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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

C.P.O. A. E. Anderson .     Royal Navy HMS Forfar

CPO Anderson was amongst the survivors when HMS Forfar was lost.




AC Anderson .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

AC Anderson 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.




AE Anderson .     British Army Manchester Regiment

AE Anderson served with the Manchester 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.




AC2. Alexander Howick Anderson .     Royal Air Force 24 OTU   from Southend On Sea

My Grandad Alexander Anderson was assigned to 24 OTU on 27th of September 1941 and then moved to 13 OTU on 9th November 1941. He later served with RAF Maintenance Units 119, 117, 357, 24 moving from Iraq, North Africa and to Sicily. I'm told he enjoyed the company of the American servicemen but hated flies!

His trade was as a gas fitter. He really loved mathematics as a hobby and would take my Dad's homework to do it himself. Once, my Dad's maths teacher said to him: "Tell your Dad he's done very well." I don't remember any stories my Grandad told about WW2 but I'm keen to find out more about his service if possible. He survived the war and died in the 1980s.




LAC. Alexander Edgar Anderson .     Royal Air Force

Alexander Anderson served with the Royal Air Force.




Pte. Alexander Anderson .     British Army 5th Btn. Gordon Highlanders   from Aberdeenshire




PFC. Allison "Foots" Anderson .     U.S.Marine Corps North China Marines

Allison Anderson served with the North China Marines at Peking, China. He was captured by the Japanese on 8th Dec 1941 and sent to Fukuoka 3b POW camp on 3rd Nov 1942. He was repatriated in Sep 1945.




F/Sgt. Andrew Charles Anderson .     Royal Australian Air Force 104 Sqn   from Bundaberg, Qld, Australia

(d.17th Feb 1944)

Andrew Charles Anderson was born in Bundaberg, Qld on 2nd Sept 1923. He was always interested in flying so to attain the necessary qualifications to join the RAAF, he attended night classes at the local High School twice a week. He enlisted on 8th Nov 1941 and was posted to RAAF Narramine, NSW as a fighter pilot flying Tiger Moths. He was then posted to 6 Training School, Macleod, Canada with the Empire Air Training Scheme.

He was then transferred to Bomber Command in England and posted to 104 Squadron. His Wellington crew consisted of five - three Englishmen and two Australians including himself. They were:

  • AUS414634 F/Sgt (Pilot) Anderson, Andrew Charles.
  • AUS426027 Sgt (Nav) Bingham, Kevin Joffre.
  • 1017190 Sgt W Op/AG Morgan, Hubert James.
  • 1481014 Sgt B/Aimer Scott, Robert Samuel.
  • 1602883 Sgt AG Betteridge, Eric Edward.

They were flying in Wellington LN334 A (Apple) when on the 17th Feb 1944 they were returning from Porto San Stafano when 2 miles from Foggia Mains Airstrip they lost control and dived into the ground. They were buried in Foggia Cemetery and at war's end they were re-buried in Bari War Cemetery - Plot 15. Row A. Common Grave 28-32.

Andrew Anderson was my Uncle, son of Mr Andrew Bernard Charles and Rose Ann Anderson, the brother of Frances Margaret Winterbotham, my Mother.




F/Sgt. Andrew Charles Anderson .     RAAF 104 Sqn   from Bundaberg, Qld, Australia

(d.17th Feb 1944)

My Uncle, Andrew Charles Anderson was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia on 2 Sep 1923. He enlisted in the RAAF on 8 Nov 1941 and he was mustered as Aircrew. He embarked for Canada with the Empire air Training Scheme on 19 Aug 1942 where he qualified for his wings. He then embarked from Canada for England on 27 Mar 1943 arriving on 4 Apr 1943 where he was accepted with Bomber Command. After completing his training as a pilot on Wellington Bombers he was posted to 104 Squadron in North Africa. So with his crew he piloted Wellington L641 to North Africa and then joined a Dakota DC3 to Foggia, Italy where he was allocated plane LN334 A for Apple, which he flew for most of his operational flights targeting places such as - Reggio, Emelia Aircraft Factory; Sofia, Yugoslavia; Pireaus Harbour; Perugia Aerodrome; Salonika Marshalling Yards; a railway bridge at Senigallia; a torpedo factory at Fiume, Italy; Anzio Bridgehead. (Information taken from his Log book)

He was killed flying Battle in the early hours of 17 Feb 1944 coming in to land from operations when his plane lost control and all killed as aircraft dived into ground whilst approaching aerodrome. If anyone has the book "Wellington Wings" by F.R. Chappell the incident of his death is recorded on Page 231.

His crew were -

  • A426027 Sgt Kevin Joffre Bingham of Toowoomba, Qld, Australia (Navigator)
  • 1317190 Sgt Morgan, Hubert James (Wireless Operator) from Monmouthshire, Wales
  • 1481014 Sgt Scott, Robert Samuel, (Air Gunner) of Derry Lane, Kilies-Shandra, County Cavan, Eire
  • 1602883 Betteridge, Eric Edward of Ashlett House, Fawley, Hampshire.




Andy Anderson .    




AS Anderson .     British Army 4/7th Dragoon Guards

AS Anderson served with the 4/7th 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.




AS Anderson .     British Army

AS Anderson 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.




Sgt. B. O. Anderson .     Royal Canadian Air Force 218 Sqdn.

A Sterling III of 218 Squadron was first hit by flak over its target and soon afterwards was attacked and shot down by a night-fighter (Uffz Walter Rohlfing). The aircraft crashed at 01.45 at Ahrenswohlde 17 km SW of Buxtehude. Four members of the crew became POWs in Stalag 4B:

  • Sgt G. E. Empson (airbomber)
  • Sgt H. Turner
  • P/O H. J. Lister
  • Sgt W. L. Strang
  • Sgt B. O. Anderson RCAF.

    The two members of the crew died and are buried in Becklingen War Cemetery. They were:

  • R. S. Pickard (pilot)
  • Sgt E. C. Bray RCAF




  • C Anderson .     British Army

    C Anderson 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.




    Sgt. C. T.R. Anderson .     102 Squadron




    CJ Anderson .     British Army

    CJ Anderson 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.




    Staff Sgt. Claudie Anderson .     US Army   from Illinois

    Claudie Anderson was my father. He served with the US Army Infantry in WW2. He had scars on his back from a whipping that he said he received in WW2 while in a PoW camp. He said nothing more about it. Dad remained in the Army until the Korean War.




    Pvt. Donald Godfrey Anderson .     Australian Army   from Australia

    POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan




    Pvt. Donald Raymond Anderson .     United States Army 31st Inf Regt (US) Hq. (Polar Bears)   from Illinois, USA

    POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan and was a Survivor of the Hell Ship the Oryoku Maru.




    1st Lt. Dorothy Ann Anderson .     US Army Air Corps 313th Station Medical Group   from Imogene, Iowa

    My mother was Dorothy A.Anderson 1st Lt in the Army Air Corps from November 22nd 1942 to April 19th 1944 she served in Alaska in the Aleution Islands.

    She passed away in 1988, but I was told a few stories. There were pictures of a man she was always with and she looked so happy. Apparantly she was in love with this man. He was a pilot and went out one day on a mission and never returned. There are pictures of her an him leaning on a gerney which would be in the hospital but Im not certain which Island it is. It had an airplane runway and a hospital and I found one picture of a store called mountain view store.

    I have several certificates, one of wich is to certify that Dorothy A. Anderson, Second LT # N 733082 , completed the training for Army nurses at Ft Rucker, Alabama. She also took a course at Randolf Field Texas and earned a diploma for Flight nurse with the Army Air Forces August 1, 1947, and was discharged on May 31st, 1948.

    Some of the pictures I have look like she was quite sad and I have to assume it was the loss of the man she cared about so much.




    E Anderson .     British Army Royal Tank Regiment

    E Anderson served with the Royal Tank 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.




    P/O E. G.M. Anderson .     102 Squadron




    Cpl. Edward Anderson .     British Army 3rd Btn. Seaforth Highlanders




    CPO. Edward John "Andy" Anderson .     Royal Navy HMS Defiance III   from Mary Tavy, Devon

    Edward Anderson was a ship's cook on board HMS Essex, during the First World War. Before joining the Navy, he was employed in the mining industry in Mary Tavy, Devon. In this first term in the Navy, he had the distinction of being a champion breadmaker of the Mediterranean Fleet.

    He re-joined the Navy in 1931 and is recorded in the 1939 Register as CPO Cook on HMS Defiance, the Navy's torpedo school near Saltash in Cornwall. He was invalided out of the Navy during this period of service when some explosive substance was thrown into his galley stove. He was unable to use his right hand and subsequently learned to write left handed. I believe he made a full recovery. He died in 1956, cleaning the front step of his home in St Budeaux.




    ER Anderson .     British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    ER Anderson served with the Royal Warwickshire 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.




    S/Sgt Eric W Anderson .     US Army Air Force (d.2nd Jan 1944)

    Eric Anderson was a prisoner in Fukuoka 3b.




    Pte. Eric Anderson VC..     British Army 5th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment   from Idle, West Yorkshire

    (d.6th April 1943)




    F Anderson .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

    F Anderson 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. F.W. Anderson .     102 Squadron




    Sgt. Frederick Anderson .     Royal Air Force 12 Squadron   from Bournemouth

    (d.12th June 1943)

    My great-uncle Sergeant Frederick Anderson served as a Mid-Upper Gunner with 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force stationed at RAF Wickenby during WWII. Frederick was born in Bournemouth on 21st July, 1920. His serial number was 626653.

    He died in the early hours of Saturday 12th June, 1943 aged 22 when Lancaster PH-F W4373 was shot down between Neuss and Holziem during a raid on Dusseldorf (part of a force of 326 Lancasters, 202 Halifaxes, 143 Wellingtons, 99 Stirlings and 13 Mosquitoes).

    The full crew of PH-F W4373 on this mission were:

    • Pilot - Flight Lieutenant Patrick Raymond Ford (aged 22, Royal Australian Air Force) Killed. A414132.
    • Navigator (Nav) - Sgt James Albert Osborn (aged 25) Killed. 657839.
    • Wireless Technician (W.T.) - Sgt Myer Harris (aged 22) Killed. 953174.
    • Bomb Aimer (B.A.) - Sgt Geoffrey William Twitty (aged 20) Killed. 1235304
    • Flight Engineer (Eng.) - Sgt Reginald Arthur Charles Avery (aged 20) Killed. 1336681.
    • Mid-Upper Gunner (M.U.G.) - Sgt Frederick Anderson (aged 22) Killed. 626653.
    • Rear Gunner (R.G.) - Sgt Marcus Walter Stone (aged 21) Killed. 1308435.

    All 7 crew members are buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, they were originally buried in Dusseldorf Northern Cemetery.

    I would be very interested to hear any information anybody might have about Frederick's time in the RAF and the crew members he served with.





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