L/Cpl. George Bertram Ecclestone . British Army 5th Battalion Queen's Own Royal West Kent from Stansted, Essex (d.7th September 1942) George Bertram Ecclestone was born in Newmarket in 1918 and grew up in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. He was known to the family as Bertram. After leaving school in 1937 he joined Barclays Bank in London. Just prior to the war he joined the Territorials and at the outbreak of war enlisted in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, 5th Battalion.
In February 1940 he went to serve with the British Expeditionary Force in France, his battalion being involved in several battles including the Battle of Nieppe Forest. Bertram was evacuated from Dunkerque on one of the last boats to England. His sister recalls: 'He was uninjured. At home he slept solidly for days from complete exhaustion.'
In May 1942 Bertram's regiment set sail for the Middle East, arriving at Suez in July. Here they spent a few weeks training in desert warfare and on 14th August 1942 the order came to join the Eighth Army under Montgomery immediately. The 5th Battalion Royal West Kents soon went into battle at Alam Halfa on 3rd September 1942. Here they met with very strong resistance and suffered heavy casualties. His sister recalls: 'He was missing for several days, and was found in a German prisoner of war camp. His right knee had been shot away and he could not survive.' Bertram died of his wounds on 7th September 1942. He is buried in a war grave at El Alamein
The November/December 1942 Barclays Bank staff magazine pays the following tribute: 'with his attractive personality he had become popular with his colleagues. He was a keen swimmer, a member of the swimming section of the Bank's sports club and a water polo player of promise. His death is deeply regretted by all who knew him.'
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HW Ecclestone . British Army HW Ecclestone 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 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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Mjr. James Henry "Ecckle" Ecclestone . British Army 14th Div Royal Engineers from Erlsfield
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Stoker 1st Class. William James Eccott . Royal Navy HMS Prunella (d.21st Jun 1940)
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BS Eckley . British Army BS Eckley 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 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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AH Eddie . British Army AH Eddie 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 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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JE Eddis . British Army Royal Armoured Corps JE Eddis 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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Pvt. George Washington Eddleman . United States Army 454th Ord Co. (Avn)
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Flt.Sgt. Maurice Clive Eddleston . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 77 Squadron from Blackpool (d.14th Feb 1945) Flight Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Maurice Eddleston is buried in the Barup Churchyard, in Denmark.
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F/Sgt M. C. Eddleston. . (d.15th Feb 1945) F/Sgt Eddleston was killed on 15/2/45 on Ops South of Zeland.
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F Eddowes . British Army Royal Armoured Corps F Eddowes 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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AR Eddy . British Army AR Eddy 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 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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J. Eddy . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd.
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KE Eddy . British Army Suffolk Regiment KE Eddy served with the Suffolk 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 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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Frederick Robert Ede . Auxiliary Fire Service from Deptford, London (d.17th January 1941) Frederick Ede joined the Auxiliary Fire Service at the outbreak of war and served in London during the Blitz. While attending a fire at the docks he was crushed by falling equipment used on the docks and he died aged 34 on the 17th of January 1941 leaving a son aged 13 and a daughter aged 11 (my nan) as orphans, their mother having died in 1930 aged only 22. As my grandmother was only a child when he died she has no service number or anything else except her cherished memories of her dad.
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F Eden . British Army F Eden 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 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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GD Eden . British Army Royal Armoured Corps GD Eden 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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J Eden . British Army Royal Armoured Corps J Eden 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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Margaret Eden . Women's Land Army
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A Edey . British Army A Edey 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 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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Edgar . British Army Highland Light Infantry Edgar served with the Highland Light Infantry 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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F/O. Alexander William Edgar . Royal Canadian Air Force 431 Squadron (d.12th April 1943) Bill Edgar served with 431 Squadron.
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D Edgar . British Army Royal Armoured Corps D Edgar 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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F/Sgt. Frank Shepley Edgar . Royal Air Force 622 Squadron from Hikurangi, Northland NZ (d.24th Aug 1943) Frank Edgar was a friend of my aunt. They had worked in a department store in Whangarei, New Zealand. He went to Canada to train before going to the UK and joining Bomber Command based at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk. 622 Squadron was established on 13th of August 1943 and conducted attacks on German industrial targets until April 1945. Flying a Stirling MIII BF251 the crew departed on 23rd of August 1943 at 20.45 hours, The Operation Name was Berlin. Frank's aircraft crashed near Doberitz, Germany on 24th of August 1943. Frank was aged 24. His name is on the RAF War Memorial at Runnymede and on the War Memorial in Whangarei NZ.
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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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Ord.Sea. Tom Edgar . Merchant Navy MV Empire McMahon As an O.S. I joined a MAC tanker just after the war. My immediately previous vessel had also been an Anglo Saxon tanker. The MV Niso. The Empire McMahon, one of four hybrid carriers was eventually left, by us, in Genova for the removal of the flight deck. I am currently writing a fictional novel which involves the MAC vessels. I've never seen any accounts of their wartime activity. They were bad enough in peace time rough weather with an exaggerated top heavy roll. It seems the hair raising experiences of pilots landing on these postage stamp flight decks was never recorded. If any one is still around who can give me information which I can incorporate into my story it would be appreciated. It is just one way I can pay homage to these R.N and M.N Navians. It was, jokingly, suggested that the acronym M.A.C was not Merchant Aircraft Carrier but Mad Avian Crew.
adopted from the CAM boats Catapult Activated Madman.
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Lt. W. Edgar . Home Guard A Coy. Workington Btn.
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Drmr. Ronald Edgcombe . British Army 2nd Batt, HQ Coy Royal Norfolk Regiment from London (d.May 1940) My uncle, Ronald Edgecombe, joined the Norfolk Regiment in 1936, He was a bass drummer in the regimental band. We always assumed he was killed in the massacre, but in the 1970s I discovered he was wounded some two or three weeks before the massacre. Unfortunately, there is no record of this, and further searching has not found any trace of him or his great mate Sgt. Kelley.
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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.
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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.
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