Those who Served
Sergeant Thomas Stanley Roy Dagnall . RAF 428 Squadron (d.20th December 1943) Halifax LK928
Squadron 428
Operation Frankfurt
Date 1 20th December 1943
Date 2 21st December 1943
LK928 was one of two No.428 Squadron Halifaxes lost on this operation (the other was EB252). Airborne 1614 20Dec43 from Middleton St.George. Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Glees some 7 km NNW of Mendig. Burials are reported from Glees 27Dec43; their graves are now located in Rheinberg War Cemetery.
The brother of Sgt Jessiman, William Herkis Jessiman, was also KIA. F/S Tycoles survived the crash as his death is reported to have taken place at Reserve Lager Maria Loast 24Dec43.
F/S J.L.Keighan RCAF PoW
Sgt George Herkis Jessiman RCAF R/68645 KIA age 22
F/O Keith Maxwell Mosher RCAF J/21553 KIA
F/S Elmer Lawrance Tycoles RCAF R/128073 Inj
Sgt John Patrick Slater RAF 1516173 KIA age 29
Sgt George Kensall RAF 1052337 KIA age 22
Sgt Thomas Stanley Roy Dagnall RAF 1600759 KIA
F/S J.L.Keighan was interned in Camps L6/357, PoW No.1463. |
Harry Dalby . Army 1st Battalion The Black Watch, 51st Highland Division My late grandfather Harry Dalby was a POW in Stalag XXA. I have had his prisoner of war records translated and they give 2.K Batlingen, Batlingen 20 and Reigersfeld as work camps.
My grandfather, while in one of the camps, had what can only be described as a large hankie or part of a sheet with his Battalion's badge and two soldiers in highland dress on either side of it. This was drawn in ink we were told. It also has HE YDEBRECK written on the top of it which I believe is Batlingen. We have no idea who made this for him so if anyone has any idea or info I would be very greatful.
He was in the 1st Battalion The Black Watch, 51st Highland Division captured St.Valery 16/6/40. |
Albert Stanley Dale . Army Nottingham Regiment My father Albert Stanley Dale, who sadly is no longer with us, served in the Rats of Tobruk, Nottingham Regiment.
Dad never had any photographs so I am looking for any information or photographs. All I know is that Dad served with Johnny Player who I think died.
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Pte. Robert Dalrymple . Army 7th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Robert Dalrymple was captured near Dunkirk in 1940, along with Bobby Morris and spent the rest of the war as a POW in Stalag XXID and Stalag IXc, his POW number was 648. |
P/O James Samuel Kevin Dalziel . RAAF 101 Sqd. from Cairns, Queensland. Australia.) (d.4th Sep 1943) |
Sergeant C Danks . RAF 59 Squadron |
Sqn. Ldr. J. N. Daribshire . Royal Air Force pilot 9 Sqd. |
Stanley Darigan . Royal Navy HMS Forfar |
Able Seaman. Walter H. Darrington . Royal Navy HMS Forfar |
Pilot Officer D W Date . RAF VR 59 Squadron |
1st Lieutenant Lawrence G Davey . US Army Battery B 438th Anti-Aircraft Battalion My father-in-law, Staff Sgt Thomas Brownlie was in Battery "B", 438th Anti Aircraft Battalion with the US Army. He landed at Omaha and later drove a supply truck. He was also in the Battle of the Bulge.
He served under 1st Lt. Captain Lawrence G. Davey, I was wondering if Cap. Davey is still alive? |
Tpr. Leonard Peter David . British Army 10 Troop, B squadron 52 Recce Regiment from Bethnal Green) |
Sgt. Davidson . Royal Air Force w/op 101 Sqd. |
W/O A. G. Davidson . RAAF 115 Sqd. |
L/Cpl. John Alexander Davidson . British Army 4th Btn. Cameron Highlanders from Beauly, Inverness) My Late Uncle, John Davidson lived in the far north of Scotland, in a place called Belladrum Estate, a stones throw away from a village called Kiltarlity, approximately ten miles from Inverness. Until just recently I knew very little by way of his wartime exploits other than that he was a prisoner of war & he was put to work in the salt mines.
That has changed dramatically earlier today, when I made contact with someone who to my delight furnished me with some vital details to get me seriously started to find out about his time during the war. I am told he was a Lance Corporal in the 4th Camerons and was upon capture interred in a POW Camp called at Lamsdorf, Stalag 344
I would very much like to hear from anyone who knew him or who has a picture of him from his experiences. |
Edna Davies . Land Army My mum Edna Davies from Liverpool joined the Women's Land Army in 1944 and was initially based at Sileth in Cumbria.
She is thrilled that the contribution she and many other women made during and after WW2 is at last going to be recognised.
She would also love to hear from anyone that knew her then, especially Thelma Kennedy also of Liverpool.
My mum enjoys good health and lives a very active life in Northern Ireland where she settled after her marriage.
I'm only doing this because she not become a silver surfer - yet!
Hopefully, there will be some form of event that she can attend to meet up with comrades when she receives her badge?
And many thanks for your site
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Flight Lieutenant F S Davies . RAF 59 Squadron |
Frederick Octavius Davies Maltese Cross . Army Durham Light Infantry from Gateshead) I am trying to establish where my father served during world war II. Myself and an older sister are attempting to write a record of his service for future generations to read.
We have no idea of his service number, but we know he was captured twice during 39-45 and escaped twice, once on his birthday 14th April. We have some picture of some of his mates with a white polar bear emblem on their uniform.
He was born 14th April 1919 and died 8th April 1990 just short of his 80th birthday. He was one of 10 children and I am one of six children.
He very rarely spoke of his experiences during that time.
If anyone knew him or any relative has heard their father speak of 'Fred', we (my sisiter and I) would be most grateful for any information.
Jacqui Wimbush nee Davies |
Lt Cmdr. (E) John Bertwell "Jack" Davies . Royal Navy HMS Forfar from Liverpool) (d.2nd Dec 1940) My Grandfather Lft Com John (Jack) Bertwell Davies served on the Forfar and was lost on the night of the 2 December 1940. He was Chief Engineer. |
Myrtle Lucy Davies . Land Army Myrtle Davies was a Landgirl at Catsley Farm Kinlet in South Shropshire, She was recently awarded a badge to mark Landgirls contribution to the war effort, not before time I might add!, sadly Myrtle died the day before her badge arrived, so she never saw it. To continue her landgirl story, she never went home after her service, she married the farmer,s son, Geoffrey Griffiths. I am researching my family history, and I am struggling to find anything about the landgirls of South Shropshire, Myrlte and Geoffrey are my cousin, sadly both deceased now. I have a write-up, from the local paper, for Mrylte when she died, I will email it to you. I am also searching for anything on the Home Guard in South Shropshire, as my Father, John William Hulme was Lt. Hulme in Cleobury Mortimer Home Guard, South Shropshire. Any help in either case will be gratefully recieved. |
Ray "Taff" Davies . Royal Navy HMS Manchester My first ship was the destroyer HMS Cossack (LO3)and I was aboard when she was sunk by a German U-Boat in the North Atlantic in 1941. I was one of 58 survivors out of a ship's complement of 240. I spent 6 hours in the water and was able to help rescue a young Lieutenant who went on to become Rear Admiral Anthony Davies. Rear Admiral Anthony Davies eventually became the President of the Swindon Branch of the RNA and stayed in contact with me and my family until he passed
away a few years ago. We were eventually rescued by HMS Legion, which was under the command of Commander Jessel.
My next ship was the cruiser HMS Manchester that was sunk whilst escorting a Malta convoy in August 1942. We were in the water for 12 hours and eventually picked up by an Italian E-Boat and taken to Tunis. We were then tranferred by train to Algiers and truck to Laghouat POW camp, which was 320 miles into the Sahara desert. I spent 5 months in Laghouat and was then repatriated to Algiers where I took passage aboard the troopship Arundel Castle back to Rosyth in Scotland. I then travelled back to RNB Portsmouth before taking 2 weeks leave.
I then joined the light cruiser HMS Emerald and sailed for the Far East in January 1943 and patrolled the Indian Ocean for about 18 months before being recalled post haste back to the UK. We went straight back to Rosyth, we were not allowed any leave and once back at sea the ship's company was informed that it was D-Day - Operation Neptune to the navy. Our beachhead was 'Sword' and 'Juno' where we were attacked by a German bomber. The bomber dropped 5 bombs, 2 to port and 2 to starboard, buckling the port and starboard plates. The fifth bomb landed on a gun deck and remarkably did not explode. We spent 10 days on the beachhead.
In 1944 I joined the Hunt Class destroyer HMS Talybont (L18) and saw out the war in Europe. We then sailed to the med' for 2 1/2 years service on Palestine patrols. After the war I was called but because of the Korean war and I saw out my service until 1951 on HMS Battleaxe.
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Ronald Davies . Army Royal Artillery My father, Ronald Davies, served with the Royal Artillery and was a prisoner in Stalag 7A. He did not like talking about his wartime experiences. To my brother he spoke of being put on his knees with a gun to his head on three occasions, each time his life was saved by the priest.
To me he told tales of horses head soup and that it was the only time in his life that he had worn a moustache.
He escaped, was recaptured and sent to the coalmines in Poland (I think)
My father died in 1986. I wish he was here now to tell his stories. |
Pilot Officer D H Davis AFM. RAF VR 59 Squadron |
Trimmer F. A. Davis . Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar Davis was one of the ships crew to transfer under the T124X agreement when the Montrose became HMS forfar in 1939. He was counted amongst the survivors when the ship was lost. |
Pilot Officer H L N Davis . RAF 59 Squadron |
Lance Bdr. James Davis . British Army 10th Field Regiment Royal Artillery from ) My father James Davis was a guest of the Third Reich for 5 years, he was captured at Dunkirk in May 1940 and was taken to Stalag XXIb in Poland. He was transferred to Stalag8b Lamsdorf and was on the infamous Death March. Can anyone remember him?
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Joan Edith Davis . Land Army from Camden Town, NW1) (d.1943) I have been doing a little study on my relatives and have discovered that my aunt Joan served in the land army in Dorset, she was at Muston Farm, she stayed at the W.L.A Hostel in Piddletrenthide, i have found out from a letter she sent to my grandmother that she had a friend called Rene who apparently was like a second mum to her and looked after her. Unfortunately i never met Joan she was killed on the farm in a tragic accident whereby a trailer being driven by the farmer skidded and crushed her to death when she fell from it. Another girl Irene Cordier jumped clear, now Irene could be ' Rene' as stated in her letter. Maybe someone may have known any of these names before,or heard about the accident via their grandparents or mothers, I would really love to know. |
Sergeant L Davis . RAF VR 59 Squadron |
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