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John Haylock . Navy SS Anslem
My father, John Haylock, was on the SS Anslem when it was torpedoed and sunk. He was one of those trying to 'persuade' the Revd Pugh not to go back down into the hold. Dad was overcome with emotion when he saw the pictures and was reading from this site. He always thought this episode had been thoroughly 'swept under the carpet'.
ME Haylock . British Army Royal Corps of Signals
ME Haylock served with the Royal Corps of Signals 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.
VS Haylock . British Army
VS Haylock 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.
F/O. William Claud Haylock . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (d.24th May 1943)
Pte. Albert Fredrick James "Keana" Haynes . British Army 5th (Huntingdonshire) Btn. A Coy. Northamptonshire Regiment
My father, Albert Haynes, served with the 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment in WW2. Healways spoke of North Africa, Dunkirk, Monte Cassino and his good mate Jack Watts. I am trying to piece together timelines and involvements.
Wiremn. Brian "Beany" Haynes . Royal Navy Wireman Combined ops from 27 Kenley Walk, Cheam, Surrey
Brian Haynes . Royal Navy HMS Rosneath
I was a JPEM [Junior Provisional Electrical Mechanic] (fore and aft rig). I ended up in landingcraft - the Mk 4823, Mk8 4037 and 4042. I was at HMS Rosneath, HMS Duke, HMS Appledore and HMS Vernon. All in my H O time from February 1945 to July 1947. PMX 739377 and DJX was towed on an LCI from Southampton to Poole by a small naval TID (tug). I would like to know when I was at the Grand Hotel in the New Forest - my memory is not good because of a bout of polio. Can anyone help?
CA Haynes . British Army Royal Armoured Corps
CA Haynes 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.
Pte. Edward Aurther "Sonnie " Haynes . British Army Royal Army Service Corps from Ashtead Surrey
(d.6th July 1942)
FG Haynes . British Army Royal Irish Fusiliers
FG Haynes served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers 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.
Capt. Frank Preston Haynes . US Army 147th Engineer Combat Battalion from Baltimore, MD
Pte. George Haynes . British Army 2nd Battalion Cambridgeshire Regiment from Barton le clay
(d.26th January 1942)
My grandfather, George Haynes, was killed in the Battle for Singapore on 26th January 1942, a day after my grandmother's 25th birthday (who only last week celebrated her 101st birthday). Like many others my Grandmother was left with my father who was 10 months old at the time. She only knew that George was missing, and didn't know he had been killed until a prisoner of war, came home to tell her that he had seen George shot dead, this person had tried to get to George to take his watch and personal belongings in the hope of returning them to my Grandmother. Sadly he was taken prisoner before he had time.
If anyone has any photos of the 2nd Battalion I would be pleased to purchase a copy.
IAR Haynes . British Army
IAR Haynes 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.
Pte. Josephine Gladys Haynes . Auxiliary Territorial Service C Block H Company, 7 Training Centre from 2 Mill End Close, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge
Josie Haynes joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service and trained at No. 7 Training Centre.
PH Haynes . British Army
PH Haynes 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.
Lt. R. Haynes . British Army Auxiliary Pioneer Corps
Lieutenant R Haynes, Auxiliary Pioneer Corps survived the sinking of the Lancastria.
RA Haynes . British Army
RA Haynes 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.
Cpl. Ray "Lofty" Haynes . British Army Ox & Bucks Light Infantry
I'm looking for information on my grandfather Cpl Ray Haynes who was a member of the 6th Airborne Berks/Bucks Light Infantary. He passed on when I was 1 and I hope someone can help me.
RV Haynes . British Army
RV Haynes 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.
Ted Haynes . British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers
Wilfred Haynes . Royal Navy HMS Byrsa from Redditch
I am researching my father, Wilfred Haynes. Dad was probably better known as Bill. Prior to joining up he was a P&TO in Redditch, Worcestershire. Dad was born in 1920 in Levenshume, Manchester. He never spoke about the war in any form and now it's too late to ask him as Dad passed away. In the photograph Bill is 1 row from the back, 2nd signalman on the left.
His service included postings at: HMS Byrsa (Naples) and HMS Euroclydon (Malta) from 1942. After the war he married and moved to Bridge Farm Beoley, one of several residences. I'd be very grateful for any information.
Pte. Edward Glynn "Tommy" Haynes-Thomas . British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
RSM Peter Haysmith . British Army Royal Military Police from Clacton on Sea
Pte. Charles Edwood Haythorne . British Army King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from Denaby
My great grandfather, Charles Edwood Haythorne, otherwise known as Ted, served in the K.O.Y.L.I Regiment. He was part of the British Expeditionary Force which was captured at Ypres where he was part of the rear guard for Dunkirk.
I have found a photograph on this site of prisoners in Stalag XXB, which one of them, I believe, is my great grandfather. From my relatives I believe he was taken from Stalag XXB and put to work in a labour camp. He informed the Germans he was a farmhand instead of telling them the truth, that he was a miner because he would have been put in the mines, which he knew would have led to his death in a matter of months, weeks or even days.
I know some time in the early 1980’s he was offered a medal for his services at Dunkirk which he refused to send for as he said quote “If its took all these years to say I deserved a medal for what I did, I don’t want it.” My great grandfather didn’t agree with the length of time that it took the British Government to decide that all those that suffered, served and many that gave their lives in protecting Dunkirk needed a medal. Which could have, quite rightly, been issued many years before. He thought it was a disgrace how many of those who served had passed away after the war with no recognition for what they did.
If anyone can help me in finding out information on my great grandfather and how to retrieve his service medals (and Dunkirk medal) please can you email me with any information at all; it would be really appreciated.
Charles Edward Haythorne . British Army Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
My father, Charles Edward Haythorne (known as Teddy) was captured at Dunkirk and was taken to the POW camp Stalag XXb. If anyone can tell me anything about him please get in touch.
Sgt. Sgt HI Haythornth-waite . British Army 40th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment
Sgt.Sgt HI Haythornth-waite served with the 40th 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.
Spr. George Arthur Hayto . British Army 1018 Docks Operating Coy. Royal Engineers from Leicester
(d.6th Jun 1944)
George Hayto's cause of death unknown but personal belongings returned to his family are water-stained.
Douglas "Jim" Hayton . British Army 2nd Btn. Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays) from Harrogate
My dad Douglas Hayton was in the Queens Bays (2nd Dragoons) Tank Regiment in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, and prior to that in France as a despatch rider. He trained at Bovington before being shipped out on the six week trip to South Africa and was transported up to North Africa for the desert war. He was a tank commander and talked little about his wartime experiences. He was blown from a blazing tank and survived, but his crew did not. He had many nightmares about this after the war.
George Hayton . British Army Royal Artillery from Motherwell
My uncle, George Taylor, served with the Roal Artillery in WWII. He later became an MP.
Sgt. John William Hayton . Royal Air Force Air Gunner 100 Squadron from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
(d.4th Sept 1943)
My Uncle was lost without trace on his 3rd operation. Berlin 3/4 Sept 1943. He was the Rear Gunner on Lancaster MK111 JA969 HW-N Remembered with pride never to be forgotten. HONOUR THE BRAVE
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