Henry Cason . Bevin Boys from Mileham, Norfolk
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Mabel Irene "Casey" Cason . Womens Land Army from Norfolk Mabel Irene Cason was known as Renee or Casey. She joined the Women's Land Army on 16th of July 1943, aged 17. She worked at Harrison's Farm, Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk. Later, she worked at a farm in Weasenham, Norfolk, where the farmer didn't really want Land Army girls, and so they had to do a man's work. At one time she drove a wagon of corn to the water mill at West Newton. Later still, she was at the Land Army Hostel in Barton Bendish, Norfolk, working as part of a gang of about 20. Her Land Army friends included Audrey from Yorkshire, Edna from Liverpool, Marion from London and some from Barnsley. During her time there, she took a trip with one (or some) of the girls to Yorkshire. A local newspaper, The Lynn News & Advertiser, has two picture stories of the Barton Bendish WLA workers and she is clearly distinguishable in one. It is believed that she won a hoeing competition and that she also attended one of the WLA parades at Buckingham Palace.
She finished her WLA time at Barton Bendish on 24th of October 1947, shortly before her marriage.
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L/Sgt. James Casper . British Army 6th Btn. King's Own Royal (Lancs) Rgt. (d.29th May 1940) My father was a Lance Sergeant with the 6th Btn. The King's Own Royal Regiment. (He has been in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment prior to this.) He was killed in action on the retreat to Dunkirk. He was first buried by local people in the churchyard at Berthern but in 1979 his remains were transferred to the British War Grave Cemetery at Wimille, France. On my father's death my mother was left a widow with four young sons. I was the second eldest aged three years. My mother had to work so hard to keep us all together and so she too died young. My brothers and I were then fostered, so losing all trace of our family tree. Does anyone remember my father?
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AC2 Carmelo Cassar . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 283 Squadron (d.11th Sep 1944) Aircraftman 2nd Class Cassar is buried in the Tarxien Cemetery in Malta.
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Colin Cassey . Royal Air Force 434 Bluenose Squadron. (d.20th Jan 1944 )
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Pte. William Cassey . Army Durham Light Infantry from Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham .jpg)
William is Second from the right on the back row
Pte William Cassey of the Durham Light Infantry captured just outside Dunkirk and held in Stalag IX C 43B. He was born in 1916 and survived the war, living until 1994.
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PFC Edward F "Eddie" Cassidy . US Army from Milwaukee, Wis Would like info on my Uncle Eddie. I know very little, other than he was a POW at Stalag 2B Hammertein, West Prussia 53-17.
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Pte. Edward Joseph Cassidy . British Army Royal Ulster Rifles from Derry Eddie Cassidy served with the Royal Ulster Rifles.
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George Cassidy . British Army Highland Light Infantry George Cassiby was my father, but I have never met him. I also served for 18 years in the army and like him married a greek girl. I just would like to know of him, if anyone can tell me anything please contact me.
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Sgt. Henry Cassidy . British Army Cameron Highlanders from Motherwell, Lanarkshire My grandfather was imprisoned in Stalag 4b sometime between 1942 and 1945. He also spent time as a POW in the hands of the Italians. He never spoke of his experiences during this time.
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Pte. James Francis Cassidy . British Army Durham Light Infantry My Grandfather James Cassidy served with the Durham Light Infantry, he died in 1947. I am looking for information.
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F/O Jim Cassidy DFC. RAF 626 Sqn
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Stkr1. John Peter Cassidy . Royal Navy HMS Europa
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Pvt/Dvr. Ronald Charles Cassidy . Australian Army 2/40th POW Camp Fukuoka 17 Japan
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Thomas Cassidy . Royal Canadian Air Force
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Pfc. Joseph Cassin . United States Army Air Corps 27th Bomb Gr. V Bomb Cmd. 16th Bomb Squadron from Massachusetts
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Pte. Joseph A. Casson . British Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from Whitehaven (d.27th Jun 1944) Joseph Casson was born 14th July 1925 at Whitehaven, on the west coast of what was then Cumberland, on the edge of the English Lake District. Joseph was deemed to have been a man enlisted in the Territorial Army for the duration of the Emergency under the provisions of the National Services Acts 1939 to 1941, and formally enlisted on the 18th November 1943 for training. He was initially assigned to the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on the 30th December 1943, eventually being transferred to the 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry on the 28th March 1944.
Records show that the 9th Battalion moved to Nightingale Wood Camp, near Southampton, on the 2nd June 1944 prior to embarking landing craft on the 5th June 1944, sailing down the Solent at 8:00pm and reaching open water at 8:30pm as part of the 50th Division. On D-Day, 6th June 1944 the 50th Division was designated to land on Gold Beach, in company with the 8th Armoured Brigade. The 151st Brigade, which included the 9th Battalion DLI, was part of the second wave, to land after the beach was secure and push inland. The Brigade was to move southwest from Gold Beach toward Route Nationale 13. The 151st Brigade came ashore as planned and got to the outskirts of Bayeux. During the following week, the Brigade advanced past Bayeux and on the 14th June 1944, the Brigade fought in Operation Perch against the Panzer Lehr Division. The Brigade made the initial assault on the villages of Lingvres and Les Verrires, which were captured by the 9th Battalion DLI. Later that day, the 151st Brigade and the 231st Brigade were cut off south of the villages, formed a brigade box, and repulsed heavy German counterattacks before withdrawing. The 9th Battalion DLI went on to enter Tilly-sur-Seulles on 20th June 1944. Private Joseph Casson is recorded as being wounded on the 21st June 1944. The 9th Battalion then went on to advance towards Juvigny on the 26th June 1944. Sadly, Joseph died from his wounds on the 27th June 1944. He was 18 years old. It is not clear if he died on the battlefield or at No.3 Casualty Clearing Station, near Jerusalem, as this is where he was initially buried. (Grid ref. Latitude: 49.21272 Longitude: -0.66129). Joseph's body was taken to Ryes Cemetery for final burial on 13th of November 1944, to rest at the side of his older brother, Marine Robert Casson, EX 3236, who was killed in action on D-Day.
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George Farquar "Curly" Castel . British Army Royal Army Service Corps from Bradford, Yorkshire  My grandfather, George Castel, was born in Inverness, Scotland on January 29, 1908. He was the son of George Farquar and Kate Castel. His father was originally from Peterhead, Scotland, with his mother hailing from Boston, in Lincolnshire. George had three siblings – sisters Jean and Lillian, and brother Norman.
The family lived in Inverness until 1921, when they moved to Bradford, Yorkshire. Grandad was sent to Birmingham to the Dunlop tyre plant for training in vulcanizing and tyre fitting. After completing training, he moved back to Bradford to work for the City Corporation transport system. He was made redundant in 1931 and then got a job working for Model Milk Co. from 1931-35, delivering dairy products house-to-house, first using a horse and cart, then later a truck. In 1935, he became a driver for the Bradford Dyers Association where he stayed with BDA until 1937. He then moved to Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, to run a boarding house.
When World War II began on 3rd of September 1939, George volunteered for the Air Raid Precaution unit in Cleethorpes, where he was assigned to be an ambulance driver. In May 1940 he volunteered for the Royal Army Service Corps. He left behind his wife and a 10-year-old daughter when his unit was sent to Egypt. The unit served there for two years before its men were just a small part of the 30,000 personnel captured after the Battle of Tobruk in June 1942.
After being captured and interned, grandad found he was the oldest man in his camp, was at Stalag 4-B, though he was only 34 years old. He and several hundred other men were transported from Carpi to the camp in late 1943. He eventually ended up at a work camp in Halle.
He kept a journal of his time from being captured until his liberation. I have turned this into a blog Home by Autumn.
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Col. Jose Arturo Castellanos . Salvador Army from Salvador Jose Arturo Castellanos was a Salvadorian army colonel, Contreras was assigned as a diplomat in Geneva, Switzerland during the Second World War. In partnership with Gyorgi Mandl, a Jewish-Hungarian businessman, the colonel was able to save about 40,000 Jews and Central Europeans from the harsh Nazi by giving them fake Salvadorian visas.
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Flt.Sgt. Reginald Lionel Castellari . Royal Air Force 166 Squadron (d.11th April 1943) Reginald Castellari flew as a Wireless Op/ Air gunner with 166 Squadron.
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Frederick Castle . Whilst recently investigating my Family Tree, my Mother told me her father was aboard HMS Lancastria. He was one of the very few survivors. His name was Frederick Castle.
Does anyone have a list of survivors, or any other information that might help me?
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Pte. Henry Walter Castle . British Army Northamptonshire Regiment from Kenton, Devon
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WE Castle . British Army Royal Armoured Corps WE Castle 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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Able Sea. William E. Castle . Royal Navy HMS Nigeria (d.12th Aug 1942)
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A.B. William E. Castle . Royal Navy HMS Nelson (d.12th Aug 1942)
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Cpl. Wallace E. Casto . United States Army Infantry
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PO. Arthur Charles Castro . Royal Navy HMS Virago My grandfather, Arthur Castro served with the Royal Navy during WW2.
He sailed on the HMS Virago.
From what I remember he was a Petty Officer or Chief.
I believe his trade was Stoker.
He immigrated to Canada and ended up living in Halifax, NS.
I'm certain he served in the Royal Canadian Navy on board the HMCS Bonaventure, Canada's lone aircraft carrier.
Not sure of his rank on the Bonaventure but I did hear Chief Engine Room Artificer.
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Catalfumo . from Sicily My grandfather was an Italian POW in WWII. He was placed in a POW camp in Okehampton, Devon and was sent to work at a farm called Yeory in a little Devon village called Merton. Does anyone remember him?
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S/Sgt Raymond Catana . US Army My nan has never met her real father, all we know about him is that his name was Raymond Catana and he was from the USA, serving with the US army. He was born on 7th Dec 1913. In 1943/1944 he was sent to Salop in Shropshire where he met my great nan. Soon after this he got moved overnight to France and my great nan has not heard of him since. Resulting in my nan never knowing her real dad. If he was still alive today he would be coming up to 101. So our search is purely to find out a bit about him and my nan's heritage. It would be lovely to find out. It has been so interesting to read everyone's stories and searches as I can relate to them.
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Sqd.Ldr. James Catanach DFC.. Royal Australian Air Force 455 Squadron (d.29th March 1944) James Catanach completed nine perilous missions with Bomber Command, before his unit, No. 455 Squadron, RAAF, was transferred to Coastal Command in April 1942. By June, 20-year-old Catanach had been promoted Squadron Leader, the youngest in the Royal Australian Air Force, and been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), his squadron's first.
On 2nd of September 1942, sixteen Hampden torpedo-bombers of No. 455 Squadron set out from RAF Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands. Their destination, Vaenga (now Severomorsk), Russia.
Allied shipping convoys bound for the Soviet port of Murmansk always suffered heavy casualties. No. 455 crews were tasked with transferring their aircraft to the Soviets who could use them protect the incoming ships. Catanach's aircraft, AT109, was forced down en-route, however, and he and his crew were captured near Norway.
Imprisoned at Stalag Luft III, Sagan (Zagan, modern Poland), Catanach was among 75 Allied airmen take part in the legendary Great Escape, on 24th of March 1944. Seventy-three prisoners were recaptured. Fifty of these including Catanach were executed by the Gestapo in bloody retribution.
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