Pte. Frederick Charles Kearey . British Army 545 Tank Transporter Company Royal Army Service Corps from Leytonstone, London
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B. Kearney . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd.
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Doreen Kearney . Womens Land Army from Blyth, Northumberland My mum Doreen Kearney, enlisted in the Land Army in 1942-1945, she's now 83 and still getting about ok. I love listening to the stories she used to tell me about the work and the social life at the weekends, my mum used to love to dance!.
I am trying to trace a friend of my mothers, her name was Doreen Kerr and she lived in Carlisle, my mum used to stay over weekends at Doreens mums house and always was made welcome. If there is anyone reading this thread and knows Doreen please let me know as my mother would love to contact her again.
My mum and others have been invited on the 4th of December to have tea at Northumberland hall by Sir John Riddell as part of service recognition during the war. Thank you and best regards to you all who served our country so well during the war.
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J Kearney . British Army J Kearney 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 are no longer in 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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Joseph Francis Kieran Kearney . Canadian Army 57th Newfoundland Heavy Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery from St. John's, Newfoundland
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Sgt. Robert Kearney . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 640 Squadron from West Douglas (d.24th Dec 1944) Robert Kearney was the husband of Mary Kearney of West Douglas.
He is buried in the Bandon (St. Patrick) Catholic Churchyard in Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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Donkeyman J. Kearns . Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar J Kearns was one of those to survive the sinking of HMS Forfar.
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Greaser John Kearns . Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar from Liverpool (d.2nd Dec 1940)
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KJ Kearns . British Army Royal Armoured Corps KJ Kearns 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 are no longer in 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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M Kearns . British Army Durham Light Infantry M Kearns served with the Durham Light Infantry 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 are no longer in 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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Pte. Theodore Francis Kearns . New Zealand Army from Lower Hutt
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Sister Anna Marjorie Kearon . Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Servic from Arklow, Co. Wicklow (d.12th Sep 1943) Sister Anna Marjorie Kearon is buried in the Grave 70. W. on Border N.section of the Arklow Cemetery.
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Pte Albert Kearton . British Army 1st Btn Royal Norfolks from Mill Hill, London NW7 (d. 7th June 1944)
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L Keast . British Army Royal Armoured Corps L Keast 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 are no longer in 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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Pte. George Henry Keates . British Army 2nd Btn. Hampshire Regiment from Southampton My father's uncle was George Keates from Southampton. He was in 2nd Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment. I have a PoW War Report for him from the National Archives. He was captured in Tunisia on 3rd December 1942. He goes on to say:
"We were surrounded by German tanks and infantry. My Co. commander asked 2 others and myself to make an attempt with him to get behind the infantry to do any good that might have been done. On spending all our ammunition we crossed a river in the hopes of getting back to our own lines but we ran into a German patrol and were taken prisoner"
He was sent to Capua PG Campo 66 which was a Quarantine and Transit camp. George was here until 28th February 1943.
He was then transported, probably by train, to Campo PG 59 in Serigliano which was near the town of Ascoli Piceno, Italy where he arrived on 1st March 1943. George was transferred from here on 21st May 1943 to Chignolo Po, Italy to Campo PG 146/25.
The PoW Camp at Chignolo Po was called PG Campo 146/25 which was typically only used for the ranks of privates and non-commissioned officers below the rank of sergeant. The number 146 refers to the main camp which was based in the Italian town of Mortara. The second number (25) refers to the working camp. Working camp 26 is in Torre d'Arese, Italy (146/26). These are all hard labour camps and George was listed as a farm labourer at both 146/25 and 146/26 camps. He was here until 9th of September 1943.
George goes on to say that he and two others were helped by two Italian families. These families helped to hide them.
He gives the names and last known addresses of the families but what is interesting is that fact that he names Giovanni Agnelli as helping him.
Giovanni Agnelli was the founder of Fiat, the Italian car company. What isn't clear is what role Giovanni played in helping George. Giovanni would have been in his 70s at this time. Giovanni's grandson was also called Giovanni. He went on to take over the Fiat business after his grandfather's death in 1945 so I am not certain if it was Giovanni the older or Giovanni the grandson who helped George and the others escape to Switzerland. He mentions that they are part of the Italian Partisans organisation. Gerorge arrived in Switzerland in January 1944.
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Sgt. John Alfred keates . Royal Air Force 149 Squadron from Rugby (d.9th May 1941) I would like to ascertain the mission which cost John Keates his life.
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Sergeant John Alfred Keates . RAF Squadron 149 (d.9th May 1941) Here are some postcards of Squadron 149 with all the autographs on the back.
My great uncle was John Alfred Keates (Sergeant) 940033 Wireless Operator / Gunner who died 9th May 1941 aged 20. In the formal group photograph he is front and centre.
His friend is Joe Ball, who he grew up with and also served in Squadron 149.
Do you have any more information or photographs that may be of interest?
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L Keates . British Army L Keates 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 are no longer in 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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James Joseph Keating . U S Navy USS Boise from Chicago, USA (d.12th Oct 1942) James Keating was my Uncle. He was killed in action, during the battle of Cape Esperance on 12 Oct 1942. He joined the Navy in early 1942 shipped out of San Diego never to return. Two of his 4 brothers followed him into the Navy later that same year, Walter and Ed both survived the war.
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JC Keating . British Army JC Keating 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 are no longer in 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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Able Seaman John Thomas Keating . Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940) Keating is listed in the chorus of the revue
"Get Sailing" which was performed onboard the Forfar on the 19th of June 1940.
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John F Keating . US Army 635 Field Artillery Battalion Battery B I am trying to trace Corporal John F Keating who served with Battery B, 635 Field Artillery Battalion, US Army. The address where we used to write to him was Battery B 635FABNAPO17663 C/O US Army.
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PO. Reginald Keating . Royal Navy HMS Euroclydon from Bolton, Lancashire Reginald Keating served in HMS Euroclydon.
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J. A. Keating. . 428 Sqd. (d.3rd Feb 1945)
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Les Keatley . Les Keatley was a POW in Stalag 8b
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Lt. Amy Evalyn Keats . Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Hospital Ship Karoa from Oakley, Hampshire, England My mother joined the QA's [Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, now known as the QARANC ] and arrived in India 21st March 1944.
After a time serving in on-shore hospitals she joined the Hospital Ship "Karoa" and participated in the evacuation of wounded soldiers from the Burma Campaigns. The "Karoa" would sail between Madras, Chittagong and Calcutta collecting the wounded out of Chittagong. She remembers spotting 2 periscopes of submarines in the Bay of Bengal but they never fired on the "Karoa" so perhaps it was the Allies or the enemy respecting the Geneva convention.
She made good friends of two other Sisters on board the "Karoa"and each had charge of a level of the Ship. There were four levels: Officers on top deck; British Other Ranks on the next level down; Indian soldiers on the next level; West Africans on the next level and East Africans on the lowest level. My mother was Sister-in-charge of the Officers' Ward; her friend Jane, Sister-in-charge of the Indian Ward and Joyce, Sister-in-charge of the West African ward.
They each remember the visit of Lord Louis Mountbatten and would pass the message on to each other to be ready as he descended to inspect the Wards!
These three Sisters kept up a friendship all their lives. My mother married a British Officer at the end of the War and went to Australia. Joyce returned to Suffolk, England and Jane married and went to live in Canada. The three corresponded over all the years.
Eventually Joyce came out to Australia to visit her son who was married and based in Sydney. She was intending to visit her WW2 friend Amy in Melbourne but unfortunately my mother died only a few days before they ever re-connected.
Joyce met my father and asked if she could have something of my mother's, an ashtray in the form of a brass shoe. The story went that she and my mother had bought one each in a bazaar in India and had pledged to meet on the steps of St Paul's cathedral after the War with their brass shoes! Chance had dictated otherwise and so the story closes here.
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Cpl. William Keay . British Army 6th Battalion
Seaforth Highlanders
from Alyth, Scotland (d.23rd January 1944)
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Charles H. Keck . My father, Charles H Keck Jr. who is now 88 years old and of failing memory, was a POW at Stalag Luft I.
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F/Lt. Wallace Arthur Robert Keddie . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 210 Squadron from Downham, Essex (d.16th May 1942) According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Wallace Keddie was one of three brothers who died during WW2. His brothers were John Maitland Keddie, RAF (VR) and Lieut Richard George Damyon Keddie, RN, D.S.C.
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