship went down. I do know that one night when he was on watch, he saved the captains life in rough seas, as the Captain was washed overboard & my dad spotted him & raised the alarm. Years later at a reunion the Captain said he never knew who saved his life & my Dad said it was me sir. Sadly he is no longer with us.
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F Towers . British Army F Towers 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. Charles Edgar Towill . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron from Carlisle, Cumberland (d.23rd October 1944) Charles Towill was a former pupil of Carlisle Grammar School. He was the son of Marcus Herbert Towill and Martha Grace nee Watson.
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