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 |
Pfc. George J. Hage . US Army 2nd Battalion, HQ Co. Anti-Tank Platoon 84th Div, 334th Inf. Regt. from Ft. Plain, NY, USA) |
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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Stanley Albert Hailstone . British Army 56th Heavy Royal Artillery from Bermondsey) I have recently lost my Grandfather who was a fantastic man. He served in North Afria and Italy and spent his 21st Birthday at Monte Cassino. |
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. |
Raymond Wallace Hale . Royal Canadian Air Force w/op 419 Sqd. from Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.) (d.24th Dec 1944) Raymond Hale bailed out of Lancaster KB715 piloted by F/O T.H.Cowlan on a daylight raid on the airfield at Lohausen (Dusseldorf)on Christmas Eve 1944, the bombing raid was aimed at hindering enemy support for the Ardennes campaign. Raymond Hale was captured and executed by the Gestapo, he was 21 years old and is buried in the Rheinburg War Cemetery. |
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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F/O Bernard Hall . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 630 Squadron from Derby) (d.17th May 1945) I am carrying out research into the crash of Avro Lancaster RF124 (LE-S).
The aircraft based with 630 Squadron, had left East Kirkby on 17th May 1945 on a routine cross-country training flight.
The aircraft had the following crewmen on board:
- F/O Bernard Hall 24 yrs pilot
- F/O Ronald James O'Donnell 21 yrs F/Engineer
- F/O Victor Francis Dobell Meade 23yrs Air Bomber
- Sgt Reginald Henry Smith 21yrs Navigator
- Sgt Gordon Leonard Rabbetts 21yrs Wirless Op
- Sgt Vincent Reginald Woodburn Southworth 20yrs(?)A/Gunner
- Sgt John Alfred Sills 21yrs A/Gunner
All crewmen were members of the RAFVR
At approx 17:15 hrs on that date the aircraft was seen to be in trouble over Wednesfield Nr Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The aircraft hit the ground and was completely destroyed with the crew suffering simply horrendous injuries. All died on impact.
The crew's remains were collected and returned to their respective families for burial back in their own home towns.
As a resident of Wednesfield I can pass on to any surviving family members that their loved ones are still remembered on each anniversary when poppy wreaths are placed at the crash scene.
I have spoken to many eye-witnesses in recent weeks (Since April 2011) and have had many conflicting accounts of the final flight path of the doomed aircraft. It's final flying state is also in doubt with some witnesses stating that engine(s) were on fire or emitting smoke and others state it was gliding down under control. One even states that a crewman was seen lying prone on the portside wing. The official enquiry finding was that the crash was caused by an 'Obscure' reason. The official record states that the a/c came out of low cloud inverted and flew into the ground.
If anyone is able to pass on any further information please contact me.
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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. |
Pte. Edmund Robert Hall . British Army Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders from Chorley, Shropshire) My Father, Pte Edmund Robert Hall, known as Eddie, served with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in North Africa and Italy. He didn't tell me very much about it, I think the memories were too painful but he was immensely proud to have served with this regiment. I have a newspaper cutting from the Shrewsbury News dated 5th May (1945?) towards the end of the war where he had been one of the first group of Eighth Army troops to cross the Senio and had captured a German prisoner. He did tell me, in tears, of an occasion where the piper leading them into battle had been shot and killed. He was also very bitter about being named a 'D-Day Dodger' and I found a flimsy, typed, copy of the words of this song with his papers after he died. I would love to find out more about his history with the Regiment. |
Pte. Frederick Hall . British Army 8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders from Bury Lancashire) (d.23rd Apr 1943) Private Fred Hall 3715083, was my grandma's dearly loved brother. Uncle Fred was 27 when he was killed in action in Medjez de Bab in Tunisia where he is laid to rest, grave ref 4.E.15 in the war cemetery.
I have the original telegram reporting his death. I would love to find out more about his service records. |
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 |
Cpl. John William Hall . British Army 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment from London) My father told few tales of his time in the landings and the fighting through France. Many he recalled with tears in his latter years, recalling the horrors he had seen as an 18 year old. He spoke of the bitter fighting around Caen, of mistaken identities and the deaths of his mates. May we never forget they gave their tomorrow for our today. I have a newspaper cutting (undated) showing Len Doyne, Willy Hazledene,
Titch Ludden Grey and Sgt McKendrick advancing on Caen. |
P/O John William Frank Hall . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve flt eng. 419 Sqd. from Bournemouth, Hampshire.) (d.4th Oct 1944) |
P. Hall . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd. |
Ron Hall . Royal Navy HMS Manchester |
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