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Pte. Duncan Allen Macfarlane . British Army Royal Northumberland Fusiliers from 34 Castlegate, Berwick-upon-Tweed Duncan Macfarlane was my father who died April 1990 and served in Holland during WW2. He was called up when I was only about 3 or 4 years old. I think he did his training in Ireland and was in Holland when the dikes were destroyed by the Germans, probably near end of the war. I was 8 years old when war ended and my older sister was 10, and when Dad returned home we ran upstairs, peering down through the banisters at this stranger, not having seen him for a long time!
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Pte. George Reavley MacFarlane . British Army 1st Btn. Green Howards from Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (d.20th October 1943) George MacFarlane was killed in action and is buried at Sangro River War Cemetery.
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JR Macfarlane . British Army Royal Armoured Corps JR Macfarlane 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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LW Macfarlane . British Army LW Macfarlane 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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R Macfarlane . British Army R Macfarlane 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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W Macfarlane . British Army Bays Regt, Royal Armoured Corps W Macfarlane served with the Bays Regt, 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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Stkr 2nd Class William "Allan" Macfarlane . Royal Navy Stoker HMS Victory from Alloa
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Sgt. John Macfie . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 61 Sqd. from Glasgow, Scotland (d.25th June 1944) John Macfie was killed in action on the 25th of June 1944, aged 21. Buried in the Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France, he was the son of Andrew B. Macfie and Frances Macfie, of Glasgow
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D Macgibbon . British Army Reconnaissance Corps D Macgibbon served with the Reconnaissance 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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J MacGregor . British Army J MacGregor 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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P/O John Alfred Stuart MacGregor . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd. from Martintown, Ontario, Canada. (d.28th Dec 1944)
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Flt.Sgt. Joseph Donald "Mac" MacGregor . Royal Canadian Air Force C Flight 76 Squadron from Welwyn SK Canada My Dad Joseph Donald MacGregor was a Flight Sargent navigator with 76 Squadron on a Mark III Halifax, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, in Yorkshire during 1944/45. All I know about his time there is what he wrote on the back of a photograph he had of his bomber, (Son of Satan) and his flight crew. He was sometimes called "Mac" or Don, never by his first name of Joseph. As far as I can make out, members of his crew were:
- F/Sgt Bill Williams, rear gunner, RCAF
- F/Sgt 'Cobber' Walker, wireless op, RNZAF
- F/Sgt Don MacGregor, navigator, RCAF
- Sgt Danny Carp, bomb aimer, RAF
- Sgt ?, flight engineer, RAF
- F/O Neat, Pilot, RAF
- Sgt Bill Brewer, mid gunner, RAF
If there is anyone out there who knew my dad or any of his crew, I would be happy to hear from you.
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G Macham . British Army G Macham 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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Lt Machin . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Forfar Lt Machin was one of the survivors when the ship went down on the 2nd of December 1940.
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A Machin . British Army A Machin 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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Flt.Sgt. Alan "Mick" Machin . Royal Air Force 83 Squadron from Spennymoor, Co. Durham Bomb aimer, Flight Sergeant Alan (Mick) Machin came from Spennymoor in Co. Durham. He completed 48 sorties in Lancasters, first with 9 Squadron and then with 83 Pathfinder Squadron and then transferred out of operational flying in October 1944. He left the RAF in 1949.
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D Machin . British Army Royal Armoured Corps D Machin 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. Frank Malcolm Machin . British Army 2nd Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment from Kamptee, India My father Frank Machin was born in British India in 1922. His father was WO2 in the York & Lancaster Regiment. My father joined the battalion as a boy soldier in 1936 at the age of 14 years. he served in Iceland, Norway, Greece, Crete, Tobruk, France Belgium, Holland, and Germany.
He met my mother in Nijmegen (Holland). After Market Garden, he was billeted at my mother's home in September 1944. They were married in 1945.
I believe that my father served with the Chindits in Burma, but cannot confirm this. After the war he was stationed in Germany, and then was stationed at Pontefract Barracks the regiments depot. I was born in the barracks, at No6, B Block. We then moved to Colchester where my brother Ian was born.
We were then posted to Brunswick in Eastern Germany. After 2 years we returned to Pontefract, where my father was now the Provost Sargeant.He did tours in Sudan,Egypt, and Palistine. On his return, he was promoted to CSM (WO2), and was in charge of training recruits. In 1954, we moved to Dover Castle. Whilst there, he took part in the Suez Crisis. The battallion were also extras in the film Dunkirk. I also remember standing in the school playground, watching thousands of Hungarian refugees walking past with all their worldly goods on their backs.
This was 1956, the battalion had just received their new colours. We returned to Pontefract for the last time before it was closed down. Late 1958, we had our final posting to Queen Elizabeth Barracks at Strensall near York, where again my father was training CSM. He retired after 26 years service, in 1961.
He passed away in 1988.
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Sgt. Harry Machin . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 12 Sqdn. (d.1st September 1943) Harry Machin was a Lancaster bomber pilot in 1943. He was lost in action on 1st September 1943. Does anyone know if him or any of his crew? If anyone has photographs of his crew and plane or any activity whilst at Whitenby I would be grateful.
Update: Lancaster DV185 PH-D took off from Wickenby at 2015 on 31/8/43, target Berlin, crashed nr Zerbst 1/9/43. Crew:
- Sgt H. Machin
- Sgt P. Holloway
- Sgt F. Lennard
- F/Sgt E.V. Potter
- Sgt G.A. Purcell
- Sgt E.F. Harris
- Sgt J.G. Jones
All are buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
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WA Machin . British Army Reconnaissance Corps WA Machin served with the Reconnaissance 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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DEP Macholl . British Army Essex Regiment DEP Macholl served with the Essex 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 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. John Michael Machuk . Canadian Army Queens Own Cameron Highlanders from Gretna, Manitoba My father, John Machuk, was captured at Dieppe, August 19, 1942. He was interned at Stalag VIIIB from 1942 to 1943. He was later sent to Stettin.
He and his brother Tony were in the same regiment but his brother returned to England and later fought in Italy. John tells the story of escaping with his friend George. The were in a small town at night when they heard someone coming so the jumped over a hedge and into a ditch. It happens that the sound they heard was a German soldier and his girlfriend. He stopped and urinated over the hedge onto my father. Being very dark, his friend George was holding onto dad's legs. Dad could feel him shaking as he was laughing. This happened when he was only 22 years old.
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A Macillraith . British Army 17/21st Lancers A Macillraith served with the 17/21st Lancers 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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Sig. Angus MacIndeor MID.. British Army 1st Army Royal Signals from Islay
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MacInnes . British Army 8th Btn. Royal Scots Rgt. My father started his POW status in Stalag 12a, later moving to Stalag 4g and finally to Liepzig. He escaped on the march with some others and was finally picked up by American soldiers and treated to some long-awaited luxuries.
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Pte. Hector MacInnes MID.. British Army 4th Battalion Cameron Highlanders from Breakish, Isle-of-Skye Hector MacInnes received a Mention in Despatches for actions in Malaya.
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Abe MacInroy . Home Guard 23rd (Washington) Battalion Durham
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Charles MacInroy . Home Guard 23rd (Washington) Battalion Durham
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E. David Macintosh . British Army 9th Btn A Sqd. Royal Tank Regiment E. Macintosh served with the 9th Btn A Sqd. 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 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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F/Lt. Gordon Leslie MacIntyre DFC.. Royal Air Force 221 Squadron from Arnprior, Ontario, Canada (d.29th April 1943) F/Lt. Gordon Leslie MacIntyre (was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while serving with No.221 Squadron, as per London Gazette dated 18th of September 1942.
He was born in Arnprior, Ontario, 1915, educated there and served in Canadian militia. He was appointed Acting Pilot Officer on Probation with the RAF on the 18th of September 1939 and confirmed as Flying Officer on 20th of April 1941, confirmed as Flight Lieutenant, 20th of April 1942. He completed two tours with Bomber and Coastal Command and was killed in action on 29th of April 1943. AFRO 925/43 dated 21st of May 1943 reporting his death, identified him as a Canadian in the RAF.
His DFC citation reads: For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations.
This officer is a captain of outstanding courage and ability. Although engaged on operations almost continuously since the war began he has never shown signs of tiredness or wanting enthusiasm. He has completed many hours of operational flying involving patrols over various areas. This officer has always displayed exceptional skill and determination.
Public Record Office Air 2/9596 has a letter dated 6th of August 1942 from Group Captain W.J.M. Akerman, Headquarters, Royal Air Force, Middle East, to Air Ministry, recommending a non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross:
This officer is a captain of aircraft of outstanding courage and ability. He has been operating continuously since the war began and has never shown signs of tiredness or waning enthusiasm, being eager to undertake any job and has never left it until successfully completed. He has completed many hours operational flying involving patrols over the North Sea, the Atlantic during the Battle of the Atlantic from England, Northern Ireland and Iceland. On two occasions he has succeeded in locating and attacking enemy submarines, the second occasion being almost certainly successful. Throughout this officer has displayed exceptional skill and determination which has earned for him the confidence and admiration of the squadron.
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