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Albert Ernest "Shirley" Barlow . Royal Air Force My father was a POW from 1941 to 1945 after being shot down over Anna Paulowna, Holland. He flew Lancasters. He was sent to Stalag 357 near Fallingbostel in 1944. His POW route took him from Anna Paulowna to Amsterdam to Darth Pomerania to Sagan Silesia (Stalag Luft III), to Heydekrug (Stalag Luft 6) to Thorn Poland, finally arriving in Fallingbostel in August 1944. Names from Fallingbostel: George Hunter, Douglas Harwood, Ron Wade, James Fisher, John Hasefield, Robert Mount and Peter Robson.
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C Barlow . British Army Royal Armoured Corps C Barlow 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 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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Cpl. Frederick George Barlow . British Army from Folkestone When researching my Grandfather Alfred Barlow, I found a letter written to him by his brother Frederick George Barlow, from Stalag 383.
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L/Sea. Harold Barlow . Royal Navy HMS Galatea from Northenden, Manchester Harold Barlow joined the Royal Navy as a Boy in 1933 and served on the following ships during WW2, HMS Drake, HMS Nile, HMS Pembroke, HMS Galatea and HMS Highflyer.
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F/Lt. J P Barlow . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 (Moose) Squadron F/Lt J P Barlow was a pilot with 419 Moose Squadron based at Middleton St George.
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James Duncan Barlow . British Army Seaforth Highlanders from Turriff, Aberdeenshire My late uncle, James Barlow, was captured at Dunkirk. He spent the rest of the war as a POW at Stalag XXB.
He was born on 4th of January, 1919 at New Byth, Aberdeenshire, the oldest of 10 children. He died on 24th October 2010 at St. Combs, Aberdeenshire.
I remember uncle Jimmy as a very kind, contented man. He was very proud of his roots and the Doric language of his home.
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WOII/CSM Joseph Dominic Barlow . British Army Dorset Rgt. from Dorchester (d.2nd December 1940) My great uncle Joe Barlow was a POW in WW1 and WW2. He was a medic in the Dorsets. Sadly he died and is buried in Krakow Rackovicki Cemetery in Poland. I would like some information on where he was held as a POW. Does anyone remember him?
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F/Sgt. L. Barlow . 97 Squadron
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Flight Sergeant Philip Tyers Barlow . RAF VR 463 Squadron (d.3rd March 1945) I wish to find any survivors of Sgt Charles Billard's crew. His Lancaster from 463 Squadron was shot down on 3-4th March 1945 whilst on a mission over the Dortmund Ems Canal. Two survived: Sgt J M H Millar RAF and Flt/Sgt Eugene Foreman RAAF. If any family, friends, other air crew or groundcrew knows the whereabouts of any of these men or has any information I would be grateful if they would contact me.
Other members of the crew were
Sergeant Charles Edward Billard, RAF 1595492. (my relative) Killed, age 27 (Reichswald Forest War Cemetery)
Flight Lieutenant Francis John Howells, RAAF 419044, killed age 20 (Reichswald Forest War Cemetery)
Flight Sergeant Douglas Bates, RAF VR 1594894, killed age 19 (Reichswald Forest War Cemetery)
F/S Philip Tyers Barlow, RAF 1802589, killed age 21 (Reichswald Forest War Cemetery)
F/S Osric Elliott RAAF,They flew from RAF Waddington.
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Flt.Sgt. Philip Tyers Barlow . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 463 Sqdn. from Enfield, Middx (d.1945-03-03) Flt Sgt Barlow's Lancaster was shot down on 3/4th March 1945 whilst on a mission over the Dortmund Ems Canal. Two of the crew survived: Sgt J M H Millar, RAF and Flt.Sgt Eugene Foreman, RAAF. If anyone has information about these men, other air crew or ground crew, please contact me.
Other members of the crew were Sgt Charles Billard, RAF (my relative); F/Lt Francis Howells, RAAF; F/Sgt Douglas Bates, RAF; Flt Sgt Osric Elliott, RAAF. They flew from RAF Waddington, 463 Squadron.
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T/Sgt. Richard T. Barlow . USAAF My dad, T/Sgt Richard T Barlow was an engineer on B-24, The Flying Red Head. I have photos of the crew with the plane.
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L/Sgt. Ronald Heywood Barlow . British Army 73rd Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (d.22nd June 1944) Ronald Barlow served with the 73rd Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery in WW2. He died on 22nd of June 1944 aged 33 years and is buried St Manvieu War Cemetery Cheux in France.
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William Thomas Barlow . Royal Air Force 108 Squadron from Bury (d.8th Aug 1944) We have a cup in the Bury Table Tennis League league called the Barlow Cup.
The Barlow Cup is named after a man named William Barlow who died serving the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 108 Squadron in 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt. I was able to find William Thomas's grave and as such learned he had a wife named Vera and he was the son of James & Florence Barlow.
The Barlow Cup was presented to the Bury league by Vernon Peatfield in 1947. The winner of the open singles championships gets presented this cup. Twice throughout the years it has gone missing but we have it back now. We are getting it restored and it will look great when we have done this.
Both Bill & Vernon were National standard table tennis players in the late 1930s and are featured in a few magazine articles from 1938 & 39 but I cannot find them in any other post war magazines.
Vernon & Bill were a formidable doubles team making many finals together.
In addition to being doubles partners they were frequently opponents. Bill won the open singles tournament in Bury in 1937/38 and in the 1938/39 season Vernon & Bill were opponents in the open singles final with Vernon being victorious.
This cup has an engraving on the front of it relating to how Bill passed serving for the RAF on the 8th of August 1944.
We have correspondence (the last) from Vernon from 1959 stating that even though he moved to Northampton he liked to keep in touch how the Bury League was performing.
Does anyone have any knowledge of anything relating to Bill Barlow or Vernon Peatfield within your memory banks or stores of information, Anything at all relating to Bill Barlow or Vernon Peatfield?
Vernon was A Vernon Peatfield. We believe the A stood for Arthur and he possibly married a lady called Marjorie Naylor although this may be incorrect. Bill was W.T Barlow.
Anyway, hoping you can help somehow, would love to hear from you.
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B Barn . British Army B Barn 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 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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PFC Gaspar Barna . US Army 172nd Field Artillery Battalion
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Sgt. Michael Joseph Barna . US Army 216th US General Hospital from Seymour, CT
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Henry Barnable . Newfoundland Forestry Unit Does anyone know where most Newfoundlanders were stationed in Scotland during WWII?
My grandfather, Henry Barnable (along with some locals from our town), was stationed there during the war and I believe it is somewhere in the north of Scotland.
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P/O Barnard . Royal Air Force 9 Squadron P/O Barnard was a pilot of a Wellington bomber with 9 Squadron based at Honington in Suffolk in 1941.
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Spr. Kenneth Lawrence Barnard . British Army 663 Artisan Works Company Royal Engineers (d.17th Jun 1940) Kenneth Barnard of 663 Artisan Works Company, Royal Engineers lost his life in the sinking of the Lancastria.
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Sgnlmn. Owen John Barnard . Royal Navy HMS St Tudno from Ridgewell, Essex My Dad, Owen Barnard, joined the Royal Navy in 1943 at the age of 17. He trained at HMS Royal Arthur, Scotia, Valkyrie ll and Pembroke before he joined HMS St Tudno as a Signalman in 1944. He remained on this ship based in Holland until he was discharged at the end of the war.
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Cpl. Percy Charles Barnard . British Army Essex Regiment from Chelmsford, Essex Essex Newsman,
Friday 17 December 1943.
Chelmsford
Wounded and Missing: Mr.and Mrs. F.W. Barnard, Broomfield Road, have received official news that their youngest son, Cpl. Percy C. Barnard, Essex Regt., has been wounded and is missing in the Mediterranean theatre of war. He is 22, and had three birthdays in the Middle East. Being a Territorial, he was called up at the out-break of war. He was employed by Messrs. J. Debnam and Sons, tobacconists and hairdressers.
The Essex Chronicle, Friday 27 April 1945
War Report Free at Last, Essex Prisoners of War Come Home
Chelmsford POW Home: Mr and Mrs F.W. Barnard, of 7 Coopers Row, Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, have received word from their youngest son, Corporal Percy Charles Barnard, that he has been liberated and is in hospital in this country. Percy was taken prisoner while with the 1/15th Essex Regt., in Italy in November, 1943, when he was wounded. He writes that he is in the best of health and hopes to be home shortly. He was liberated by the Americans while in Stalag 13c.
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Cpl. Ronald William Barnard . Royal Air Force 91 Operational Training Unit My late father, Ronald Barnard, served with No. 91 OTU Bomber Command at Wellesbourne Mountfield, Warwicks, I have a photo of Hut 75 in September 1944. He was on the clerical side.
He was also stationed at RAF Honeybourne at some time during the War.
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Capt. Samuel P. Barnard . British Army 1st Btn. Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) I have just come across two editions of "The Dragon" (the Regimental Paper of The Buffs) dated October 1946 and August 1947 amongst the papers of my late father, Capt. Samuel Barnard (13.10.1923 - 13.04.2017). On page 195 of the latter edition is a photograph of the Battalion's officers taken at Aliki, Greece, in late 1946/early 1947.
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Asst.Steward J. J. Barnbrock . Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar Barnbrock was amongst the men to survive the sinking of the Forfar, he had served onboard when she was the Montrose and transferred under the T124X agreement.
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Cpl. Barnes . British Army 1st Btn. Dorset Regiment I am sorry to say that my father passed away 10 years ago and, like many of his generation, did not talk about what he went through, except in the company of, “Those who were there.”
I do know that he was on Malta during the siege and was part of the 1st Battalion. It was given the title, “1st Malta Brigade” along with, "2nd Devons" and, "1st Hampshires"., and as such my father wore the Maltese cross on one sleeve, below any other brigade insignia.
For most of the rest of the war that was 50th Division, (231st Infantry Brigade). The Dorset Regiment, (Malta Brigade), took part in the landings in Sicily, Italy and D Day, and was involved right through to “the Island”, before the battalion was returned to England as a training battalion.
The preface of the Dorset book, “Three Assault Landings”, pays tribute to all “footsloggers” with the verse by "A. P Herbert"
New men, new weapons, bear the brunt;
New slogans gild the ancient game
The infantry are still in front
And mud and dust are much the same
Hail, humble footman, poised to fly
Across the West, or any, wall
Proud, plodding, peerless P.B.I.
The foulest, finest job of all!
Amazing how nothing has changed in 60 odd years
Cpl. Barnes, Dorset Regiment, revisits Normandy 50 years after D-Day.
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LAC. Arthur Barnes . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 2726 Squadron RAF Regiment (d.25th November 1944) Leading Aircraftman Arthur Barnes was the son of John Edgar and Selina Barnes.
He was 21 when his plane was returning from a bombing raid in southern Germany when he was shot down over Limburg's territory by German anti-aircraft guns.
He is buried in the Brevenbicht Protestant Churchyard, Limburg, Netherlands.
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WO. Arthur Barnes . Royal Australian Air Force 215 Squadron from Brisbane, Australia (d.17th May 1943)
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Pte. Cyril Arthur Barnes . British Army 1st Btn. Leicestershire Regiment from Thornton, Leicestershire (d.12th February 1942) Cyril Barnes lost his life in Singapore. He is buried in the Kranji War Cemetery.
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L/Cpl. Douglas Frank Barnes . British Army 1st Btn. West Kent Regiment from Portsmouth (d.6th July 1944) Douglas Barnes was in a reserved occupation but because his cousin and best friend enlisted he wanted to do the same and hoped to be posted to the same regiment. Unfortunately, this was not the case.
Sadly, Douglas was killed after the surrender of Italy and is buried in the Commonwealth War Grave at Arezzo, Italy. His unit was attacked by a German unit who did not know that Italy had surrendered.
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Pilot Officer Edward Barnes . RAF 78 Squadron I am the son of P/O Richard Barnes who, with his identical twin P/O Eddie Barnes, were prisoners in Stalag Luft III.
The story of the Barnes brothers meeting each other for the first time in Stalag Luft III is described in Paul Brickhill's book "Escape to Danger" on page 111. Dick was shot down as a navigator in a 50 Squadron Manchester on 30th May 1942, the airplane crash happening in occupied Belgian. The event resulted in the pilot F/O Leslie Manser receiving a posthumous VC for holding the aircraft until the crew could bail out. Dick was captured by the Germans. Almost a year later on 5th May 1943, Dick's brother Eddie, a rear gunner of a 78 Squadron Halifax, was shot down and captured. He also arrived at Sagan and the story of the confusion and humour when Eddie arrived at the camp and was mistaken for Dick and is described in Paul Brickhill's book.
Towards the end of the war the two brothers joined the other POWs in the long march westwards during the winter of 1944/1945 to meet up eventually with Allied forces.
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