Pte. Frank McAdams . British Army 8th Btn. Kings Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment from Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire (d.23rd July 1941) Frank McAdams served with 8th Btn. Kings Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment and is remembered on the Brookwood Memorial.
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Signalman David McAfee . Royal Navy
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Sgt. John McAfee . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve flt eng. 419 Sqd. from Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. (d.3rd Feb 1945)
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Pte. Patrick McAfee . British Army Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from Greencastle/Belfast Northern Ireland My uncle, Patrick McAfee, was a member of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers with the BEF at the beginning of WW2. He was wounded (shell shock) and captured north of Dunkirk in 1940 and spent the remaining years of the war in Stalag III-A Luckenwalde, Brandenburg POW camp. He was repatriated to the UK on 1945 and placed in an army hospital where he stayed until his death in 1974.
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Pte. Patrick McAfee . British Army Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from Greencastle, Newtownabbey
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L/Cpl. William McAlaney . British Army 5th Btn. Highland Light Infantry from Glasgow (d.2nd January 1944)
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L/Bbdr. John Bernard McAlenan . British Army Maritime Rgt. Royal Artillery
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F/Sgt. R. B. McAlister . Royal Canadian Air Force 514 Sqdn. I would like to obtain information on the above particularly with respect to Lancaster LL625 C (Charlie), which crashed in Germany on 24th/25th March 1944. There was one survivor: F/Sgt R B McAlister. I want information on F/Sgt Gerald E Scott who died. This was the last major Berlin raid. The full crew were:
F/Sgt. R.B. McAlister, RCAF, mid-upper gunner
F/O J.R. Laing, RAFVR, pilot
Sgt. A. Vickers, RAFVR, navigator
F/Sgt J. Knights, RAFVR, bomb aimer
F/Sgt. G.E. Scott, RAFVR, wop/airgunner
Sgt. C.A. Salt, RAFVR, rear gunner
Sgt. P.C.K. Bennett, RAFVR, flight engineer
All the crew who died were buried in Berling 1939-45 War Cemetery.
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F/O Douglas Fraser McAllister . Royal Canadian Air Force 434 Sqdn. from Vancouver (d.17th June 1944) F/O Douglas Fraser McAllister was the navigator of Halifax bomber LK792. The Halifax was shot down by a nightfighter on 16th/17th June 1944 while raiding Sterkrade. The full crew were:
P/O Philip Alan Kingston, RCAF, Air bomber
F/O William Melvin McQueen, RCAF, Pilot
F/O Douglas Fraser McAllister, RCAF, Navigator
P/O Mike Habiluk, RCAF, Airgunner
P/O Charles Trask Beech, RCAF, Airgunner
P/O Arthur Warrington, RAF, Wop/Airgunner
/O William Gordon Pearcey, RAFVR, Flt. Engineer
Update
There were no survivors and the crew were buried at Ede, 10 miles from where they came down at Otterlo. RCAF crew members were later reburied in Groesbeek Canadian Cemetery.(Dick)
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Sgt. Fred McAllister . British Army 8th Btn. D Coy. Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders I found three touching poems by Sgt McAllister in my father's (Sgt Curran, RAF) belongings. I think Sgt McAllister came from Strachur, which is, I think, near Dunoon where my mother came from. Does anyone know Sgt. McAllister or would like a copy of his poems?
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Sgt. J. McAllister . 97 Squadron
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Matthew McAllister . British Army from Carrickfergus Co. Antrim (d.1942) My Great Uncle, Matthew McAllister from Carrickfergus Co. Antrim served in the 8th Army and died at the Battle of El Alamein Africa. The last my family heard from him was a postcard form Leeds when he got married. My family never knew his wife's name, so when he died she was his next of kin. Therefore, details sent to my grandfather were slim. If anyone remembers him I would really appreciate any information.
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Matthew McAllister . British Army 8th Army from Carrickfergus, Co Antrim (d.1942) My Great Uncle, Matthew McAllister from Carrickfergus Co. Antrim served in the 8th Army and died at the Battle of El Alamein Africa. The last my family heard from him was a postcard form Leeds when he got married. My family never knew his wife's name, so when he died she was his next of kin. Therefore, details sent to my grandfather were slim. Attached is a photo of him and his wife.
If anyone remembers him I would really appreciate any information.
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Sgt. Robert James McAllister . Royal Air Force 82 Squadron (d.2nd July 1940) Sergeant (Wireless Operator) Robert McAllister was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth McAllister.
He was aged 27 and is buried in the Heerhugowaard (Veenhuizen) Churchyard, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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Flt.Sgt. Ronald Bayne McAllister . Royal Canadian Air Force 514 Squadron My father Ronald Bayne was in Stalag IXC near the end of the war. He was a mid upper gunner on a Lancaster Bomber, LL625, shot down in March 44, near Worlitz. He was held Prisoner until the end of the war. He would not talk about it much. But he did say the Russians over ran the camp, he was as much afraid of the Russians as the Germans.
In the 514 Squadron findings, there is a copy of my father's papers from prison camp. I do not have a copy. It has his picture & thumb print & is all in German, I could not read it.
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Samuel McAllister . British Army 102 LLA Rgt. Royal Artillery My father Samuel McAllister, Mac as he was known, served with 102nd LAA Regiment, RA.
It was formed from the 7th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment in December 1941, and was attached to 1 Corps in Normandy, before passing through Belgium and North Brabant in Holland. The regimental headquarters were based in Prinsenkade in the town of Breda for a time and the regiment retrained in the use of rocket projectiles in an assault capacity. Whilst in the regiment Mac and met a Dutch Woman named Petronella, in November 1944 and married her in August 1945. The regiment moved to Wilhelmshaven and was there until it was disbanded in March 1946. I would be very interested to hear from anyone who served in the above Light Anti-Aircraft regiment during WW2 or who had relatives who did so.
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Pte. Thomas Strachan Mcallister . British Army Cameron Highlanders I recently discovered that my grandfather Thomas McAllister was a p.o.w in Stalag xxb during WW2.
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William McAlpin . Royal Air Force from Edinburgh William McAlpin served with the Royal Air Force.
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Kenneth McAlpine . Royal Navy from Glasgow
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B'swain C. C. McAmis . American Navy USS Boise My father was stationed on the USS Boise from 1940 until after the Battle of Cape Esperance. He was a talker in the No 5 powder magazine during the battle. As a boatswain he helped remove and wrap the bodies of the men killed in the forward part of the ship after the battle.
He almost ended up being stuck in the Phillipines at the outbreak of the war because he and a buddy jumped ship on 7th December 1941. He had two fake liberty cards. The next morning when they got to the dock the ship was getting under way. They were able to talk one of the men manning the liberty boats to run them out to the ship. They got there and jumped on the gangway as it was being pulled up and the ship was leaving the harbour.
The war was on. He said that the feeling on board was that they would sink the Jap "rowboat" navy in two weeks. As he said later, it took a little longer than we thought.
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W Mcandrew . British Army W Mcandrew 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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L/Cpl. Dennis Victor "Mac" McAravey . South African Army Durban Light Infantry
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F/Lt. Thomas Archibald Douglas Ignatius McArdle . Royal Air Force from Whitley Bay, Northumberland On 7th February 1934, aged 18 years, Tom McArdle joined the RAF in the ranks. (Tom's only option - he said there were no jobs to be had in civilian life in the Whitley Bay area at all.)
In 1935, aged 20 years, he was part of the RAF swimming team; at one stage he was in the same training group and barracks as actor Rex Harrison. He was training in armaments, which continued through his service. Tom also trained with the RAF rugby team.
In 1942, aged 27, Flt. Sgt. Thomas Archibald Douglas Ignatious [sic] McArdle on 4th February (Seny. 5th Aug. 1941) had his wings as Flt Sgt (London Gazette 28 April 1942).
In 1944, aged 29, he is listed as temporary rank Flt Lieut. T.A.D. McArdle. (Ex-forces records: I have not had sight of the full record, just a search result.)
Tom's last day of service was on 23rd November 1945, as a Flight-lieut (temp). He said he had been acting Sqn Ldr as his final rank. He was offered a further career in the New Zealand Air Force as Wing Commander immediate, but declined as he had 'had a bellyful' of the career structure of the RAF and its commissioned-officer social background. He enjoyed the job but disliked the environment he moved in which was snobbish and patronising to 'lower-class' officers.
Tom was serving at Didcot around 1942. He died in South Africa in 1998.
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Cpl. McArthur . British Army HQ43 Transport Col. Royal Army Service Corps I would like to hear from anybody who remembers HQ43 Transport Column RASC, part of 53 Welch Division and who landed on Gold Beach.
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Ldg.Stok. Alexander McLean "Jock" McArthur . Royal Navy HMS Nemesis HMS Copia from 51 Middleton St, Cessnock, Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland My Dad, Alexander McArthur was a leading stoker on HMS Nemesis and HMS Copia.
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Pte Maxwell "Mexi" McArthur . British Army 2nd Btn Gordon Highlanders from Clydebank (d.29th of April 1945) Maxwell McArthur was killed in action on the 29th of April 1945 in the area of Tesperhude and the Krummel factory, after crossing the river Elbe below Lauenburg on one of the final small skirmishes leading to the final victory in a German surrender 8 days later when the war ended. He gave his all for King, Country and the honour of the Gordon Highlanders.
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Sgt. Neil Max "Shaky" McArthur . Royal Canadian Air Force 149 Sqdn. from Poplar Hill, Lobo Township, Ontario, Canada
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Tpr. Neil Mcarthur . Canadian Army 14th (Calgary) Armoured Regiment from Sunningdale, Sask. Neil Mcarthur was the driver of the Churchill Tank Bert in the Dieppe Raid. He was captured on the 19th of August 1942 and held in Stalag8b. He was transferred to Stalag 2d on 28th of January 1944.
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L/Sgt Wallace Harbin McArthur . New Zealand Army 6th Field Regiment from Clyde, New Zealand
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William Duncan McArthur . Army Black Watch 51st Highland Division from Dundee My father William Duncan McArthur was a prisoner in Stalag XXA. I have his dog tags and his number is 15369. He came from Dundee and he was a Dundee weaver.
He was a piper in the Black Watch which was part of the 51st Highland Division. He was captured at St Valery during the retreat to Dunkirk as his division was fighting a rearguard action to assist in the evacuation of Dunkirk. He was Lord Ogilvy's Batman. He died when I was five and thus I have only dim memories of him now that I am 47 and have a family of my own.
I have heard several stories of him. He was once working as a farm hand when he saw a Nazi Sergeant beating a Jewish woman with his rifle butt. My father became enraged and chased the Sergeant with a pitchfork with the intent of killing him. He was brought before the authorities of the camp to be executed but he explained that he could not understand the German language and what the Sergeant was saying and so his life was spared. This excuse saved his life.
On another occasion whilst in the camp, 17 camp inmates were desperate to contact their families at home to inform them that they were not dead. They all wrote their names and addresses on any material they could find such as cardboard, paper, bark or leaves. They did not know how to get the addresses to the outside world so my father stuffed all of the bits of paper and bark into his boot and threw it over the camp fence. A postman found the boot and delivered it to the French Underground and it was finally delivered to my mother who notified the families of their loved one's presence in the camp.
He remained in the camp for the whole war. Once he was home from the war, he weighed only 6 stone. His legs were so badly ulcerated that the medical authorities wanted to amputate both legs. My mother forbade this and over a long period of time, tended him and saved his legs.
At his funeral in Sydney, Australia in 1965, a man came to the funeral whom none of our family and friends recognised. Once he was approached he stated that "Bill McArthur saved my life and so I have come to pay my respects".
If anyone knew of my father, especially in WW2 please contact me.
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