Those who Served
Nicholas M. Haas . USMC USS Boise My Dad, Nicholas M. Haas, was a Marine aboard the USS Boise. I know he was on board during the Sicily campaign and fought aboard her in the South Pacific afterwards. He passed away in 1954, and I have some items of his and some notes. I have to check the dates, but I believe he went aboard sometime in 1942.
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George Haddad . US Army Air Force VB 105 Sqd. |
Sergeant C Haddock . RAF VR 59 Squadron |
Lt. Col. Thomas Haddon . British Army 1st Btn. HQ Coy. The Border Regiment |
Stoker William Albert Hadfield . Royal Navy HMS Malaya from ) I would like to find out about my father, William Hadfield who served as a Stoker on HMS Malaya during the second world war. |
P/O A. Hagan . Royal Air Force 77 Sqd. P/O Hagan was in the same crew as my father John Gardner. Their Lancaster was shot down over Holland in the early hours of the 22md of June 1943. P/O Hagan evaded capture, the other survivors were taken as prisoners of war. |
James Hagan . USAAF I am 63yrs old and just found out who my father was.He was an american man called James Hagan and was in the USAAF. He was in the Yarnfield area in staffordshire in 1943 where he met my mother who was working in an ordnance factory there. I have only his name to go on. I have found a James Hagan who flew with a crew called Rohans Crew from Sudbury in 1944 hewas in the 833BS. I have come to a standstill if anyone has any information I would be very grateful |
R.S.M. Haggart . Army The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
Able Seaman John Hague . Royal Navy HMS Hunter from Manchester) It may be of interest to some people to know that in the last couple of days the Royal Navy has located the fin
resting place of HMS Hunter, sunk in the first battle of Narvik.
I serve onboard HMS Albion at present, and we are conducting a wreath laying ceremony on saturday 8th March 2008
to honour the men who lost thier lives.
The memorial service,consisted on synchronised ceremonies on deck of each ship present and wreath laying over the site of the wreck.
After the ceremony, the ships, HMS Albion, HMS Bulwark, HMS Cornwall, RFA Mounts Bay and NOCGV Andenes, all turned in formation and steamed over the wreck, toasting the crew who perished with a tot of rum poured over the side.
As we sailed away, we signalled back by Morse: "Farewell, we'll meet again."
I'm sure more details will come to light in the near future. Yours aye LMEM "Ned" Kelly
Click here to see some photos of the ceremony
Able Seaman John Hague was a 19-year-old able seaman serving in the shell room below decks. as tehship went down he had no choice but to leap into the icy seas during a blizzard where he trod water until a German ship arrived and picked up survivors.
“I am so pleased and overwhelmed to know that after so many years HMS Hunter has been found and my fellow shipmates have a known resting place. I’m so sorry not to be able to go to the wreath- laying but I will be spending a quiet time at home with my family and thoughts, also my daughter in Cornwall will be laying flowers at sea for me dedicated to my shipmates.” |
Sgt. Geoffrey Haigh . RAF(VR) air gunner. 101 Sqd. from Newstead, Halifax, Yorkshire, England) (d.1st Sep 1943) My uncle, Geoffrey Haigh (Sergeant Air Gunner) served Ludford Magna to August 1943. Failed to return from Berlin, on the 31st August 1943, Lancaster 'S' Sugar. He is remembered on Plate 151, at Runnymede. He came from Newstead, Halifax, was 19 years old and was the son of my Grandma's sister.
His crew were:
- F/S H.G.Edis RAAF
- Sgt C.Bardill
- Sgt N.Corfield
- Sgt R.D.Holdaway
- Sgt J.Findlay
- Sgt G.Haigh
- Sgt W.Bennett
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Flight Sergeant J Haines 931471. RAF 59 Squadron |
Sgt Norman Haithwaite . RAF 102 Squadron (d.26th April 1940) |
Ordinary Seaman Peter Frederick Haldenby . Royal Navy H.M.S. Forfar from Hull) (d.2nd December 1940) Uncle Peter was one of the 'lost at sea' he was 19 years old.
He was the son of Walter James Haldenby and Helga Maack from Hull.
He had a brother Thomas Herbert Haldenby who served in the RAF as a leading aircraftsman.
All who served should be remembered! |
Ldg Aircraftsman Thomas Herbert Haldenby . RAF from Hull, Yorkshire) My Uncle Thomas served in the RAF as a leading aircraftsman. His brother, Peter Frederick Haldenby was an Ordinary Seaman on HMS Forfar and was lost at sea when she was sunk. |
Lance Corporal Clifford Halford . British Army Royal Corps of Signals |
Lance Sgt. Alfred Hall . Home Guard 406th Coast-Battery 562nd Coast-Regiment |
L/Cpl Arther David "Fred or Buller" Hall MID. Army 2nd Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps from Mill Hill, East London) My Father was taken prisoner in May 1940 at Calais, he was in 2nd batt KRRC was awarded oak leaves. He spent rest of war as pow, I have got his pow war log diary, with many names and sketches in, plus list of camps he was in. He was also on the death march from Poland to Germany and was finally liberated from Fallingbostel. If any friends or relatives of friends of my father during his pow days read this please get in touch I would love to hear from you.
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S.B.A. C. Hall . Royal Navy HMS Forfar C Hall was one of the crew members who survived the loss of HMD Forfar. |
Geoff Hall . Royal Air Force 78 Sqd. |
Sqn. Ldr. John Charles Hall DFC MiD. Royal Air Force pilot 15 Sqd from Wymondham, Norfolk. ) (d.18th May 1942) Sqd Ldr Hall was killed when Stirling W7531 crashed on the 18th of May 1942, he was 24 years old.
The crew were:
- F/O Ryan
- S/L J.C.Hall DFC MiD
- F/L N.G.R.Booth
- Sgt A.Spriggs
- F/O J.P.Ryan RCAF
- Sgt R.Maycock
- Sgt J.B.Butterworth
- Sgt F.L.Sharp
- Sgt R.Nicholson
- Sgt D.J.Jeffs, the only survivor was taken PoW and held in Stalag 8b.
For the full story see Don Jeff's Story |
Ron Hall . Royal Navy HMS Manchester |
Capt. Samuel Robert Hall . Britiish Army 180th General Transport Coy. Royal Army Service Corps My father, Capt. Sam Hall was with the R.A.S.C. commanding the 180th General Transport Company in N. Africa and later in Italy and Germany. Does anyone remember him at the clean up in Belsen concentration camp or in the desert or Italy?
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Pte. Thomas "Mucka" Hall . 1st Battalion from Walsall) Tom Hall was my father, he served with the 1st Battalion South Staffs from 1931 to 1945, with a short break in 1938 when he was on reserve and decided not to go back in when my mom agreed to marry him. Unfortunately, before my brother was even 1 year old he was recalled to fight in WW2. He served in Palestine, Egypt, India and Burma (with the Chidits) to my knowledge.
Throughout the war he sent all his pay home, and lived on his wits. He trained as a barber and made money on the side doing that. He was brilliant at dominoes and won money on a regular basis, as he did at cards - but as a bit of a cardsmith I think he did a fair bit of cheating. He trained as a cook, a butcher and a nurse, all of which helped him be a great father in post-war life.
He never told us kids of any bad things that happened, only funny stories about whitewashing the coal, and spud bashing, etc. The one battle memory he recounted was in Egypt when they were ordered to attack an Italian held fort. Ammunition was so limited that they couldn't afford to fire any before actually taking the fort. They used oil drums and other metal objects, bashing them with their rifles to make loud banging noises and after about half an hour the Italians raised a white flag and they took the fort without firing a shot. Is it true? I honestly don't know, but he told us that story many times and I believe it.
Sadly, Dad died in 1983 at the age of 70 and I still miss him now, but I have his memories and they are great. I dare say I will join him some day, but not for a good many years yet. |
Flying Officer W A S Hall . RAF VR 59 Squadron |
Sgt. Warwick "Wally" Hall . from Hull) Does anyone remember my dad, who died sadly in 2006, his name is Warwick Hall RAF, bomber crew. He was shot down over Berlin and spent the rest of the war in Stalag 4b. I already know quite a lot about his wartime exploits but am eager to find new information about his experiences and life in general in Stalag 4b. |
Private William Heman Hall, Jr. . US Army from Rose Hill, North Carolina) I am doing a story on this man, William Heman Hall, Jr., who was a POW at Stalag 2b. He died after the war, in 1947
My email is lebrownj@intrstar.net |
Wing Commander J G Halliday . RAFVR 59 Squadron |
Lt. N. Hambler . Home Guard B Coy. Workington Btn. |
Sgt. Ernest William Hamilton . RAF(VR) w/op 103 Sqd. (d.20th Feb 1944) |
Florence Edith "Flossie" Hamilton . A.T.S from Bethnal Green, London) My mother, Florence Edith Hamilton, known as Flossie, served in the A.T.S. at Paisely in Scotland during the war, my father was a prisoner of war in Stalag 5, my mother became pregnant with me whilst serving in the A.T.S in Scotland, I was born in Johnstone Renfrewshire, as I grew up I never knew my biological father, only that he was a Scot and served in The 5th Royal Highlanders and came from Aberdeen, I have a family maybe in Scotland that I would like to know about, if any of my mothers friends of that time can remember anything at all I would greatly appreciate it, my mother and father who bought me up as his own are now both passed away, I think my biologial fathers surname is Knowles, please can anyone throw some light on it for me |
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