JS Edwards . British Army Royal Armoured Corps JS Edwards 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.
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Sergeant K A Edwards . RAF 59 Squadron
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S/Sgt Ken Edwards . Royal Air Force from 167 Upper Woodcote Road, Reading A friend of mine is in search of information her uncle, Ken Edwards, who we believe was a Glider pilot on a mission to Arnhem and was taken prisoner and in Stalag Luft 7 Bankau. I believe he died in the early/mid seventies but would never talk about his experience during the War.The only mention of him we can find is in David Scott's
Diary of my Time as a P.O.W. which lists him as one of David's room mates. We do know that there is a trophy dedicated in his name which is apparently awarded to Alan Sugar's "The Apprentice" If anyone can help by pointing us in the right direction it would be a great help.
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Able Sea. Kenneth Walter Edwards . Royal Navy
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KGH Edwards . British Army Royal Armoured Corps KGH Edwards 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.
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L Edwards . British Army L Edwards 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.
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Leslie Edwards . Royal Air Force from Liverpool My father, Leslie Edwards served with the Royal Air Force. I would like to find out more about his service as this is all I have.
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Pte. Lewis Edwards . British Army 4th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders from Hightown, Liversedge, Yorkshire (d.4th June 1940)
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Flt.Lt. Norman John "Eddie" Edwards . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves 101 Squadron from Hastngs, New Zealand (d.4th June 1942) Norman Edwards was Second in Command of B Flight, 101 Squadron.
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P Edwards . British Army Royal Armoured Corps P Edwards 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.
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F/O. Peter Leslie Edwards . Royal Air Force 408 Sqn. from Kings Norton, Birminghsm (d.3rd Jun 1942) Flying Officer Peter Leslie Edwards served with 408 (Goose) Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force and died on the 3rd June 1942.
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Peter Edwards . I have been trying to trace my fathers wartime history. He was Peter Edwards of Sonning, Nr. Reading, Berks. In so far as I can tell, he was captured near Lille in France and then spent time in Poland at Stalag 20A (I think) until around January 1944. Peter was a keen footballer, could ice skate and was quite good at boxing if family photos are anything to go by. Dad also played several musical instruments such as mouthorgan, piano-accordian and the drums and up until the late 60's when he tried to compete with the tamla-motown groups, he could sing well too.
Peter would have probably entertained the troops during the stay in Hitler's Hotels.
If anyone remembers my Dad please contact me
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RAA Edwards . British Army RAA Edwards 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.
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Pte. Ralph Edwards . British Army 1st Btn. Durham Light Infantry from Jarrow, Tyne and Wear Ralphy Edwards served with the 1st Durham Light Infantry.
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Pte. Raymond Edwards . British Army Royal Artillery from Merthyr Tydfil My late father, Raymond Edwards, was taken POW in Dunkirk and spent some time in 20A at Torun and endured the long march, leaving him so sick he spent six months in hospital recovering. As well as being at 20A he also spent some time in a camp in Italy where I believe he was working on building a dam, I presume this must have been before going to 20A. I so enjoyed reading other peoples' accounts, like so many other POWs my father would say very little about his time during the war. Also, like others he did not want to claim his medals.
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Pte. Raymond Edwards . British Army from Wolverhampton, England
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RH Edwards . British Army Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment RH Edwards served with the Queens Royal West Surrey 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.
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Cpl. Richard Edwards . British Army
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RJN Edwards . British Army RJN Edwards 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.
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Bombardier Robert Comfort Edwards . British Army 57th Field Regiment Royal Artillery from Brighton, Sussex This is my Father's account of World War II.
Bombardier Robert Comfort "Robbie" Edwards 57th Field Regiment 898397 Signaller.
My father was born in Robertson Road, Preston, Brighton, Sussex, he attended the TA from a teenager. TA1938. : In 1938 he was drafted into the Army from Brighton and mobilised in September 1939, from Willingdon Observation Post, Motella Towers Hastings - Sittingbourne. From March 1940 his service was in France with the BEF, then Battle of the Escaut withdrew from BEF for final evacuation from Dunkirk in April. They were walking along the many roads to Dunkirk when a plane flew at them they thought it was German so they all jumped in a stagnant ditch, but it was an Allied plane, they stank all the way to Dunkirk and eventually to Blighty. Dad remembers he was on a little boat with one funnel. In May 1942 sailed with 44 Division under Lieut. Colonel R E Green, arrived in Egypt on 23rd July 1942. They had 251lbs pounders artillery guns. When they came across Arabs sitting on their camels making their wives walk along by their sides they took off the Arabs and put the women on the camels! They also sold them used teabags! Desert warfare training at Khatatba. 57th Field Regiment ordered to reconnoitre Gun Areas near Delta Barrage. In August 1942 44th Division ordered to take up defensive positions at Bare Ridge, Battle of Dier el Munassib, Oct 1942 El Alamein. They were in convoy in Egypt, the West coast of Africa at Freetown Cape Town for 3 days. In army vehicles up to Suez Canal to Cairo and then in to the Desert (he was a Desert Rat) to stop Rommel getting into Cairo then Monty arrived in the heat of the desert.
440 Field Battery RA of 57th Field Regiment was temporarily attached to the 50th division. 57th Field Regiment RA became an Army Field Regiment RA. Battles: Dec 1942 Suerra, South of Mersa Berga under 51st (Highland Division) Jan 1943 Sonda, advance to Tripoli under 7th Armoured Division. Mar 1943, mobile operation 22nd Armoured Brigade and 8th Armoured Brigade Regiment then joined 51st (Highland) Division for the Battle of Medenine. Later in Mar 1943 the 57th Army Field Regiment Battle of Mareth under command of 50th Division, 4th Light Armoured Brigade, 201 Guards Brigade and 51st (Highland) Division. April 1943 Battle of Wadi Akarit under 51st (Highland) Division then regiment proceeded to parts of the Front near Enfidalville under command 5 AGRA in support of 4th Indian Division, 2nd New Zealand Division, 56th London Division, 4th Armoured Brigade and the fighting French Brigade. In May 1943 Hostilities in North Africa the Regiment returned to Tripoli for refitting under 10 Corps. They travelled along the North African Coast to Birzata. Where Dad went on a Driver Operator course in a tank, he said the clutch was too long! 440 Battery would not return to 57th Army Field Regiment and 160 Independent Battery, formerly part of the 174th regiment joined 57th Army Field Regiment.In June 1943 Regiment was informed that it was to be considered in Eight Army Reserve. On the 23rd of July 1943, 57th Army Field Regiment arrived in Sicily, after a few days under 1st Canadian Division fought throughout the Sicilian Campaign with 78th Division in Battles of Catenauova, Cenutripe, Adrana and Bronte. In September 1943, 57th Army Field Regiment Fire Plan to support landing at Reggio, Italy, and 226 Battery of 57th Army Field Regiment occupied positions on the Sea Front at Messina and fired AP Shells with tracer to guide British Landing Craft to the Italian Coast.
He recalls that In 1944 my Uncle Jonathan Edwards (his brother) picked him up from the Regiment and took him to Naples where Vesuvio was erupting, the ash was everywhere.
He recalls that many of his best friends perished, one was near him and a bomb just blew him to pieces in a second. The noise from the shells and bombs was very deafening. Most nights were lit up with gun fire.
Dad was 92 in February 2011. He now says it was a complete waste of time fighting this war because what he fought for has now diminished.
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Ron Edwards . British Army Royal Signals I joined the Army (Royal Signals) in July 1940 for training as a wireless engineer. I was stationed at Colchester, Walthamstow, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, India and Neheim (Germany 1946). I experienced the blitz while stationed at Walthamstow. I took convoy passage to India in 1941-2, via Freetown and Durban and returned to the UK in 1945, via the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean.
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Ron Edwards . British Army Royal Warwickshire Rgt. I joined the Army in August 1940 with service in the Royal Warwicks, then with the Royal Signals. I did my initial training at Colchester during the bombing raids of the Battle of Britain. My technical training was at Walthamstow during the Blitz and then I went to Huddersfield. There were postings to Kirkburton, Catterick. Overseas postings were to India via Durban, at Mhow, Sialkot, Poona, Abbotobad and Bangalore. I attended a special training course at Agra. There were leave periods in Bombay, Kashmir and Kodaicanal. I was a mechanic in radio and instrumental maintenance. Later, I served six months with the Army of Occupation in Neheim in the Rhur Valley, Germany. Does anyone have any memories of these places at that time?
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P/O S. A. Edwards . 97 Squadron
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Sid Edwards . Royal Air Force RAF Regiment My dad, Sid Edwards, who served with the RAF Regiment based at Bradwell on sea? He maintained aircraft. He also served in Burma and has the Burma Star. He got friendly with a beautiful Land Army gal - Ivy Tennant - who he married in 1946 and produced me, their only child. I'd love to hear from anyone who remembers Dad or Mum.
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CSgt Stanley Douglas "Eddy" Edwards . British Army 2nd/5th Btn Royal Leicestershire Regiment from Leicester
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Sergeant T H Edwards . RAF 59 Squadron
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TF Edwards . British Army Loyal North Lancashire Regiment TF Edwards served with the Loyal North 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.
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TH Edwards . British Army TH Edwards 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.
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Sgt. Thomas Edwards . Royal Air Force flt. eng. 619 Squadron from 9, Glade Road, Marlow, Bucks. My Father's Crew were:
- F/lt Holmes F.
- Sgt Edwards T (my Dad)
- F/Sgt Kennedy A. O.
- F/O Stringer A.
- F/O Cunningham J.
- F/O Cunningham L.
- P/O James or Jones S.
They joined 619 squadron 18th Apr 1945 from 1654 HCU. I can find no records of them from that time to end of war. Does anyone have any more information?
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Cpl. Thomas Edward Edwards . British Army 9th Btn. Royal Army Ordnance Corps
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