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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

James Gemmell .     Royal Navy SS City Of Benares   from Glasgow, Scotland

My uncle, James Gemmell, was 4th Engineer aboard SS City Of Benares, a British steam passenger ship built for Ellerman Lines by Barclay Curle & Co. of Glasgow 1n 1936. On 17th September 1940 this ship was torpedoed 4 days/600 miles out of Liverpool, heading for Canada. The passengers included 77 children, evacuees from war-torn Britain.




Pte. John Stanley Gemmell .     British Army 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.23rd Sep 1944)

Stan Gemmell was my grandfather. Sadly, he died on 23rd September 1944, so I never got to meet him. He died while fighting for his country and he is buried in The Netherlands. I would love to know more about his history in the war.




J Genders .     British Army

J Genders 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.




P/O. Robert Harry Genesis .     Royal Air Force 7 Squadron   from Netteswell, Essex

(d.11th Apr 1943)

Pilot Officer (Flight Engineer) Robert Genesis was the son of Henry James Genesis and Lilian Genesis of Netteswell, Essex. He was 22 when he died and is buried in the Luxembourg (Hollerich) Communal Cemetery in Luxembourg.




Cpl. Frank Dennis Gent .     British Army 2nd Btn. B Squadron. Lothians & Border Horse   from Manchester




Pte Leonard Gent .     British Army 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment   from Whinny Hill, Thrybergh

(d.17th Mar 1941)




PO Reginald Philip Gent .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 149 Sqdn.   from Kettering, Northamptonshire

(d.17th May 1942)

Pilot Officer (Observer) Gent was the son of James Thomas Gent and Mary Hannah Gent, husband of Stella Eva Gent (nee Wright), of Kettering, Northamptonshire.

He was 33 when he died and is buried in the Kirk Vaerlose Churchyard in Denmark.




W Gent .     British Army

W Gent 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.




DH Gentle .     British Army Royal Sussex Regiment

DH Gentle served with the Royal Sussex 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.




EG Gentle .     British Army East Kent Regiment

EG Gentle served with the East Kent 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.




D T Gentleman .     British Army Welch Regiment

D Gentleman served with the Welch 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.




Alan George .     Royal New Zealand Airforce No. 139 Squadron   from Manaia, NZ




Capt Alfred Gilbert "Freddie" George .     British Army 1/6th Battalion East Surrey Regiment

My father, Alfred George, was taken POW during the the Cassino campaign, and held at Stalag VIIB and according to records also at Oflag 79. I have very little information about his time as a POW apart from the fact that I knew he spoke fluent German, which was of great benefit to him during his time as a POW.

He spoke very little about the war and I only have his diary and some letters to my mother as reference. He was in Tunisia with the 1/6th Battalion and following the German surrender went on to Italy and was in the battle for Monte Cassino. I think that he was captured at Monte Camino possibly in February 1944 and then transferred to Stalag VIIB. I have only just found a record of him being at Oflag 79. His POW number was 128885. I would be grateful for any feedback although there will be few still alive from that time now.




Cecil Albert Matthew George .     British Army Norfolk Regiment   from Great Yarmouth




WO. Constantine George .     Royal Australian Air Force 83 Squadron   from Melbourne, Australia




F. C. "Dick" George .     Royal Navy




Warden. Florence Gertrude George .     Air Raid Precautions Auxiliary Reserve First Aid No 4 District Lancashire   from Walton, Liverpool

Florence George served in the Air Raid Precautions Auxiliary Reserve No 4 District Lancashire from 1940 to 1945. As well as warden duties to ensure the community were alerted and directed to air raid shelters in an emergency, she also administered first aid to those injured.




Pvt. Gus F. George .     US Army 90th Infantry Division   from Corona, Flushing, New York

My father, Gus george, received shrapnel wounds prior to be taken prisoner by the Germans. He was part of the assault on Cherbourg, France and was captured there. Dad never spoke much of the war. He simply used to say two things. First, if he didn't "hit the ground" when someone yelled "grenade" I wouldn't exist. Second, all he got to eat as a POW was a bowl of soup (which consisted of boiled water and maggots) and a piece of stale bread. It's amazing what you will eat when hungry.

Dad died in 1996. I have recently been trying to put together any info I can. Just a few days ago, my son was talking with his grandmother (my mom and Gus' wife) about Pop Pop's involvement in the war. She showed him a belt buckle that Dad made for her while in Stalag IVB. It has her photo, and his POW number, and other info (see photo). She also told my son that when finally captured by the Germans, dad and the other soldiers were eventually marched towards a train, then lined up against it, and told to turn their backs to their captors. He believed they were all about to be executed. Instead they were eventually told to board the cars and were taken to Stalag IVB. This was all new information for me. Neither my mom or dad had ever mentioned it.

This is also the first time I have visited this site. It is moving to read some of the stories. I hope everyone requesting info finds what they are looking for. I would love to here from anyone who may have known my dad at any time during the war or POW camp. Thank you all for your service.




GW George .     British Army

GW George 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.




PO. Henry George .     Royal Navy HMS Dorsetshire   from Swansea, South Wales

My father, Henry George joined the Royal Navy before the outbreak of the war as a boy. He was aged about 14 or 15. He was at HMS Drake in Plymouth, (I was also a cadet there in the late 1950s). I believe his first seaborne duty was on HMS Dorsetshire, training with torpedoes and catapult launching of the amphibian aircraft. His rank on joining the ship was of Ordinary Seaman, and I believe he was a gunnery specialist and a Navy 'sharpshooter'.

I know that he spent some time in South Africa, (maybe Durban), and also in Canada. He did not speak much about his wartime ships. I believe he was on convoy escort ships in the North Atlantic. The words Golden Fleece come to mind; I do not know if it was a ship or a shore establishment. (HMS Golden Fleece was a Royal Navy Minesweeper.) Towards the end of the war, or shortly after, he served on Minesweepers. His final rank was of Petty Officer, and was a 'Captain of the Gun'.

At the end of the war he joined the Royal Naval Fleet Reserve, and I think served annual training again at HMS Drake or HMS Excellent. If you or anyone else could confirm or deny any of these facts I would be grateful. He died around 2006.




Stoker (1st Class) Ivor George .     Royal Navy HMS Tartar   from Pembroke Dock




Engineer Wtr. J. C. George .     Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar

J.C. George was one of the crew members to survive the sinking of HMS Forfar. He had served on the ship before the outbreak of war and remained with her under the T124X Agreement.




John William George .     Army RASC

I hope that someone can help. My grandfather was John William George T/129507. He was a driver with the RASC and was, I believe, captured at St Valery around the time of the Dunkirk evacuations. From there he went to Brahnau Camp 2 and was most certainly there over Christmas 1942 - I have a small piece of paper signed by other servicemen in way of a Christmas card.

Like so many others, would not speak about his wartime experiences. I have managed to piece together very little from the few documents I found at his house when he passed away.

I would love to hear from anybody who knew him or anyone who can lead me in the right direction to find out what his experiences were. Many thanks for any help offered




Sgt. John Ernest George .     British Army Royal Hampshire Regiment   from Abbotts Ann

My dad, John George didn't talk much about his time in the war. Sadly, he passed away 17 years ago. His older brother Lesley George was in the same regiment. I know my dad spent some time in Italy and Palestine and would love to know more if anyone has any stories.




Bmdr. John Reginald George .     British Army Royal Horse Artillery

My father John George, was known by his middle name, Reg. He was a Bombadier in the R H A, 'B' Troop. He was captured at St Valery on 12th of June 1940. He spent 5 years as a prisoner of war and was at Stalag xxb. Although I seem to remember him telling me that he was billeted in the village and he worked for a haulage company. Unfortunately he died in 2000 before I began my research. Hope someone can help me find more information.




Pte. Leslie William George .     British Army 84th Anti Tank Regiment, 209 Battery Royal Artillery   from Haslemere, Surrey

Dad, Leslie George was captured and held POW. He could tell how many Russian POWs had died overnight in their camp as they were stacked up like logs of wood as the ground was too hard to bury them, the recent deaths never had frost on them.




Pte. Matthew Douglas George .     British Army 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry   from Stockton on Tees

(d.17th Jul 1943)

Matthew George was killed in Sicily on Saturday the 17th of July 1943 and is buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily.




Megan George .     Land Army   from Leicester, England

My Mum Megan George served in the Land Army during the war and I have a photograph of her in her uniform. All I know is that she was on a farm in Leicestershire and that she had a really good time whilst there. The work was hard but the girls had fun. My Mum died in 1973 at the young age of 52 years but I would love to hear from anyone who may have more information as to where she was stationed and what are their recollections of her.




Megan George .     Woman's Land Army   from Leicester

All I know is that my Mum, Megan George served in the Woman's Land Army during the 2nd World War somewhere in Leicestershire. I have a couple of photographs from that time.




1st Lt. Paul T George .     (d.8th February 1945)

Held as a Prisoner in Fukuoka 3b.





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