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R Mason . British Army Royal Armoured Corps R Mason 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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RC Mason . British Army RC Mason 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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S Mason . British Army Royal Armoured Corps S Mason 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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T Mason . British Army T Mason 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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Cpl. Thomas Mason . British Army Royal Engineers from Nottinghamshire I have very little information to go on about my grandfather, Thomas Mason who served with the Royal Engineers in Holland from 1941 to 1945. I do know that he was a diver, can anyone give any additional information?
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Pte. Vaughan O. Mason . Canadian Army Carleton & York Rgt. from New Brunswick, Canada (d.7th September 1944) Vaughan O Mason of the Carleton & York Regiment was killed in Italy on 7th September 1944. If anyone has any information or pictures please contact me by email.
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WE Mason . British Army WE Mason 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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Pte. William Mason . British Army King's Own Scottish Borderers
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WPP Mason . British Army WPP Mason 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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Francis "Peg" Massey . Women's Land Army from Reading My mother, Peg Massey served in the Land Army during the Second World War on farms in the Berkshire area, she often tells me how hard the work was and how tough life was in general, but also she is very proud of the hard work that she and the other girls did towards the war effort, when others found excuses not to help. She recently got her badge and letter of recognition, and also will be going to the reception at the Agricultural College at Burchets Green near Maidenhead in March. Only last week she told me of a Jewish girl she was working with on one of the farms who lent her a lovely dress, as she did not have anything nice to wear of her own, to meet my Father after 3 years being away in the Navy. She still remembers the style and pattern of the dress with fondness, and of course the lovely girl that lent it to her.
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PFC. Joseph Aaron "Joe" Massey . US Army 422nd Infantry Regiment from Trussville, AL Joseph Aaron Massey was my father. He served with the US Army 106th Divsion 422nd Infantry Regiment and was taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge, ending up at Muhlberg, Stalag IV-B
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R Massey . British Army Royal Artillery R Massey served with the Royal Artillery 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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Richard Massey . Army 5th Btn. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
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TF Massey . British Army TF Massey 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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Winston Massey . British Army Queens Royal Regiment My father, Winston Massey of the Queens Royal Regiment was captured in 1940 and was held in the POW camp Stalag XXB until the end of the war.
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L/Cpl. Winston "Ray" Massey . British Army Queens Royal Surrey Regiment My grandfather, L/Cpl Winston Massey (a.k.a. Ray), 6084900 , POW No. 3036 was with the Queens Royal Regiment (West Surrey) serving in Shanghai [Jan 1934 - Nov 1934], Hindustan and Afghanistan. He had 14 years service abroad, and returned to England with two weeks R&R before engaging in WWII.
My Grandfather was captured in France performing rear guard action for the evacuation of the 1st BEF, and was a very early POW from 1940-1945, reported missing on the 20th May 1940, and reported as POW 31st May 1940.
Ray served on the Maginot line. As a Prisoner of the Germans, he faced his most trying time and survived through his resourcefulness. "We were taken to Danzig in Poland and a German SS man asked me what my trade was and I said I was a farmer, even though I had never been on a farm in my life" Ray said.
In the final days of the war Ray was rounded up with other prisoners of
war and forced to face the tough march from Poland back to Germany. "I lost a lot of my friends on that march. We didn't have any food," he
said.
One of the brightest moments in Ray's military history was when American
planes flew over Berlin at the end of the war, signalling to prisoners their imminent release from the camp. The light soon faded for Ray though, as he was so ill he blacked out and could remember no more until he awoke in a military hospital in England" [Blacktown Advocate Extracts]. In later recollections he mentioned that upon liberation by the Americans, they had nothing to feed the prisoners, except rotten potato peelings. Which was possibly why he was so sick.
I have managed to locate war crime documents (from Kew) relating to the
forced march from Poland to Germany, which I will endeavour to transcribe
and make available. Kew WO0309-34 which I have transcribed, for anyone who
is interested.
I also have copies of the following red cross reports on Stalag XXB
- WO 224/226 23 March 1945 No. 26
- WO 224/226 27 April 1945 No. 54
- WO 224/226 10 May 1945 No. 63
- WO 224/49 10 May 1945 p.4,44,46,50,52-59,61-62
I have only one photo of Winston Massey that is at Stalag XX1C (but I know he spent his time at Stalag XXB) - does anyone know anything about this Stalag XX1C, and why a woman would be in the photo, possibly a Red Cross Nurse? I have provided details of the reverse of the photo that may give some clue as to its origin.
Other than Stalag XXB, I have spent time in Shanghai and Luxor in India
trying to discover the operations of the Queen's Royal Regiment but
from the 1920's through to 1939 there is scant information. If anyone can
help in this regard I would appreciate it. I only have uncovered blue
prints of the mortar lines in Shanghai and their rules of engagement, and
mention of the relief at the Quetta earthquake. Any help appreciated.
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L/Cpl. Winston Massey . British Army 2/7th Btn. West Surrey (Queen's Royal) Regiment from 8 Gordon Road, Farnborough Winston Massey enlisted in the Territiorials joining the
Queen's Royal Regiment on the 18th of April 1931. He
went to Shanghai, China in 1932 with the army. From November 1933 he served
in India, was stationed at Luxor (1935) and went to Quetta, Waziristan as support during Quetta earth quake on the 30th of May 1935. He returned home on the 26th of March 1940 and went to France with the BEF on the 23rd of April. On the 31st of May he was taken
P.O.W. and held in Stalag XX1c-z, returning home on the
28th of April 1945. He was
Discharged on the 12th of February 1946.
During research found at Dover castle museum, in glass case, an officer's personal diary that has maps and dates regarding 1st BEF Queen's Royal Regiment.
After his capture, Winston and his fellow soldiers were force marched from the French-Belgium border into Poland, he elected to work on farms, in order to steal raw cabbage and raw eggs.
As a survivor of the long march of 1945, at the end of the march, he was liberated by Americans. They had nothing to feed them, so were given rotten potato peelings. My grandfather went into a coma, and didn't regain consciousness until repatriation to England and was in hospital. Unsure of the American unit that liberated them.
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L/Cpl. Winston Massey . British Army 2/2 Btn. Queen's Royal (West Surrey) Regiment from Weymouth According to ICRC report: Winston Massey was captured at Calais on 21 May 1940.
Initially he was at Stalag XX1B, then arrived at Stalag XX1A on 26th January 1941 (according to a list dated 5th March 1941). He was transferred from Stalag XX1A to Stalag XX1C on 20th March 1941.
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L/Cpl. Winston Massey . British Army 2/7th Btn. Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment from Weymouth The International Committee of the Red Cross has received the following information:
- Name and first name: MASSEY Winston
- Date of birth: 12.12.1913
- Place of birth: Weymouth
- Father's first name: Harry
- Mother's name: Hawkins
- Rank: L/C
- Unit: 2/2 Btn., Queen's Royal Regiment
- Service number: 6084900
- Date and place of capture: 21.05.1940, Calais
- Prisoner of war number: 3036 stalag XXIB
Place of Detention:
- Prisoner of war in German hands arrived at Stalag XXIB on 11.06.1940 (according to a list undated)
- Detained in Stalag XXIB/H (according to a capture card dated 26.10.1940)
- Arrived at Stalag XXIA on 26.01.1941 (according to a list dated 05.03.1941)
- Transferred from Stalag XXIA to Stalag XXIC on 20.03.1941 (according to a list dated 20.03.1941)
- Arrived at Stalag XXIC/Z on 19.03.1941, coming from Stalag XXIA (according to a list dated 08.05.1941)
- Transferred from stalag XXIC/Z to stalag XXB on 13.06.1941 (according to a list dated 23.06.1941)
- Arrived at Stalag XXB on 14.06.1941, coming from Stalag XXIC/Z (according to a list dated 01.07.1941)
- Detained in Stalag XXB (according to a list dated 08.11.1943)
Information received from:
Six lists issued by the German authorities, a capture card
and a list issued by the British man of confidence in Stalag XXB.
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Flt.Sgt. John Ligertwood Massie . Royal Air Force 582 Sqd. from Mill of Esslemont, Ellon, Aberdeenshire John Massie served as navigator with the Royal Air Force. He was the son of George and Mary Massie, born in 1924. He went to Aberdeen University and was a member of the Aberdeen University Air Squadron.
John trained as a navigator at Hamilton, Ontario in Canada, then served in 582 Pathfinder Squadron of the RAF based at Little Staughton, Bedfordshire, then in 1383 Transport Command Unit based at Crosby on Eden.
He was demobilised in 1946 and married Helen Barron in 1950. He farmed at Mill of Torry, Udny, Aberdeenshire and died in 2009 aged 84 years.
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Flt.Sgt. John Ligertwood Massie . Royal Air Force 582 (Pathfinder) Sqdn. from Mill of Torry, Udny, Aberdeenshire John Massie was the son of George and Mary Massie, and was born in 1924. He went to Aberdeen University and was a member of the Aberdeen University Air Squadron.
John trained as a navigator at Hamilton, Ontario. He served in 582 Pathfinder Squadron of the RAF based at Little Staughton, Bedfordshire, then in 1383 Transport Command Unit based at Crosby on Eden. He was demobilised in 1946. He married Helen Barron in 1950 and farmed at Mill of Torry, Udny.
He died in 2009, aged 84 years.
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Lt. William Massie . British Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from Aberdeen From the General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War the
main camps in which William Massie was imprisoned were,
PG 78 Sept 1942 - July 1943,
PG 19 July 1943 - Sept 1943,
Oflag VA Oct 1943 - Jan 1944,
Oflag V111F Jan 1944 - May 1944 and
Oflag 79 May 1944 - April 1945.
On 7th of January 1944, he escaped from a train in Silesia in company of Lt D W March of the Essex Regiment.
Both were recaptured during morning of 9th on a goods train in Waldenburg.
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Pte. Andrew Masson . British Army Royal Engineers from Arbroath, Scotland
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Gnr. George James Masson . Royal Navy HMS Nimrod from Dartford, Kent My Dad George Masson joined the Royal Navy as a boy at Greenwich. He went on to serve during the WW1 and was recalled for WW2. I was not born until 1950 and my Dad never spoke about his time in the wars. I do remember my mum saying he had been on a ship called Nemesis and she had thought it was a terrible name. He was awarded the Imperial Service Medal
My brother and I are trying to obtain an Arctic Service Medal belatedly.
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Joe Masson . British Army 1st Rgt. SAS from Arbroath My granddad Joe Masson was born in Arbroath and I think he was in the 1st SAS Regiment during WW2.
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PF Master . British Army Royal Armoured Corps PF Master 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. Leslie Masterman . British Army Yorks & Lancs from Leeds My grandad, Leslie Masterman (1923-2002), from Leeds, served as a Private in the Yorks/Lancs Regiment during the Second World War. He was a POW in Italy and Germany after being captured by German troops in Tunisia in 1943.
The following is what my family and I have pieced together from the few bits of information he gave us:
Pte Masterman, L
4758866
He was taken to camp PG66 in Italy, which (with help from the internet) appears to have been in Capua. We got this number from a photograph: PG66PM3400. The first four digits aside, we're not sure what the numbers mean.
He also stayed at camp PG53 (Campo Concentremento 53. Sforzacosta).
He was moved to Germany, where he (as far as we can tell) stayed at camp PG78 (location unknown), before being squashed into an open rail truck and taken to Stalag 357 (in Oerbke, I think).
He spent time at Stalag 4DZ near Annaburg. (Again, we got this number from a photograph, but we're not sure what it means: 226387 D602.)
I think it was here where he was forced to work on repairing a damaged railway line near an ammunition factory (which was regularly bombed by the RAF). He was certain they were sent to work there to reduce numbers, and many men died working there.
He, along with two other prisoners (Trooper Walter Rowley and Lance Corporal James "Busty" Speight), fled Stalag 4DZ on April 14, 1945.
The day before they fled, they were told by a British R.A.M.C major that the whole camp was to be marched east the following day. The march began and suddenly the air raid sirens sounded. As Allied planes swooped to strafe a nearby airfield, the three of them made a run for it, taking with them two of the German sentries (they told them they would make it all right for them with the Americans, who were rumoured to be getting closer). In the village of Nienburg, they told the local Burgomaster that they had been sent to make their way back to camp. A German girl who had been a worker in the camp kitchen helped my grandad and the other POW's by tipping them off about the Burgomaster being suspicious. He had sent for the SS, who were to arrive the next morning. The German girl also told them the way to the American lines, so they pulled out quickly and eventually found an American patrol near Halle (Saale). The Americans took some convincing that they were British POW's, but they eventually realised they were genuine and couldn't make them more welcome. They later learned that the guards who stayed behind were shot by the SS for assisting them to escape.
My grandad returned home to Leeds on a Tuesday in May 1945.
There are an awful lot of gaps that I'd love to fill in, and he probably stayed at a few more POW camps. I'm unsure where he was when at the end of the war but think it's most likely to be Stalag 4DZ in Annaburg. I have no idea how much time he spent at any one camp. I also have no idea how he travelled from Tunisia to Italy after being captured. I know the prisoners marched for many miles through Italy and traveled in open army trucks up through Germany to the North East.
If anyone has information about ANYTHING I have mentioned above, I'd appreciate hearing from you.
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Sgt. A. R. Masters . 102 Squadron
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JH Masters . British Army Royal Pioneer Corps JH Masters 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 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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