F/O Robert Avery . Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve 104 Sqd. from Enfield (d.5th May 1944) Flying Officer Bob Avery did some of his pilot training in the US (possibly New York State) around 1942-43. Deployed with 104 Sqn, he was shot down over the Balkans on 5 May 1944. According to CWGC, his grave is in Budapest. He was 21. Bob Avery was a close friend of my father, Bill Martin, when they were teenagers in Enfield.
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F/O. Robert Avery . Royal Air Force 104 Squadron from Enfield (d.5th May 1944) I lost my nan around 10 years ago and she left my mother several pictures and information of her brother Robert Avery who served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Before he did his training in America he worked in Burton in Enfield town and was good friends with Bill Martin. He was shot down in 1944 aged 21, and his grave is in Budapest War Cemetery. I have some information but would like to know more if anyone can help.
Robert was the son of William Frederick and Minnie Matilda Avery, of Enfield, Middlesex.
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Sgt. William J. Avery . My father, Sgt William J Avery 3972/7342, was at Stalag 383 until the end of the war. He was with CSM Savayl, Rev. Capt Grant and Jock 8.Coy Line. He was also in Stalag 8B. I have photographs showing companions in the prison camp and also a funeral in Stalag 383. Another picture shows Prince Gustav of Sweden, CSM MCKenger/gec?, Mr Eric Berg YMCA Sweden, OSM McLennon. Ass. Man of Con. with Hauptman Blume, Abwehr Officer.
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Arthur Avey . Arthur Avey (POW No. 13261) was in Stalag 9C with his friend James Hart (POW No. 42653).
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Mjr. Edward William James Avey . British Army I seek information about my father's units in India and can find very Little. His name was Edward Avey. Rank before discharge in 1946 was Major. Any help would be appreciated.
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L/Sgt. Herbert Aveyard . British Army 2nd Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.29th July 1944) Herbert Aveyard was the son of Thomas and Annie Aveyard. He was 29 when he died and is buried in Tirana Park Memorial Cemetery, but his grave can no longer be found.
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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.
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H Avison . British Army West Yorkshire Regiment H Avison 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: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in 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/Naik Sher Shah Awan VC.. British Indian Army 7th Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment from Chakrala, India. (d.20th Jan 1945) Sher Shah Awan was the son of Barkhurdar and Makda; husband of Mehr Bhari, of Chakrala, Mianwali, and a Lance Naik in the 7th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment, when he was awarded the VC aged 27.
"On 19th/20th January 1945 at Kyeyebyin, Kaladan, Burma (now Myanmar), Lance Naik Sher Shah was commanding a left forward section of his platoon when it was attacked by overwhelming numbers of Japanese. He broke up two attacks by crawling right in among the enemy and shooting at point-blank range. On the second occasion he was hit and his leg shattered, but he maintained that his injury was only slight and when the third attack came, he again crawled forward engaging the enemy until he was shot through the head and killed."
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Pte. B. Axcell . British Army Pioneer Corps (d.17th Jun 1940) Pte. B Axcell of the Pioneer Corps lost his life in the sinking of the Lancastria.
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Budd Bernard Axelrod . United States Army Air Corps from Cherry Hill, NJ
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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.
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Dvr. Henry Edward "Nib" Axford . British Army 560 Field Coy Royal Engineers from Grove Park (d.4th Feb 1943) Henry Edward Axford was my uncle (my father's brother). He served in the Royal Engineers 560 Field Company in WW2 as a driver. All I know about him is he was a prisoner of war and was on the "Death railway". He died on 4th February 1943 at the POW camp. I don't know which POW camp he was at or what he died of. I am going to Thailand travelling in March 2015 and will be going to pay my respects at his grave in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, and also to ride on the railway. Unfortunately all his siblings have passed on so there is no one to ask about him. Not that they talked very much about him when they were alive, mainly because I don't think there was a lot of information around. Any information would be fantastic.
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Dvr. Henry Edward "Nib" Axford . British Army 560 Field Coy Royal Engineers from Grove Park (d.4th Feb 1943) Henry Axford served with 560th Field Company Royal Engineers during WW2 and died, aged 30,on the 4th February 1943. He is buried in Collective grave 6. G. 1-67. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand (formerly Siam).
He was the Son of Edward Henry and Nellie Axford.
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F/Lt. Robert Percy Axon . Royal Air Force 9 Squadron My grandfather served with 9 Squadron, Bomber Command he was Flight Leutenant Robert Percy Axon.
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Charles William Axup . British Army Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) from Goole
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Cpl. Horace Ernest Ayears . British Army 579 Field Coy. Royal Engineers from Aldershot, Hampshire (d.17th Jun 1940) My father, Cpl H E Ayears of Kent Fortress Royal Engineers TA, died
on the Lancastria. He should have returned on the Duchess Of York but he volunteered to return to Honfleur with Captain T Goodwin (who survived) and party to destroy oil storage depot there. When they returned to the docks the Duchess Of York had sailed, so they boarded Lancastria. I have been told he was asleep in No 1 hold at time of bomb. I have obtained a lot of information from C.C. Brazier's book "XD Operations". It also contains a Roll Of Honour from his party from Kent Fortress Royal Engineers who died with him.
- Sapper H.W.Blackman.
- Lance Cpl.E.G.Brown.
- Sapper.S.J.Owen.
- Lance Cpl.E.E.Plummer
- Sapper.S.J.Ruck.
- Lance Cpl.Shute.
Incidentally my mothers wedding ring fell off at 4 pm on the 17th of June 1940 into a bowl of water.
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Pvt. Andrew Jackson Ayers . United States Army Air Corps from USA
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Pvt. Billy Alvin Ayers . United States Army from USA
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Paul E. Ayers . United States Army 793rd Artillery from Indiana
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Sgt Francis Donovan Ayerst. . RAF 12Sqd. (d.12th Jun 1943) Francis Ayerst served as a W/Op, he was lost on 29th June 1943 in Lancaster EE195 GZ-B of 12sqd
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Sgt. Arthur Charles Aylard . Royal Air Force 12 Squadron (d.17th Jun 1943) Sgt Arthur Charles Aylard was the pilot of Lancaster ED629 PH-K, flying with 12 Sqn. He was my great uncle and was killed on the 17th of June 1943.
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Sgt Arthur Charles Aylard. . RAF 12Sqd. (d.17th Jun 1943) Pilot Arthur Aylard was killed on 17th June 1943 flying Lancaster ED629 PH-K of 12sqd
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Mary Olivia "Ollie" Ayliffe . Women's Auxiliary Air Force Special Operations from Northhcote Road, Richmond UK My mother joined up in September 1939 and remained in service until the end of the war.
She was attached to fighter command as a plotter and also involved in code & cypher and radar and was sent to various fighter stations including Middle Wallop in Hampshire.
now lives in Perth, Western Australia and will be 100 on October 13th. Her birth date was 13th October 1918.
After the war, mum sailed to Africa and lived in Tanzania and Kenya for the next 22 years before emigrating to Australia in 1968. She is in good health and now lives in a nursing home in Perth.
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F/O Kenneth Arthur Ayling . Royal Air Force 196 Squadron from Feltham, Middlesex (d.6th Sept 1943)
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Pte. Stanley Aylward . British Army 156th Parachute Battalion Parachute Regiment from 5 Swanage Ave., Manchester  My Grandad, Stanley Aylward, was a Private in Support Company, 156th Parachute Battalion. Born in 1921, he enlisted upon or shortly before the outbreak of war in September 1939, joining The Queen's Royal (West Surrey) Regiment. Whilst based in the Middle East he volunteered for the Airborne Forces and was posted to the 156th Battalion, completing parachute course K25 at Ramat David, Palestine, in late 1942. It is believed that he took part in the 1st Airborne Division's operations in Italy in September 1943. During Operation Market Garden in September 1944, he took off in a C-47 from Saltby with the Second Lift on Monday 18th, and jumped over DZ-Y. He made a successful landing but came under fire from the Germans on the drop zone and was shot in the knee. Stan was later discovered by medics, covered by his parachute in a shell-hole, and was duly brought to a field hospital but was taken prisoner when it was overrun. After his release, he joined the 8th Parachute Battalion and may have served with them in Palestine before being discharged on either the 15th June or 2nd September 1946. A member of the 156th Parachute Battalion Old Comrades Association and the Parachute Regimental Association, Stanley Aylward passed away in 1996 and is buried in London.
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Pte Stanley "Stan" Aylward . Parachute Regiment Queens Royal Regt 156th Btn.,1st Allied Airbourn from Wythershaw, Manchester Stan was my grand dad.
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Sidney Ayre . British Army 4th Queens Own Hussars from Sleaford, Lincolnshire
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Sgt. George Rowland Ayres . British Army Maritime Regiment Royal Artillery from 7 Eastern Parade, Fareham George Ayres is my father. From his Soldier's Service Pay Book, he transferred from the Royal Artillery to the Maritime Artillery and went to HMS President for training. He was awarded the Atlantic Star and was discharged 30th of May 1944.
He married my mother, Olga Jean Matson, in Australia when he was travelling around, then returned to England in 1938 because his mother was very ill.
My sister and I were born during the war at Eastern Parade, Fareham, and then we all went back to Australia in 1953.
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