Those who Served
Delmar D Gaskin . US Army I am trying to find any information, pictures, documents, etc. on my grandfather (deceased now) who was a POW during WWII. His name is Delmar D. Gaskin, a member of the US Army ground forces and captured in Germany in an attempt to defend Kassarina Pass, along with others. Any help will be appreciated. |
Eileen Agnes Gasson . Land Army We are trying to track down a lady named Eileen Agnes Gasson who was a member of the Women's Land Army in Tonbridge, Kent in 1945. The reason for this search is that this lady would be the biological mother of my father who was given up for adoption at only six weeks old. My father is going to be 60 this year and any information you may have will be greatly appreciated.
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Sergeant G S Gates . RAF 59 Squadron |
Frances Ellen Gathercole . Land Army My Grandmother Mrs Frances Ellen Rutterford (nee Gathercole) was one of the land army girls, working on farms in the area of Burnt Fen, a small hamlet Nr Mildenhall Suffolk. Unfortunately she passed away in 2007 aged 86. It wasn't until the family was going through old photos etc. after her death that we found her enrolment certificate, her leaving certificate and a letter from the late Queen mother thanking her for all her hard work. She had never told any one about receiving the letter, so it was a complete shock and honour to find.
I am in correspondence to see if it would be at all possible for my dad to collect her land arm recognition badge in her honour but I am being told no. This is a matter that I feel very strongly about, after all the girls kept the nations going while our men were fighting. If a soldier got killed at war their families are allowed to accept their medals in their honour so why shouldn't we be able to do the same. I would love to know if anyone else out there feels the same. We also have her uniform, an arm band and her medals from the time. Receiving the new recognition badge in the honour of ladies who did their best to keep everything going in our men's absence and succeeded is all we are asking for.
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P/O Roy Hamilton Geddes . RAAF 10th Squadron (d.1943-06-29) |
Ldg Seaman. A. W. Gee . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Ldg Seaman Gee was one of the survivors when HMS Forfar was sunk in 1940. |
Flying Officer D J R Gee . RAF VR 59 Squadron |
Pilot Officer R A Gee . RAF VR 59 Squadron |
Warrant Officer George W Geering . RCAF 59 Squadron |
W/O H. E. Gell . Royal Air Force 78 Sqd. |
Flight Sergeant Charles Dewitt Gellatly . RCAF 83 Squadron (d.9th April 1942) RAF 83 Squadron operation: Avro Manchester Mk.I on mission to Hamburg, the 8th of April 1942. It was last heard from just after midnight on the 9th of April, thought to be in the Lastrup area of Germany. It crashed northeast of Cloppenburg. The crew killed are buried at Sage War Cemetery. The only survivor was P A Lovegrove who later died in captivity and is buried in grave 6 A 14 Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland.
Pilot: P/O 67046 Jack Heathcote Morphett RAFVR killed.
Pilot: P/O 62324 Peter Anthony Lovegrove 22 RAFVR PoW, died in captivity 12Nov42.
Obs: Flt/Sgt 402188 Geoffrey Douglas Hutchinson 27 RNZAF killed, age 20.
Wop/AG: Flt/Sgt 647009 Albert Henry Salter 20 RAF killed, age 20.
Wop/AG: Sgt 923926 Reginald Stanley Williams 22 RAFVR killed, age 22.
AG: Flt/Sgt R/66159 George Charles Fisk RCAF killed.
AG: Flt/Sgt R/69897 Charles Dewitt Gellatly RCAF killed. |
F. C. "Dick" George . Royal Navy |
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 |
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. |
Sidney Horace George . Royal Navy HMS Nelson My father, Sidney Horace George, now deceased, served on the HMS Nelson. Does anyone have any information about him please?
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Able Seaman. W. R. George . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Able Seaman George was amongst those brought ashore when HMS Forfar sank. |
Pilot Officer G W Gerring . RCAF |
Sgt. J. Gerry . RAF 77 Sqd. |
Sergeant Thomas " " Gibbings . 'B' Squadron from 110 Thames Crescent, London) Thomas Gibbings was my Grandfather, he served in the 46th Recce Regt and the R.A.C and as far as I know was at the Salerno Landings and eventually in North Africa. I would dearly love to hear from anyone with any knowledge.
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Trooper Stanley Gibbons . Army 59 RECCE My mother married Stanley Gibbons on 23rd January 1943 in Leeds. Stanley gives his rank as Trooper 59 R.E.C.C.E. 4543978. I am compiling a family history and wondered if anyone could give me any information about where Stanley may have served during WW2.
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Rfm. Frank Gibbs . Army 9th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
Rifleman Frank Gibbs . British Army 9th Battalion Cameronians from Great Yarmouth) (d.11th Apr 1945) My Dad, Frank Gibbs was a rifleman in the 9th battalion of the Cameronians.
He landed in Normandy in June 1944 and made it all the way across Europe to Germany. On April 11th 1945 he was shot by a sniper and killed in Celle.
The war finished in May 45 and I was born in June 45. My Mum never got over his death or the war and never married again. I was named Frank after him and was their only child.
He is buried in Hanover War cemetery and last year my son and I visited his grave. We both found it a very moving experience. Even though I never knew him I felt so proud of the fact that he had laid down his life for his country. I would love to hear from anybody who knew him. |
Wing Cdr. Guy Penrose Gibson VC, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar. Royal Air Force pilot 83, 106, 617, 627 Sqd. (d.19th Sep 1944) |
Flight Lieutenant W G Gibson . RAF VR 59 Squadron |
Sergeant Alexander George Gilbert . Army 663 Artisan Works Company Royal Engineers My grandfather was a Lancastria survivor, his name was
Sergeant Alexander George Gilbert, 663 Artisan Works Company, Royal Engineers. Does anyone have any information about him? |
George Alfred Gilbert . Army Royal Army Service corp My grandad, George Alfred Gilbert RASC, was mentioned in despatches during World War II and I would be very interested to know how I can find out what he was mentioned for. |
W L Gilbert . Navy HMS Nigeria I have a photo of H.M.S. Nigeria with lots of signatures on the back. It says Torpedo Division 1945 and is dated 19th September 1945.
The names are:
R G Stocker Geordie BurnsRonald J HarrisG KentP RaymentW WheatleyD ChapmanH J FisherD P Sweeney A WhitheadH LockearBlimp PalmerG. KentJ Arnold ~(Sussex) A ChapmanJames Robertson(Jock)R E FisherD MercerR E RileyW L GilbertF J Fulcher (Wind Bo'sun 1st class)D Hughes TGMG L BowersE TicehurstF C WelchG W Downes |
Steward George Gilbody . Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940) |
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