Flt.Lt. Harry Gibbard Manley DFC.. Royal Australian Air Force No. 582 Squadron Harry Manley served in 582 Squadron Pathfinder force. He continued to fly after the war, being hired by Qantas Airways while still serving, and delivered a Lancastrian (converted Lancaster) to Australia in late 1945. He went on to fly Boeing 747s for Qantas until retirement in 1974.
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Gdsm. Kenneth Walter Manley . British Army 3rd Btn Coldstream Guards from Exeter Kenneth Manley is a distant relative.
I would like to know tales of what he experienced as a Coldstream Guard and his time in the Prisoner of War Camps.
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F/Sgt. W. J. Manley . 97 Squadron
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S Manlove . British Army S Manlove 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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Cpl. Dennis Thomas William Mann . British Army Derbyshire Yeomanry from London My father Dennis Mann served with the Derbyshire Yeomanry in the role of Reconnaissance and was attached to the 7th Armoured Division.
I know that he served in Tunis, Torburk, Cairo and Egypt.
He was a driver mechanic in armoured cars, Dingos, Ferets. He was also in the three manned jeeps that had machine guns, fuel cans etc for extended work away from base. I know that he was involved in placing drain pipes in the sand and then moving them the next day to give the impression of fake tank movements.
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Pte. Frank James Mann . British Army 2nd Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from Bradford, Manchester (d.2nd September 1944) My great uncle, Frank James Mann, is buried in the Florence War Cemetery.
He died in battle in Italy aged 27. He was a very jolly man and left behind his wife, Emily, before they managed to have any children.
As a young girl I knew Emily, who gave me great uncle Frank's medals. Although I wanted to keep them, I sent them to my uncle (Franks's nephew) who was bed-ridden and severely disabled with multiple sclerosis and lived in Australia. I know those medals meant a lot to him. Rest in peace Uncle Frank.
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GC Mann . British Army GC Mann 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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F/O Geoffrey Edward Mann . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 540 Sqdn. (d.16th July 1943) F/O Mann served with 540 Squadron. He was killed in action on 16th July 1943 and is buried in Milan War Cemetery, Joint Grave III.B.12.
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Pvt. George Mann . US Army Battery B 172nd Field Artillery Battalion (d.14th Jan 1945)
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George Victor Mann . Royal Navy HMS Renown from Llanhilleth My father, George Victor Mann, served in the Royal Navy from the 13th of February 1939 until 1945. He served on HMS Renown from the 13th of February 1939 as Stoker 2nd Class, he was promoted
on the 31st of January 1940 Stoker 1st Class, and on the
17th of October 1942 to Leading Stocker.
In 1943 he transferred to HMS Bellwort and was promoted again on the 17th of June 1944 to Stoker Petty Officer. In 1944 and 1945 he was onboard HMS Orion.
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Flt.Sgt. Herbert Reuben Mann . Royal Australian Air Force 104 Squadron (d.19th July 1944) Flight Sergeant, Herbert Reuben Mann, 418968, RAAF, Died 19 July 1944. My Dad, enlisted in the RAAF., 20 June 1942, and qualified as an astro- navigator on 04/03/1943 at RAAF., Cootamundra, NSW., & then sailing from Brisbane on 06/05/1943 on board the U.S.A.A.T. Willard .A. Holbrook. Bound for the U.K., via the U.S.A. After some time with an O.T.U., in the U.K., he & his crew were posted to R.A.F., 104 squadron, based at Foggia, Southern Italy. Arriving there on 18/04/1944, & reporting to the C/O, the next day. Then in the evening of 19/7/1944, Wellington bomber LN760, D for Donald, crashed shortly after take off, 2 1/2 miles north west of Foggia main aerodrome. The port side Hercules engine was seen to be showering sparks during take off! The full crew were: Warrant Officer S F Gerty Pilot Pilot Officer S G M Ross Navigator Flight Sergeant H R Mann Bomb Aimer Sergeant J Woodward Wireless Operator Flight Sergeant R T J Griffiths Air Gunner All of the crew are buried in the Commonwealth War Cemetery, Bari, Italy. The crash incident is told in the book, “Wellington Wings” written by F.R.Chappell. My wife, Pam & I were honoured & privileged to have Roy Chappell visit our home, in Canberra Australia, on the 05/08/1994. He kindly autographed our copy of “Wellington Wings”
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L/Cpl. Horace Frederick Mann . British Army 4th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment from Norfolk, England (d.2nd August 1943)
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L/Cpl. Horace Frederick Mann . British Army 4th Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment (d.2nd Aug 1943)
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J Mann . British Army J Mann 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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James Mann . British Army Royal Signals My dad, Jimmy Mann, was captured at Dunkirk in 1940 and was sent to Stalag 383 until the end of the war. If anyone has any information about my father, or about Stalag 383, please contact me.
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PO. John Edward Mann . Royal Navy HMS Drake from UK Peterborough My father Ted Mann, enlisted in the Royal Navy on 16th of August 1939 and was discharged on 18th of December 1945. During this period he served on a number of ships which included HMS Drake, Pembroke, Unicorn 2, Lightning, Comerant, Spearhawk, Flycatcher & Beaver.
He was discharged at the rank of Petty Officer.
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JT Mann . British Army Royal Armoured Corps JT Mann 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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L. Mann . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd.
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Leslie Mann . British Army Royal Army Service Corps Leslie Mann served with the Royal Army Service Corps in WW2
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MM Mann . British Army MM Mann 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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Flt.Sgt. Paul Augustine Mann . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 181 Sqdn. (d.24th Feb 1945)
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PK Mann . British Army Royal West Kent Regiment PK Mann served with the Royal West Kent 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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Flt.Sgt. R. Mann . Royal Air Force 114 Â Squadron (d.14th Jul 1941) I found this picture of the grave marker of R.Mann of 114 Squadron from RAF Thornaby in my grandfather's collection in Norway.
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RE Mann . British Army 13/18th Hussars RE Mann served with the 13/18th Hussars 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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Cpl. Reginald Mann . Royal Air Force No. 102 Squadron from Hull My father Reginald Mann joined the RAF as an airframe fitter in 1938 and served mostly with 102 Squadron until being demobbed after the end of the war.
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Able Sea. Samuel Henry Mann . Royal Navy HMS Hunter (d.10th Apr 1940)
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Able Sea. Samuel Henry Mann . Royal Navy HMS Hunter (d.10th April 1940) Samuel Henry Mann was my uncle. He was killed when HMS Hunter went down during the First Battle of Narvik, Norway, on 10th of April 1940. I am presently researching his history.
You have a great website. Keep up the good work. These men should be remembered.
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Flt Sgt. Willaum George Mann . Royal Air Force 106 Squadron. from Hinckley (d.30th Jan 1944) My brother Willaum Mann was stationed at Metheringham, he took off on raid to Berlin and went down on 30th Jan 1944. I would would like to know what crew he was with.
Update:
Willaum's aircraft was Lancaster ND336, ZN-Q, it crashed into the North Sea and all the crew were lost. Only one body was washed ashore, that of P/O Kirkland, he was found on the northern shores of Vlieland in the Frisian Islands on the 5th of March 44 and laid to rest there. The rest of the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
The crew were:
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P/O K.H.Kirkland, RAAF
- Sgt W.G.Mann
- Sgt K.W.Barry
- F/O J.Inston
- Sgt D.Naylor
- Sgt R.J.Winfindale
- Sgt R.J.Charters
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Sergeant William George Mann . RAF VR 106 Squadron (d.30th January 1944) I am trying to trace my brother-in-law William George Mann. He was 19 years old and stationed at Metheringham with No 106 Squadron, RAF. On the 30th Jan 1944 he took off for Berlin and never returned. If you could find the crew that he was flying with or photos I would very pleased to hear from you.
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