Those who Served
Marjorie Eagle . Land Army I am writing on behalf of my mother, Marjorie Envall. She was in the Womens Land Army in the England during the second world war. Her name at that time was Marjorie Eagle and she lived in Northampton. She believes she joined in 1941. Her memory is not as good as it was and she is a little confused about her dates of service. She has many fond memories of that time and is so proud of having been a Land Army Girl. She keeps her land army pictures displayed on her living room wall. I think it would be wonderful if she was to receive a badge to acknowledge her contribution to the war effort. It would be nice if she could be included on your list and perhaps a possibility of contact with someone she worked alongside in what she describes as, " some of the best years of my life". She now resides in Canada, where we have lived since 1957. |
Ord. Seaman L. Earl . Royal Navy HMS Forfar L. Earl survived the sinking of HMS Forfar. |
Ord, Seaman James Peter Earley . Royal Navy HMS Forfar from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire) (d.2nd Dec 1940) |
May Easdale . Land Army My Mum May Easdale (married name Otterson), served in the Women's Land Army at Rozelle Estate in Ayrshire. she died aged 49 in 1972. We would love to hear of anyone who knew her or has stories of their time in Ayrshire's Land Army |
Sgt. L. Easdon . RAF 101 Sqd. (d.14th Jan 1944)
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John Edward Eastman . Army Royal Signals I am trying to find out about my late father John Edward Eastman who served in the Royal Corp Signals during the last war in Sudan/Cairo/Egypt. He was presumed dead for not sending any letters/correspondence for around 6 months. He may have had a breakdown! I would like to know more (if possible) about what he did, where he was and what he did. He never spoke about the war to me.
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Jack Prescott Easton . US Navy USS Boise My grandfather Jack Prescott Easton served on the USS Boise during WWII.
That is the only information I have. He didn't like to talk about it.
I sure would like to find some photos or others that knew him. |
Sgt. Harold Eaton . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve flt eng. 156 Sqd. from Islington, London) (d.12th May 1944) |
Pte. Robert Louis "Pops" Ebeling . US Army 9th Armoured from ) Like so many others my father didn't speak often of his war experiences. He would only say that as a POW in Stalag 9B he, along with everyone else was always cold and hungry. Dad was captured during the 'Battle of the Bulge' and freed in April 1945. He never spoke much about the camp. And as I read several accounts, these boys were lucky to survive.
If anyone remembers my father or can add to the history I urge you to do so. |
2nd Lt Charles Matthew "Chuck" Eberhardt . US Army Air Force 410th Squadron 8th Airborne, 94th Bomber Group from Detroit Michigan USA) My father, Charles (Chuck) Eberhardt, was a POW at Stalag Luft 3 and I am looking for any other POW who may recall him. Please send any info to me at mikeceber@sbcglobal.net or call me at 972-567-0029. Thanks |
Lt Charles Eberhardt . US Army Air Force 410th Squadron 94th Bomb Group Does anyone know if a list of Stalag Luft 3 POWS exists which identifies which ones were housed together? |
Mjr. James Henry "Ecckle" Ecclestone . British Army 14th Div Royal Engineers from Erlsfield) |
Margaret Eden . Women's Land Army |
Patricia Edgar . Land Army I would like to make contact with the other girls, I met during my
22 months service, with the Womens Land Army
Our base was Westcombe Hostel Dyke Road Brighton Sussex.
I stayed there roughly two years, till the end of the war.
I do remember Doris Baker from London, Edna Muggridge and Jean Ellis
It would be lovely to meet up and chat about old times.
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Lt. W. Edgar . Home Guard A Coy. Workington Btn. |
Sergeant Eric Edge . RAF VR 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944) Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hanover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command. P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW, was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841. |
Sergeant Eric Edge . RAF VR 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944) Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hanover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command. P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW, was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841. |
Sergeant Bob Edgeworth . RAF 626 Squadron |
Flt. Sgt. Herbert George Edis . RAAF 101 Sqd. from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia) (d.1st Sep 1943) |
Lieutenant M Nebringer Edward . USAAF 360th Fighter Squadron 356th Fighter Group During WW2 near my village an american aircraft crashed on 25th November 1944 2.Lt James A. DesJardins MACR 10472 of 356thFG, 360thFS. 1.Lt Edward M.Nebinger was the leader. Have you more informations about the pilots or the attack? |
Private W H Edward . Army Royal Army Service Corps Looking for information on the above Service Man he is on Fetcham War Memorial WW2 all the others I have managed to identify
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"Taff" Edwards . My father-in-law, Taff Edwards who is now in his eighties, was a Prisoner of War at Stalag 8b. He was known as Taff during the war as he came from South Wales. He is anxious to hear of his friend Mick (sorry, don't know the surname) who was with him. All he can remember is that Mick came from Canvey Island in Essex. He and Mick worked at a mine as cobblers mending the men's shoes. Any news of Mick would be welcomed. Taff is well but recently widowed. |
Lance Corporal Felicity Joan Edwards . British Army B Company A.T.S. from 11 Childebert Rd, Balham) ARBORFIELD 1942-1946 Now that I am 85, and the anniversary of the outbreak of the 2nd. World War is approaching my thoughts return to those years that followed, and to Arborfield, and wonder how many of the men and women I served with there, are still with us today. I joined the A.T.S. at the age of 18 in 1941 and spent the greater part of my war years at Arborfield as a Cinema Projectionist in charge of training films that were constantly shown via my two 16mm Gebescope projectors. These mainly dealt with the maintenance of the Churchill, Cromwell and Sherman tanks, there was also the Coventry, and the almost obsolete General Lee One of the historic events that took place at Arborfield that I felt very involved in,was the construction of a long water tank with vehicle ramps at both end. This happened just prior to the invasion of Normandy. I received an American film ‘The waterproofing of vehicles’ This I showed constantly during the weeks leading up to the invasion. (Lessons had been learned from the Dieppe disaster) Not only was this film shown to those passing through the various training courses at Arborfield but also to the Canadian officers and men who were camped around us in the surrounding countryside. With their many forms of transport awaiting for that significant day when they would drive onto the beaches of France, without the fear of breaking down with waterlogged engines. At one time I was taken in a waterproofed jeep, down one ramp through the water tank, and up the opposite ramp. I think I was being given a reward for the many hours I spent showing that film. I did not really enjoy it. Those war years spent at Arborfield are very clear in my memory. I can still see Brigadier Buttonshaw taking the salute at the parade, the day that R.E.M.E. was formed, and must be now one of a very few who were there on that occasion and can still remember it. My cousin has offered to take me on a visit to Arborfield, but I doubt if I would recognise any of it now, except for the water tower, if it is still there. Army legend had it, that it would only fall when a virgin walked past. THE BIRTH OF THE’ROYAL ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERS’ I was posted to the Royal Army Ordinance Corp at Arborfield, Berkshire, in1942 as a Cinema Projectionist to show training films to the Officers and N.C.Os. who were attending one of the 29 week training courses that were being held there, and found myself showing long, and to me, tedious films on the care and maintenance of the Churchill, Sherman and Cromwell tanks, on the 25 pounder gun and on things like the planetary gear train and synromesh transmission and on the recovery of vehicles with a Leyland breakdown lorry. Whenever I found converation lagging in those days, the approved method of getting a Churchill tank out of a shell hole, was always something I could fall back on. I was very conversant on that subject. I shared an office with a chap called Joe Semp, and Sergeant Major Mann. When I was not showing training films I worked with Joe amending army manuals and pamphlets with out dated text, with stickers that carried new versions. This was a tedious job which was relieved by a sideline when Joe acquired a book of blank leave passes. We had a R.A.O.C. stamp which we used on the books and pamphlets to identify them as the property of the Royal Army Ordinance Corp. Joe and I worked opposite each other at a table between two windows When Sergeant Major Mann left the office, word would get around, and one by one chaps would begin to appear at the window on my side and ask for a leave pass. Ever ready to oblige I would stamp one and pass it across to Joe who would add the necessary officer’s signature and return it to the individual concerned through his window. Joe was very good at supplying a variety of signatures. As most of our customers had to get through main line stations which were laced with Red Caps (military police) forever eager to examine leave passes, they wanted unobtrusive signatures like Captain Simpson or Lieutenant Jones. Others who preferred to live dangerously requested the signature of Field Marshal Montgomery, General Wavel, or even Mickey Mouse. Most of us who lived in London managed to avoid the Red Caps who patrolled the mainline station at Waterloo, by jumping off the train one stop earlier at Vauxhall. The permanent staff of this R.A.O.C. training establishment had been recruited from a variety of different regiments, as well as from the County regiments with all their proud history. It was not a happy day for Arborfield’s personel when it was decided that a new regiment was to be formed encompassing the whole establishment. We were to become the Number 1 Training Establishment of the R.E.M.E. and the birth of this new regiment was to take place in the October of that year 1942. This meant that all the well polished cap badges so proudly worn of the former regiments were to be handed in to the stores and exchanged for a very brassy looking new R.E.M.E. badge which was not looked upon kindly. All regimental flashes had to be cut from uniforms. All this created a lot of disenchantment in the camp, and that was not diminished when it was learned that the new regimental march would be a mixture of the well known ‘Lillibularo and the theme music from Walt Disney’s ‘ Snow White and the seven Dwarfs’(Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its off to work we go) That for some was the last straw. We members of B. Company. A.T.S. could only look on and sympathise, while also wearing our new R.E.M.E. badge above the left hand uniform tunic pocket. We were now attached to this new regiment. These are the trivialities that I remember to the run up to the day when the whole camp was assembled on the large parade ground to celebrate the formation of our new regiment, by which time badges looked a little less brassy, and there was confidence and pride in being part of this new elite military establishment.the R.E.M.E. I remember so well marching on to that parade ground to the new regimental march which was being played for the first time. No one dared to catch any one else’s eye when the ‘Hi ho. Hi ho’. bit came in. We were inspected by the very top brass, and watched the R.E.M.E. flag hoisted to the top of the mast head for the very first time. It was a day to remember. I was at Arborfield towards the end of the war, after a short posting to Derbyshire, and remember those early evenings when we stood and watched while squadron after squadron of ‘flying fortresses’ filled the skies, to take their part in the carpet bombing of Germany. It was the sound of war at its deadliest. The whole camp stood in silence and watched, and not even one small voice asked “What the hell are we doing?” We remembered the defenceless city of Warsaw, our cities like Coventry and Portsmouth. There were many like myself who had endured the relentless bombing of London during the Blitz, and no one said “Has Bomber Harris gone mad?” With the distance of years; and with hindsight it is easy to make moral judgements and to campaign to take down the statue of Bomber Harris erected to honour him and Bomber Command. You really need to have stood where we were standing in our time to understand what the reality of our day was really like. My heart will always go out and embrace the men who served in Bomber Command. Ethics are the luxury for those who have come after us. If there is anyone out there who remembers Arbofield during the war, and who perhaps remembers me as Lance Corporal, F.J. Edwards. A.T.S. please contact me. |
Sgt. Frank John Edwards . RAF(VR) air gunner. 106 Sqd. from West Molesey, Surrey.) (d.13th Jan 1943) |
Gunner Henry William Edward "Sid" Edwards . British Army 110th Light Anti Aircraft, 362 Battery Royal Artillery My Grandfather, Henry William Edward Edwards (Ted) Signed up in 1939 with the Dorset regiment.
He was transfered to The Royal Artillery in 1942. Not sure at what point he became to be in the
Wessex 43rd, 110th Light Anti Aircraft. I have a boxing trophy he won on the 31st May 1944 which states
362 Battery RA LAA. I have many Photos of him during the war, and have some information given to me by my uncle.
He was part of a 40mm Bofor Light Anti Aircraft troop. The bofor was a towed gun,
not a static or mounted on a vehicle type. From the information and detective work I have done,
I believe that my grandad was in H troop. 362 Battery consisted of H & J Troop.
J Troop had the mounted bofors. H troop i believe where attached to the HQ's.
The photo below of my grandad outside a THQ in europe.
I Would love to get intouch with someone who had a relative in the battery or 110th in general. |
Pte. J. Edwards . Home Guard Signal Sect. Workington Btn. |
James Edwards . Bevin Boy Jimmy Edwards was killed by a cave in whilst serving as a Bevin Boy. |
Sergeant K A Edwards . RAF 59 Squadron |
Sergeant T H Edwards . RAF 59 Squadron |
Gnr. William Edwards . Home Guard E Coy. LAA Bty. Workington Btn. |
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