Those who Served
Joan Ashby . Women's Land Army |
Assistant Engineer Harold Ashcroft . Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940) |
Lieutenant William Ashcroft . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940) |
Midshpmn. Morris C. Ashdown . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Forfar Mid. Ashdown was amongst the survivors of the sinking of HMS Forfar. |
P.O. Edward William Ashlee . Royal Navy HMS Forfar from Teddington, Middlesex) (d.2nd Dec 1940) |
Eileen Ashton . Australian Land Army My Mother served in the Land Army in Australia from 1942 to 1944. Some of the places she worked at were Epping, Gunnedah Wilberforce and Griffith in New South Wales. |
Pilot Officer Stanley W Ashton . RAF 59 Squadron |
Sub Lt. Eng. Askin . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Forfar Sub Lt Askin was one of the survivors when the ship went down on the 2nd of December 1940 |
Maud Atchison . Land Army Does any one have any information on or photos of my Grandmother, Maude Atchison who served with the womens land army in Glasgow such as Galston or New Mill farms in Ayrshire, as she has lost all her photos and letters. |
Gunner Reg Atkin . Royal Air Force I am trying to find out what my Dad, Reg Atkins did, as he worked from Camp David. This is all we can find out. We know he was in Italy, Yougoslarva, and atached to the yanks. Mum says he was droped into occupide europe where he lay in a ditch for days injured before the resistance found him. He had a badge RAF wings with parachute and loral leafs we can't find what for or why |
Atkins . Canadian Army 12th Manitoba Dragoons My Mum served in the land army around Watford in the Bedmond area, she often told us stores of how she and her friends visited injured Soldiers at Leavesden Hospital where she met my Dad who was in the Canadian 12th Manitoba Dragoons and was injured in France and sent to Leavesden Hospital. She went to Canada on her own on the Lucitania and Dad followed. My sister was born in Canada but Mum wanted to come back home to England and they settled back in Watford, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary almost in the same spot where they met during the war in my house which was built on the grounds of the old hospital. Mum unfortunately died in 2006. |
Pte. Leslie Cyril Atkinson . British Army Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Les Atkinson was my father who was in the TA prior to the outbreak of WW2, he was in the Ox and Bucks and was sent to Northern Ireland where he married Mary Dunnion from Co Tyrone, he was stationed in or near Coleraine at the time of his marriage, and was married in Coleraine.
He transferred to KOYLI, in 1943/44, and saw action in Italy. It would be nice to know if anyone remembered him, it might be a bit late. |
Ordinary Signalman C. Atlee . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Signalman C. Atlee was one of those who survived the sinking of HMS Forfar. |
Louis Aubet . Canadian Army Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal My grandfather, Louis Aubet, served with Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal. He was a prisoner of Stalag 8B after Operation Jubilee in Dieppe. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
Joyce Audoire . Land Army from Sheffield) My mother served in the Land Army at Lakenheath, her best friend was Hilda Ward. She has fond memories of the shire horses calling them 'gentle giants'. A man called Victor who lived in the village of Lakenheath very kindly gave my mum a pair of gloves as the cold caused severe pain (hot aches) in her hands. Should anyone remember Lakenheath please contact me |
Flt. Sgt. Auer . Royal Air Force special operator 101 Sqd. |
Sergeant Derrick Austin . RAF Volunteer Reserve w/op 50 Squadron from Southport, Lancashire) (d.8th Jul, 1944) This young man, aged most likely 20 years old, crashed on the night of August 7, 1944 with 5 of the crew. The pilot, Alan Laidlaw from Winnipeg, Manitoba was ejected from their Lancaster plane. Derrick Austin is buried in France, a small village called Meslin Mauger, near Roen. Their plane was one of 31 planes shot down by the German on that night. 208 Lancaster were sent, 13 mosquitoes were sent to bomb at St. Lue d'Esserent the V-1 flying bomb storage depot. This fourth attack was part of the Operation Crossbow. It was a great victor.
Danielle Lawrence for Alain Laidlaw now 86years old.
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Joseph Austin . Royal Navy HMS Dorsetshire (d.5th Apr 1942) My grandfather's uncle, Joseph Austin, served on the Dorsetshire, and went down with her on April 5th 1942. Many thanks for producing such a wonderful website. |
Pilot Officer N Avenel-Van Someron . RAF |
Private David George Avis . Army Royal West Kent Regiment from Herne Pound, Mereworth, Kent) My father, pte David George Avis, no.6347487 of the West Kent Regiment, was wounded at Doullens on 14.5.1940, picked up by the Germans and transported to Cambrai Hospital, then to Aachen. From there he went by train via Bocholt to Thorn over 4 days, 70 men to a cattle truck. He spoke very little about his time as an inmate of Stalag XXA but I do know that they started their 'death march' on 15.1.1945 from Graudenz. They were liberated by the Americans in a small town outside Hanover after walking 850 miles. He was flown home by the RAF on 20.4.1945 to High Wycombe,rekitted,paid and arrived home at Herne Pound, Mereworth, Kent on 21.4.1945. He was recalled after 6 weeks to Wotten Underwood Barracks.
Unfortunately I have only found all this information after he died in 2006 when going through his effects. |
Adelaide Dorcas "Tiny" Axford . Land Army from Wyndham Street ,Yeovil) My dear Mum, Dorcas Axford was in both the land army and the ATS. She told me many stories when I was a child about those times and I wish I has taken notes so I could pass them on to my son. He absolutely adored her and was heartbroken when she died. Her Mum, my Grandma, Doris Axford ran a boarding house on Wyndham Street in Yoevil Somerset which was frequented by a lot of American service personnel. They all called her "Ma" and used to treat her very special often bringing her food supplies and treats from their base. They would marvel at the tasty meals she was able to make out of those supplies. Many kept in touch as did their families often sending parcels to my Mum and her sisters Ruth and Miriam. I wish I had kept records of those names. One I do remember was Elmer Treese or Treece. I wonder if there are any relations of these service men that remember their loved ones speaking of the Axford family from Yeovil? Also has anyone heard of Waldron Axford from the same family and his wife Kay? Any info would be so appreciated. |
Flight Lieutenant R W Ayres DFC. 59 Squadron |
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