Those who Served
Lt. Skipper. George Ladley DSC. . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940) My Great Great Uncle George Ladley was a Lt. skipper on board the
vessel when it sank. I wondered if anybody had any information regarding
him or if they can advise me where to find the information. I would be
grateful for any help or advice. |
Sub Lt. Thomas Ellis Ladner . Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Forfar Sub Lt Ladner was amongst the survivors when the Forfar was torpedoed on the 2nd of December 1940 |
Mike Alexander Laffin . Royal Canadian Air Force 434 Sqd. |
Sergeant George LaForme . RCAF 59 Squadron |
P/O Alain Laidlaw . RCAF pilot 50 Sqd |
Gunner Charles Alfred "Lakey" Lake . Army 151st Ayrshire Yeomanry Royal Artillery from Skegness, Lincolnshire) My Grandfather was a Gunner in HQ Battery, 151st Ayrshire Yeomanry, 11th Armored Division, British Army. He fought in Normandy and in Holland before pushing into Germany until the War ended when he went to India. I recall a story he told me which I haven't forgotten. He gave me permission to share his story.
He and his outfit were stationed in Caen just after D-Day. The regiment was then given the word to advance to a new posistion. In the process a random shell had fallen and wounded a nearby despatch rider. My Grandfather was ordered to tend to the man, whilst the rest of his outfit moved forward. He stayed with him and used his field dressing to bandage the mans numerous wounds until medical personnel arrived. When they arrived they took over. "I'd done my bit", and he went about finding his unit. "I knew roughly where they were". He followed their tracks and after a couple of hours of walking he found them after crossing through a large field. He reported to his battery office and continued his normal duties.
Overnight the Royal Engineers had been in and cordened off a field in white tape, indicating it was a minefield. When my Grandfather woke he saw the tape and the field, "I nearly had a fit when I saw it". He had realised he had walked across 5 acres of mine field to rejoin his unit.
When I asked him "so after you'd walked through the field you realised it was a minefield" he replied "Yes, after my afternoon stroll through the minefield".
"Thats what serving in the forces is all about, luck".
After hearing this story I shall never again complain about my familys lack of luck. It was used when needed most. |
Capt. H. N. Lake . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Capt Lake was the captain of HMS Forfar in June 1940 when she sailed from the Clyde to join the Northern Patrol. |
Stan Lake . Royal Navy HMS Penelope Stan survived the sinking of HMS Penelope, he served onboard her with my brother Elijah. Stan is mentioned in a letter Elijah sent home after the loss of the ship. |
Arthur William Lamb . Royal Navy HMS Hunter from London) My Dad, Arthur Lamb who served on HMS Hunter for part of his time in WW2. He told us many stories and was proud of the time he served for his country.
He had many photos that he showed us all and never forget his times on Hunter. Sadly he died suddenly aged 82 and we will all miss him dearly.
He leaves his wife Olive of 52 years and 2 sons and daughter and 6 grandchildren. If any one remembers my dad we love to hear from you. |
Christian Lamb . Womens Royal Naval Service Christian Lamb wrote the book "I only joined for the hat" about her experiences as a wren. |
SERGEANT Michael George Lamb . RAF 582 Squadron (d.16th September 1944) |
Ken Lambert . Home Guard Feltwell Btn. |
William Land . Home Guard Feltwell Btn. |
Gunner Thomas Joseph Lane . Royal Navy HMS Manchester from Middlesbrough) |
Lt -Col. D. B. Lang DSC. MC.. Army 5th Btn. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
George Langlands . Royal Navy HMS Collingwood from Glasgow, Scotland) My father, George Langlands passed away in 1989. As a child I remember seeing WW2 medals. Dad never talked about WW2 as it upset him. I recently came across a photo of his when he was in the navy.
 
TA Freeman, F Littlejohn, R Andrews, K O'Toole 204 Gordon Rd Alfred St Nottingham, A Wallis, Jas Cunningham, EW Hayes, RS Lekovitch,D Baahly, Geoffrey Riten, K Hambridge, PW Boothroy, G Hairath (Blesides), J Williams, H Fox, LJ Wright, AJ Green, KG Taylor, K Glach, WT Arnold CPO H.M.S Collingwood Class 5 Hut.1. M.T. DIVISION 4/4/44 TO 19/5/44. Some of the names might be incorrect as the signatures are hard to read. He was born in Glasgow and aised in Canadia by his mother Georgetta Gordon Langlands. That is all the information I can find about my Dad. I never found his medals after he passed away. I think he got rid of them. His childhood and the war had been hard on him so he never told me anything. I am now aged 57 years and this is the beginning of finding information about my Dad. I would appreciate any information or links to sites as I would like to leave the information to my grand daughter. I love my Dad and I miss him terribly. |
Able Seaman. H. Langley . Royal Navy HMS Forfar H Langley survived the sinking of the Forfar. |
Irene Langley . Land Army I am submitting this on behalf of my mother Irene Langley who is celebrating her 85th year in a few days. She writes:-
My sister and I, joined the Land Army in 1942. Myself Irene Langley being the oldest at 19, left our home a Robinsons Pub called the Printers Arms in Stockport which has since been demolished to be joined a few weeks later by my sister Kathleen Langley who was only 17 years old. We were stationed together at a National Service Hostel - Totty's Hall in Crewe near Nantwich, Cheshire.
There were only 4 Land Army Girls as the National Service Hostel, housed the Rolls Royce workers who had been sent from all over Ireland, Scotland and Wales to work in the Rolls Royce Factory.
The other two Land Army girls were from Liverpool Connie Oldfield from Birkenhead and Olive Rowlands whose parents kept The Half Way House on Scotland Road in Liverpool. We all got on very well together and did our bit for the war effort by growing vegetables etc., that fed Rolls Royce Workers and ourselves for the two and half years that we were in Crewe.
We met many nice people and enjoyed every minute we were there. The old man who was in charge of us was called Bill Hyam who came from Lytham, he was a great story teller. The Lady who was also in charge of us and all the Hostel Staff came from Oxford her name was Miss Mather, she was a wonderful person to work for and really took good care of us while we were in her care. I am 85 years old in March and my Sister 83 in February. We are still very close sisters and although we tend to forget what happened yesterday, we will never forget the Happy Days we Spent in the Land Army at Totty's Hall, National Service Hostel in Crew. We are Two old Ladies with lots of Memories most of them Happy of our days in the Land Army.
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Kathleen Langley . Land Army |
Warrant Officer N R Langton . RAF VR 59 Squadron |
Jean Bennett Langtry . Land Army from Bridgeton, Glasgow) My mum Jean Langtry(deceased)was in the Land Army but unfortunately I have no idea where she was posted but I do have some pics of her in uniform that I will look for and post at a later date she married my dad Jak Tennent in 1946. |
Seaman Lankester . Royal Navy HMS Manchester |
John Larmour . Royal Navy HMS Penelope from Belfast) My grandfather served on HMS Penelope he called it the Pepperpot his name was John Larmour he died back in 1992. He was deaf in his left ear from the oil in the water after HMS penelope was sunk. He was on watch when she was hit and said that this was the reason for him surviving, he was also classed as missing in action. I would like to find out more about my granda and the people on HMS Penelope and see what happened to anyone who knew him |
Albert Ernest Latham . Army 73 Company Pioneer Corps Albert Ernest Latham of 73 Coy, Pioneer Corps, was on the Lancastria when he sunk. He was my great grandfather; I would like to find out more about it. |
Pte. Leonard Cecil Latham . British Army 1st Btn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (d.25th Dec 1944) I'm trying to find out as much as possible about my great great uncle, Leonard Cecil Latham. Uncle Len was a private in the Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry (1st Battalion), which saw heavy losses in Italy; we think he was eventually sent to Stalag IVB, although we have no firm evidence to confirm this (all paperwork being lost). We do know that he was killed on Christmas Day 1944 after the camp he was in was bombed by allied planes, and is now buried in the Prague War Cemetary. If anyone can shed any further light on Uncle Len, or help confirm details, my family would be so very grateful. |
Squadron Leader Ronald Hugh Laud . Royal Air Force 75 Squadron from New Zealand) (d.12th Jun 1943) I would be grateful for any information or photos etc. regarding Sqd Ldr Ronald Laud of 75 Squadon. |
Sergeant K J Lauder . RAAF 59 Squadron |
Loren Lee Laughlin . RAF 607 Squadron 121 Squadron from Texas) (d.21st June 1941) I am researching my great uncle. He was Pilot Officer Loren Lee Laughlin and was killed on the 21st June 1941. My family knows very little of our uncle and would like to see if anyone remembers him and his time in the RAF. He was a pilot in the 30’s and joined the RAF very early and was assigned to 607 Squadron before he was moved over to 121 Squadron when it was formed. I am looking for a way to contact any of the survivors of the original members of the 121st who may have known him. My aunt remembers him as a kind and generous man. She talks of his love of planes. He owned one with his partners in Texas before leaving for England. She is so proud of him. |
Lt. W. L. Laurie . Home Guard B Coy. Workington Btn. |
Pte. J. Lavery . Army The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
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