Pte. Eric Hawksley . British Army 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders from Chilwell, Nottingham Prior to WW11 my father, Eric Hawksley served in Palestine, in 1940 he was shipped out with the BEF, he was then captured at Le Tot in 1940. As the Germans were marching him to an unknown POW camp he managed to escape from the line near Doullens, after 36 hours he was recaptured (fortunately not shot).
Ten days later near Loos he made another escape, this time with success. After travelling by night to Halluin he was found by the French resistance and was looked after by a Mme. M; there he remained in hiding until Feb 1941.
Guided by Mme. M. they set out, they went through Corrie-Sur-Somme to Paris and to Bourges, there he was arrested by the Germans for trying to cross the lines without permission (obviously not realising he was English) he was fined a hundred Francs and put in prison, after two days Mme. M. obtained papers for him from the German Commandant and carried on without further incident.
They travelled from St. Amand to Marseilles to Perpignan to Argeles and crossed into Spain, he was then arrested and placed in jail at Barcelona, Mme. M. remained with him until he was taken to Madrid then repatriated to Gibraltar, on the 19th of March 1941.
All this time he was classed as missing presumed dead, until my mum received an unofficial letter stating he had been found, and then on the 16th May 1941 a telegram (which I still have) from my father to my mum saying he was on his way home.
I have in my possession a silver bracelet from Lt. Richard Broad to my father with an inscription on the back. At some time I am going to give this to the Seaforth’s museum at Fort George as they have registered an interest in it.
He then changed regiments to the R.A.O.C. at Chilwell Nottingham his home town, there he remained to finish his 22 years colour service as a WO2.
After he left the army he carried on working for them as a BIA, working in Germany and finally Whittington Barracks, Litchfield.
He never really spoke of his time in the twelve months from capture to repatriation, the information in this letter was obtained from Kew Archives.
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C. Hawksworth . Royal Air Force RAF Upper Heyford C. Hawksworth was stationed at Upper Heyford during 1943.
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Charles Hawksworth . ARP Warden from Wakefield, West Riding, Yorkshire I have just found my Grandad's card number 496 he was one of a family of Master Butchers but obviously he also was an Air Raid Warden from Nov 28th 1938 until the end of the war. That is all we know at the moment.
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D Hawksworth . British Army Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment D Hawksworth served with the Duke of Wellingtons West Riding 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.
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A Hawley . British Army 42nd Btn Royal Tank Regiment A Hawley served with the 42nd Btn Royal Tank 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.
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DK Hawley . British Army DK Hawley 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.
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Ken Hawley . Royal Air Force 190 Sqdn. Please help to find:
Jack Britten (pilot)
Knobby Clarke (navigator)
Ken Hawley (wireless operator)
Phil Oliver(mid-upper gunner)(Rhodesian)
They flew out of RAF Great Dunmow.
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L/Cpl. Raymond Hawley . British Army 2nd Btn., C Coy. Sherwood Foresters My father-in-law Raymond Hawley, C Company, 2nd Btn Sherwood Foresters was captured at the Anzio landings and interned at Stalag 4B until liberation on St George's Day 1945.
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Thomas Hawley . British Army Royal Artillery from Staffordshire, England My grandfather, Thomas Hawley, was a prisoner of war in Stalag XI-A located just east of the village of Altengrabow, Saxony-Anhalt. He was fortunate enough to return home at the end of the war. He died in 1974
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Flt.Lt. Elmer Joseph "Bob" Hawn DFC. Royal Canadian Air Force 429 (Bison) Squadron from Maple Creek, Saskatchewan My dad Elmer Hawn was stationed at York, where he was a pilot with 429 Bison Squadron.
After the war, we moved to Lehbridge, Alberta in Canada, where Dad was a Research Scientist at the Lethbridge Research Station. 429 Squadron is affiliated with the Lethbridge Royal Canadian Legion, who sponsor a fly-past annually on Remembrance Day. Currently my mother, who is 99 (born in 1919) is the only living widow of Dad's crew, and has been honoured several times by the RCL at their Remembrance Day ceremonies.
He died in April 1991
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F/Lt. D. Haworth . Royal Air Force 350 Sqdn.
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G Haworth . British Army East Lancashire Regiment G Haworth served with the East Lancashire 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.
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JFC Haworth . British Army Royal Pioneer Corps JFC Haworth served with the Royal Pioneer 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 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.
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JP Haworth . British Army JP Haworth 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.
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Sgt. F. G. Hawthorne . Royal Air Force 77 Sqd. Sgt Hawthorne 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. Sgt Hawthorn initially evaded but was captured in Brussels on the 11th of August 1943.
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Robert Hawthorne . British Army Royal Scots My grandfather Robert Hawthorne was in The Royal Scots regiment and based at the barracks during WWII. On the back of the photograph it says S. Sarkis, Garrison Photograph, Kasr-el-Nil-Citadel Barraks, Cairo. I don't know who the other men in the photograph are and I don't know what the shield is that they are pictured with. Can anyone help me?
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S Hawthorne . British Army S Hawthorne 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.
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Sgt. William Scott Hawthorne . British Army 1/6th Battalion The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) from Greenock, Scotland (d.9th September 1944)
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Pte Albert Richard Hawtin . British Army Royal Worcestershire Regiment from Birmingham Bert Hawtin was first taken prisoner in 1942 and reported as missing on 20th of June 1942. In 1943 he shows up as a prisoner of war in Italy but by 1945 he has been transported to Germany to Stalag 4F Hartsmannsdorf Chemnitz.
Bert returned home safe and well and went on to marry and have a son.
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TE Hawtin . British Army TE Hawtin 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.
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G Haxby . British Army G Haxby 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.
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SP Haxley . British Army SP Haxley 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.
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A. Haxman . Royal Air Force I am looking for anyone who knew, or served with my grandfather, Leslie Hermiston-Hooper, during the Second World War, specifically the following:
Syd Hancock
P. Vaughan
A. Haxman
Alex Henshaw.
All of these, I believe, flew with him on April 16th 1940. I have a photograph which he took on that day from the cockpit of his Whitley Bomber.
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J Haxton . British Army J Haxton 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.
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JC Haxton . British Army Royal Armoured Corps JC Haxton 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 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.
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Sgt. WI Haxton . British Army 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps Sgt.WI Haxton served with the 44th Regiment Reconnaissance 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 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.
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AI Hay . British Army AI Hay 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.
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D Hay . British Army Royal Scots D Hay served with the Royal Scots 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.
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