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Lt. Hubert Anthony Ward . British Army 141st (The Buffs) Regiment Royal Armoured Corps Lt. Ward served gallantly at the Siege of Brest alongside the US Army's 29th Infantry Division and was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry, the only member of his regiment to gain that honor. He commanded a flamethrowing Crocodile tank in B Squadron, 141st Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (The Buffs). He is remembered fondly by his American comrades-in-arms.
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J Ward . British Army Royal Armoured Corps J Ward 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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Sgt. James Allen Ward VC.. Royal New Zealand Air Force 75 (NZ) Squadron from New Zealand (d.15th Sep 1941)
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Pte. James Bede Ward . British Army 2/7th Btn. The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (d.13th Sep 1944) James Bede Ward, son of Mr and Mrs Hugh Ward and husband of Florence Lilian Ward of Bermondsey, London, was fighting the Gothic Line battle in Italy as part of 169 (Queen's) Brigade when he died aged 26. He is buried at Gradara War Cemetery. He also is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance to Jarrow Town Hall, Tyne and Wear.
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Sgt. James Allen Ward VC.. Royal New Zealand Air Force 75 Sqdn from Wellington, NZ (d.15th Sep 1941) James Allen Ward served in the 75th Squadron Royal Air Force and the Royal New Zealand Air Force during WW2 and was killed in action on the 15th September 1941. He is buried in Hamburg Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Germany.
He was the son of Percy Harold Ward and of Ada May Ward (nee Stokes), of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
The citation in the London Gazette for 5th August, 1941, gives the following details:
On the night of July 7th, 1941, Sgt. Ward was second pilot of a Wellington which, while returning from a raid on Munster, was damaged by cannon shell and incendiary bullets from an attacking Messerschmitt 110. Fire broke out near the starboard engine which, fed by petrol from a split pipe, threatened to spread to the entire wing. Strenuous efforts by the crew failed to extinguish the fire, and they were warned to be ready to abandon the aircraft. Sgt. Ward then volunteered to try and smother the fire with an engine cover which chanced to be in use as a cushion. He got through the narrow astro-hatch and, by breaking the fabric to make hand and foot holds, succeeded in climbing on to, and then along, the wing, to a position behind the engine. Lying precariously there he smothered the fire in the wing fabric, and tried to push the engine cover on to the leaking pipe. It was blown back by the terrific wind, and on the second attempt was lost. Nevertheless, the fabric surrounding the pipe was destroyed, so that the fire could not spread and finally burnt itself out. Sgt. Ward, with assistance from the navigator, was able to struggle back into the aircraft, which eventually reached home and landed safely. The flight back was made possible by Sgt. Wards most conspicuous bravery in extinguishing the fire at the risk of his life.
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Sgt. James Allen Ward VC.. Royal New Zealand Air Force 75(NZ) Sqdn. from Wellington, New Zealand (d.15th Sep 1941) James Ward died on the 15th of Sep 1941,aged 22 and is buried in the Hamburg Cemetery, Ohlsdorf in Germany.
He was the son of Percy Harold Ward and of Ada May Ward (nee Stokes), of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
The citation in the London Gazette for 5th August, 1941, gives the following details: "On the night of July 7th, 1941, Sgt. Ward was second pilot of a Wellington which, while returning from a raid on Munster, was damaged by cannon shell and incendiary bullets from an attacking Messerschmitt 110. Fire broke out near the starboard engine which, fed by petrol from a split pipe, threatened to spread to the entire wing. Strenuous efforts by the crew failed to extinguish the fire, and they were warned to be ready to abandon the aircraft. Sgt. Ward then volunteered to try and smother the fire with an engine cover which chanced to be in use as a cushion. He got through the narrow astro-hatch and, by breaking the fabric to make hand and foot holds, succeeded in climbing on to, and then along, the wing, to a position behind the engine. Lying precariously there he smothered the fire in the wing fabric, and tried to push the engine cover on to the leaking pipe. It was blown back by the terrific wind, and on the second attempt was lost. Nevertheless, the fabric surrounding the pipe was destroyed, so that the fire could not spread and finally burnt itself out. Sgt. Ward, with assistance from the navigator, was able to struggle back into the aircraft, which eventually reached home and landed safely. The flight back was made possible by Sgt. Ward's most conspicuous bravery in extinguishing the fire at the risk of his life."
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EMR4 James Jolly Ward . Royal Navy
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CPO. James Ward . Royal Navy HMS Rawalpindi (d.1939) He was my uncle and served on HMS Rawalpindi before the war, and died on the vessel. He was a steward prior to the war. I know nothing else.
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JH Ward . British Army JH Ward 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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Bsn. John Ward . Merchant Navy SS Anslem from Warwick Street, Liverpool My grandfather Jack Ward was bosun on the Anselm and he would always relate the tale to us all about the fact that his pay was stopped as soon as the lifeboats hit the water !
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F/Lt. John "Jo" Ward . Royal New Zealand Airforce 90 Sqd. from Heriot, West Otago, New Zealand (d.30th Nov 1944) Jo Ward had amassed 42 operations as the pilot of Lancaster PD 269. He was then given a desk job. The first night PD 269 was going out without him he wondered who was taking his place. When he found out who it was he changed the crew and put himself back in. The reason being he knew his replacement, and also knew he was married with a number of children. They took off on operation Bottrop. A following aircraft saw PD 269 hit by anti air craft fire directly in the bomb bay with a full load of bombs still on board. The crew on the following Lancaster said PD 269 simply disappeared in a ball of flame. Nothing left.
The pilot Jo replaced wrote to Jo's mother at Christmas every year until 1963, when she died. They always thanked her for her son and his sacrifice for them. Jo was 23 when he died. Jo's parents, and brothers and sister never knew if there was anything found of Jo. All have now passed away.
In the last two years two NZ university students who spent two years in Europe identifying, cleaning, and photographing each of NZ's war dead from WW1 and WW2. About 18 months ago I put Jo's ID into the internet and out it popped. Now I know in a small German Forest lays Jo. I still have my Father's ashes and hopefully one day I can put them together so they both won't be alone again.
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John William Ward . British Army 1014 Port Operating Coy Royal Engineers My brother, Pay Sergeant John William Ward, was attached to 1014 Port Operating Company. He recalled a war memory of the US Liberty ship, Charles Henderson, blowing up in 1945 in Bari, Italy. Sadly he lost a great number of his comrades in this explosion. Does anyone remember him?
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Ord.Tel. Joseph John Ward . Royal Navy HMS Hood from Seaton Delval, Northumberland (d.21st May 1941) My uncle, Joseph Ward was born in 1922. A coal miner by occupation he was only 17 when he enlisted into the Royal Navy on 13th of November 1939 and was assigned to HMS Victory 1, a stone frigate.
After his training he was drafted on to HMS Hood in September 1940 as and Ordinary Telegraphist.
He died when HMS Hood was blown up by the Bismark at the Battle of Denmark Strait.
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JP Ward . British Army Reconnaissance Corps JP Ward served with the 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: 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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JR Ward . British Army Royal Armoured Corps JR Ward 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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Pte. Kenneth Ward . British Army Durham Light Infantry My uncle Ken Ward was part of the DDay landings and he wrote a book about his time in the war. It is a brilliant story and I learnt a lot about him, it made me laugh and cry. It starts with him growing up in the east end of London before and during the war before he signed up into the DLI.
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L Ward . British Army L Ward 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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Pte. Lewis Henry Ward . British Army 4th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders from 95 Ifield Road, Earls Court, London Lewis Ward, known as Harry, was born on the 19th June 1918.
He enlisted on the 15th July 1939 and after basic training was posted to the 4th Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders who were posted in France on the 23rd January 1940.
He was taken prisoner on the 13th June 1940 at St. Valery-en-Caux and transported to Stalag XXA (20A), Llullay, Germany. On the 19th March 1942 he was later transferred to Stalag XXB, Marienburg, Poland, where he spent the rest of the war as a POW and working as a farm hand, on a local farm.
He returned to the United Kingdom on the 2nd May 1945 and discharged, on medical grounds, from the British Army on the 17th April 1946.
In August 1990, he met up with two of his ex POWs from Stalag XXB Willie Stoddart, Jim Bettison. He died on the 22nd February 1997.
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T.Capt M Ward . British Army Yorkshire Regiment T.CaptM Ward served with the 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: 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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M Ward . British Army M Ward 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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L/Sgt. Maxwell Cecil Ward . Bristish Army 6th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment from Southport (d.15th Jun 1941) I never met my uncle Max Ward but my Mum often talked about him, he sounded like a brilliant bloke. He served with the 6th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment and was sadly lost at El Alamein on 14th June 1941.
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Flt.Lt Michael Ward DFC. Royal Air Force 83 Squadron (d.25th July 1944)
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ND Ward . British Army Reconnaissance Corps ND Ward served with the 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: 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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Pte. Norman Ward . British Army 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment from Helmsley, North Yorkshhire (d.11th May 1945) Norman Ward is buried in Maynamati War Cemetery in Bangladesh.
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R Ward . British Army Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry R Ward served with the Kings Own Yorkshire 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: 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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RG Ward . British Army RG Ward 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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Pte. Richard Ward . British Army West Kent Regiment from Croydon, Surrey
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Pte. Richard Ward . British Army Royal West Kent Regiment from Croydon, Surrey My dad, Richard Ward, was in Stalag XXa from 1940 to 1945. Does anyone know anything about his time there? We have some photos but no names. He worked on a farm. The farmer's daughter was called Wanda and he had a tattoo with her name on it. He also worked in a sugar factory.
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Pte. Richard Ward . British Army Royal West Kent Regiment from Croydon My Dad, Richard Ward served with the Royal West Kent Regiment in WW2. He was captured and spent 5 years in Stalag XXa. He was caught on the Albert Bridge in France.
He was a bag of bones when he came home. When I was a little girl he would shout out at night in Polish or German and he didn't sleep much. He also used to sleep on the floor. It took him years to live with what had happened to him. I used to think it was normal as I had got used to it.
He didn't tell me or my 2 brothers much about Stalag XXa except how he and a group of other prisoners had to go and collect bodies of people (mainly Jews) and put them on carts. This had a terrible effect on him.
He could never be on his own so when we were older and learnt to drive one of us would take him to work then one of us would bring him home.
Dad was put to work in a sugar factory then on to a farm. He was made to work very hard with little food. In the sugar factory the men were searched every night. One night my Dad had a length of sugar beet down the inside of his trousers. When the German guard searched him he said "my, you Englishmen" as he felt the inside of his leg.They must have been desperate for food.
Another time their meal was crab apples and they scrounged some ducks' feet. It was stewed up and the meat was picked from the little bones in the feet. I don't know how they ever survived.
I have some photos and his small case with Stalag XXa stamped on it, letters he had sent home and 3 pencil drawings of a German guard. I will keep these for the rest of my life.
Dad died in 1992 and he was the best Dad in the world. I miss him so much and am sorry that I never found out much about those 5 years.
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