Gnr. Herbert William Usher . British Army 35th LAA Regiment, 89th Battery Royal Artillery from London My uncle Bill Usher served in the Royal Artillery 35/89 LAA. I know very little about uncle Bill (my mum's brother) other than what she told me about him.
Bill came home long after the war was over and he was a very sick man both physically and mentally. Mum said he never really spoke about it. But she did tell me he was a prisoner of the Japanese and was tortured by them (had his fingernails pulled out!). She also said that any time he saw a man that looked like he may be Japanese he would go mad. Sadly, Uncle Bill died in 1952 and mum in 1979, so I have no living relatives to give me more information.
He attested in 1940
and embarked from Scotland on the 12th of November 1941
and arrived in Singapore on the 13th of January 1942. Bill was taken prisoner on Java on the 8th of March 1942
He was transported to Singapore on the 11th of September 1943
and his Java Party of 16 was then transported to Japan on the 20th September 1943
They were
used as slave labour in Yamano Coal Mine, Inatsuki-cho, Kaho-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Bill was Liberated from Fukuoka No. 8B Branch Camp on the 21st of September 1945
That is all I know at this stage, as I continue to find information piece by piece.
I will make sure my family learn about the immense sacrifice that was made by the Far East Prisoners of War, who endured such horrors. Not only those who suffered and died, but those who lived and had to endure the memory of their suffering.
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TH Usher . British Army Royal Armoured Corps TH Usher 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.
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Bmbdr. Walter Usher . British Army 122nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery from Scunthorpe Walter Usher served with the Lincolnshire Regiment and 122nd Field Regiment, RA.
He was imprisoned at Changi on the 15th of February 1942 and left Changi, Singapore, on 16th of August 1942, sailing two days later on the Fukai Maru, this was a shipment always designed as a propaganda sailing. It was known as Japan party B.
The Commander of the Korean Army, General Seishiro Itagaki, requested 2,000 white prisoners of war to be sent to Korea. The purpose of this draft of prisoners was to "stamp out respect and admiration by the Korean people for Britain and America", while at the same time "establishing in them a strong faith" in a Japanese victory in the war.
The prisoners on the Fukai Maru were split across two camps. He went onto Keijo Camp.
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JB Usherwood . British Army JB Usherwood 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.
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Sgt. Frank Usmar . Royal Air Force 41 Squadron
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Pte. Fred Utley . British Army Pioneer Corps from Royston, Yorkshire (d.6th April 1945) Fred Utley was my uncle. Seeking any photos or information relating to him.
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A Utterson . British Army A Utterson 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.
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William Utterson . Royal Navy HMS Newcastle My brother Bill Utterson was on HMS Newcastle. Bill will be 90 this year (2014). I think he may be in the photograph of the crew which I think may have been taken on the steps of the Guild Hall in Portsmouth but I could not get it large enough to study it. I was in the WRNS for 5 years and lived in Pompey for 10 years.
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CPO. Arthur George Utting . Royal Navy HMS Indomitable from Polperro, Cornwall Arthur George Utting enlisted in 1914 and first saw action on HMS Indomitable at the Battle of Jutland. Released in 1938, he served in RN Coastguard at Lerwick on the Shetland Isles until recalled to duty in 1941, released 1947.
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RE Utting . British Army RE Utting 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.
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Kenneth George Uttley . Royal Marines from Portsmouth My father Ken Uttley was aboard HMS Manchester when she was sunk by the Italians, and was interred by the Vichy French. I do not know his rank at the time, but he survived the war and had attained the rank of QMS on his retirement from the Marines.
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E. A.G. Utz DFC.. Royal Air Force 460 Sqd.
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P/O. Peter Francis Uzelman . Royal Canadian Air Force No. 582 Squadron from Denzel, Saskatchewan (d.23rd Dec 1944) Peter Uzelman flew in Lancaster Mk III 60-P with No. 582 Squadron (Pathfinder).
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Pte Frederick Cyril John "Cyril" Uzzell . British Army Gloucestershire Regiment from Cirencester, Gloucesterhire I recently started my family tree and came across a great uncle who served in WW2 and was a prisoner at camp number XX-A in Torun, Poland. This information was found from ancestry.co.uk where it provided his regiment, army number and POW number. If possible I would like to find out more if anyone has any further information.
Many thanks
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