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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

Pte. Robert George Dayble .     Australian Army




Alfred Daykin .     British Army 8th Army   from Yorkshire

My grandfather Alfred Daykin is believed to have served in the 8th Army in Africa. He also served in France, Germany, Italy and India.




PFC Dominic Joseph "DJ" De Bernardo .     United States Army   from New York City

Stationed at Newton Abbey, UK and the 19th District HQ US Army at Taunton Castle, Uk.




Eric Lewis De bourcier .     British Army 5th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment

Eric De bourcier served with the 5th Btn. Royal Tank 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 has lost 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.




Art de Bryne .     Royal Canadian Air Force pilot 419 Sqd.




Isidoro De Frisco .       from Italy

Isidoro Di Frisco/Di Fresco was an Italian POW who served in Africa but was brought back to the UK and worked within a house in England for two years.




Pilot Officer H J P De La Bastita .     RAF VR 59 Squadron

P/O De La Bastita was with OTU Belgiu.




Nurse Rosemary De Las Casas .     St Thomas' Hospital   from Oxfordshire

Rosemary De Las Casas became a nurse to support the war effort after her brother, Hugh, was killed in action early in 1940.

After her initial training, Rosemary worked at St Thomas's Hospital in London, where most of the operating theatres and staff accommodation had moved into the basement for safety.

The nurses stayed in a large room one storey underground, with the lovely old retired nurse who looked after them.

In her time off, she used to go off into London with her friend. Nurses in uniform were treated specially by the taxi drivers. The American servicemen tried to get into their taxis but the drivers were brilliant and refused to let them.

Any police who needed hospital treatment were brought to us at St Thomas's. The police and the nurses were a great mix. If anything went wrong, or the nurses needed help, oh boy, they were right there!

Rosemary remembers being stuck above ground level, holding a jar of thermometers. If they broke a thermometer, they had to pay for it, so she was being very careful. Then she heard a Doodlebug starting to doodle above her when the noise stopped, you knew the bomb was about to come down. When the Doodlebug hit the other end of the hospital, two policemen in pyjamas helped her to protect her thermometers and made sure they didn't crash to the ground.




GN De-wilde .     British Army

GN De-wilde 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 has lost 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.




A Deacon .     British Army

A Deacon 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 has lost 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.




Flt/Sgt. George Ronald Deacon .     Royal Air Force 76 SMuadron   from Hounslow, Middlesex




Sgt. James Deacon .     British Army 9th Lancers   from Tidworth




Mjr. Leslie William Richard Deacon .     British Army 7th Armoured Division Royal Army Service Corps   from Reading

Leslie Deacon served in North Africa as part of 7th Armoured Division Royal Army Service Corps. He was sent to Greece and escaped wearing only his pyjamas. He told me, his grandson, that while in Egypt he had long lines of Italian troops attempting to surrender to him. He advised then to continue down the road to the next officer as they were too busy to deal with them. His most vivid memory, which brought tears to his eyes, was the sight of tanks burning during the Battle for Sidi Rezegh in which he lost lots of friends in the division. He served in Italy and France.




Peter Deacon .     Royal Navy HMS Birdlip

I served aboard HMS Birdlip (A/S Trawler), RMS Sirius and HM S/M Sportsman.




RF Deacon .     British Army Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment

RF Deacon served with the Duke of Wellingtons West Riding 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 has lost 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.




Dvr. Victor William Thomas Deadman .     British Army 858th Quarry Section Royal Engineers   from Badshot Lea




M Deafley .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

M Deafley 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 has lost 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.




A Deakin .     British Army Reconnaissance Corps

A Deakin served with the Reconnaissance 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 has lost 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.




Able Sea. Cyril "Lofty" Deakin .     Royal Navy   from Hednesford




WO2. Cyril Herrick Deakin .     British Army 1/7th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment   from Birmingham

(d.3rd Aug 1944)




Elizabeth "Betty" Deakin .     Woman's Land Army   from Washington, Co Durham

Elizabeth (Betty) Deakin joined the Womens Land Army in 1946, aged 17. Prior to joining, Betty had worked in the ICI chemical factory, where she worked in the production of the Milk of Magnesia brand of medicine, in her hometown of Washington, Tyne and Wear. She decided to join up along with several friends who worked in the same factory. Her mother, Mary Deakin, told her she could get that idea out of her head, however her father intervened and he made the plea "Oh Mary, if she wants to go, let her".

Betty signed up in 1946 and was sent immediately to Wallingford, Oxfordshire and billeted in a Land Army Hostel in the same town. She enjoyed her work from the outset, making friends with Joyce Smith, a more experienced forewoman, Patricia Street and Mary Healey. The four became close, and called themselves, the four musketeers.

Betty took a driving course in Reading shortly after joining, where she was temporarily billeted. She passed the test at the first attempt, which allowed her to drive tractors, trucks and a variety of other heavy agricultural machinery. She went on to become a charge hand, which involved her transporting Land Army personnel from farm to farm, often following around the large threshing machine which was used by the farmers in that area. She also had to work in the fields herself, planting and harvesting crops, etcetera.

She remained lifelong friends with Joyce, Mary, Kath and Marge and has continued living in the Wallingford area since leaving the Land Army, meeting and marrying Jim Luscombe in the early 1950s and having two sons, David and Paul.




G Deakin .     British Army South Lancashire Regiment

G Deakin served with the South Lancashire 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 has lost 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.




Rfmn. Henry Deakin .     British Army 9th Btn (The Rangers) King's Royal Rifle Corps (d.12th April 1941)

Henry Deakin died aged 22 whilst serving with The Rangers. He was the son of George A. and Sarah J. Deakin (nee Havelock, known as Sadie) of Jarrow

Henry is remembered on the Athens Memorial.




Private Jean Constance Deakin .     ATS Auxiliary Territorial Service




W Deakin .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

W Deakin 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 has lost 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.




A Deakin. .     428 Sqd.




Sgt A P Dean .     RCAF. 427 Squadron




AL Dean .     British Army

AL Dean 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 has lost 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.




Sgt. Alec Charles Dean .     Royal Air Force 166 Squadron   from Stokenchurch, Bucks

(d.9th July 1943)




F/O. Arnold Keith Michael Dean .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 161 Squadron   from Sudbury, Suffolk

(d.28th August 1944)

Flying Officer (Air Bomber) Keith Dean was the son of Ernest F. and Helen Agnes (nee Arnold) Dean. He was 21 when he died and is buried in the Engelen General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.





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