Pte. Laurence Pearson . British Army from Birkinhead Laurence Pearson was born in Birkinhead in 1926 and served in the 'Desert Rats' during the 2nd World War. Larry married his sweetheart Catherine Kitty Steenson in 1945 when he was allowed one days leave from the army.
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N Pearson . British Army Royal Armoured Corps N Pearson 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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NR Pearson . British Army Royal Armoured Corps NR Pearson 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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Tech Sgt. Ray Sidney Pearson . Royal Air Force 192 Squadron from Honiton Rd, Coventry My brother and I were in Coventry during the Blitz in 1940 and 1941. Ray joined the RAF in 1941 and after training in Terrill Texas and Ontario Canada qualified as Air Bomber. He actually passed as a pilot but developed a phobia about flying the aircraft so did extra training to be an air bomber. He arrived to 424 Squadron at Topcliffe and took part in approximate 19 raids including 'gardening- laying mines' until Mar 5th 1943 when he reported sick with a painful lump in the groin. He had an operation for a hernia and was off flying until April 21st. When he returned from leave he found that 424 Squadron had left for North Africa and No 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit had arrived At Topcliffe.
Ray then did a mad thing, he volunteered for the secret 192 Squadron at Feltwell (see Espionage in the Ether by W and J Rees). These guys did all sort of things with RADAR and Wireless some of which involved arriving over the target before the bomber streams and hanging about after the raid had finished. Rays career at flying finished after the raid on Hamburg 27th July 1943 when the German defences were baffled by the anti Radar action with 'Window' and misdirection of their fighters by wireless and Hamburg was destroyed. It was Ray's last raid of his tour and he refused to fly any more. He was transferred to the Royal Signals. After the war he went to reunions and one of his comrades told me 'They should have given him a medal, not thrown him out. He brought the plane back three times'. And this was inspite of his phobia about flying the aircraft! A condition not unknown in commercial flying.
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Spr. Rex Pearson . British Army 262nd Field Company Royal Engineers Sapper Rex Pearson 262 Field Company, Royal Engineers spent his
time as a POW in Poland. He was registered to Stalag XXA which consisted
of a number of camps located in some of the 24, 19 century underground
forts around Thorn, various hutted sites, work camps and farms. He would like to contact any of his old comrades who were in
these camps at the same time as he was.
Please contact via his son-in-law, Mike Roach
Update: Thanks for publishing my father in laws details on your site. It has
resulted in a contact from the family of a Frank Curtis, Australian Army,
who was shot at Stalag XXA in September 1943. A chance in a million but my
father in law has a record of him being shot but cannot remember the
incident. He was witness to a number of shootings, including one the long
march out of Poland to freedom in 1945. He has been able to provide a lot of
unknown information for the family together where Frank is now buried. My
father in law is now researching amongst his POW friends who are still alive
to see if they can throw any more light on the subject.
Keep up the good work.
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Spr. Richard Pearson Croix de Guerre . British Army Royal Engineers from Liverpool (d. ) I would be grateful if anyone could help me find out more about the Croix de Guerre medal. I have the Supplement to the London Gazette 16th January 1947 which lists this award to my father, Spr Richard Pearson. I do not know his unit, etc only the details as stated in the London Gazette. I would love to know the circumstances in which it was won.
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Able Sea. Robert Pearson . Royal Navy H.M.S. St Angelo from Portsmouth (d.13th Aug 1940) Robert Pearson is remembered on the CWGC Portsmouth Naval Memorial in Hampshire.
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Ord Sea. Robert Dennis Pearson . Royal Navy H.M.S.Barham from Foston-on-the-Wolds (d.25th Nov 1941) Robert Pearson served in H.M.S.Barham and is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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Sarah Pearson . Civilian (d.10th Apr 1941) Sarah Pearson died aged 54, she was injured at Sheldon Street during an air raid and died same day at South Shields General Hospital. She was born in Jarrow in 1886, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Badger. She was the wife of Dryden Pearson of 14 Sheldon Street, who also died in the incident.
Sarah is buried in South Shields Cemetery and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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WA Pearson . British Army East Lancashire Regiment WA Pearson served with the East Lancashire 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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Cpl. William Edward Fraser Pearson . British Army from London
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Sto. William Pearson . Royal Navy HMS Emerald from Newcastle-upon-Tyne England My late father Willam Pearson, served on HMS Emerald during WW2.
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Sergeant Ernest Montague John Pease . RAF VR 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944) Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command. P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
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Sergeant Ernest Montague John Pease . RAF VR 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944) Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command. P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
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F/Lt. Guy Edward Pease . Royal Air Force 268 Squadron from Sydney F/Lt. Guy Pease of268 Squadron was shot down over Rouen. He escaped from a POW hospital was recaptured and sent to Belaria then marched to Luckenwalde. He was liberated by the Russians and then intercepted by the Americans and brought home to England. He is alive and well, 95 years old, living in Sydney.
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W/O George Peasgood . Royal Air Force 550 Sqd. (d.21st Jan 1944) I have been doing some research and it seems that my second cousin, George Peasgood, was a pilot in 550 Squadron, flying from North Killingholme. He died in January 1944. He is buried in Holland at Venray War Cemetery along with his crewmates - F/S W.P.Morris RCAF,
- F/S S.J.Richards,
- Sgt S.J.L.Jones,
- Sgt P.P.Clarkin
. One man, Sgt S.Sykes survived and was taken POW.
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1Sgt. David H. Peaslee . US Army Battery B 172nd Field Artillery Battalion
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Ernest George Peaston . Auxilliary Fire Service from Harrow Ernest Peaston served with the Auxilliary Fire Service in Harrow.
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Tpr. Kenneth Edward Peatling . British Army 1st Btn. D Squadron, 3 Troop Derbyshire Yeomanry from Langley Gardens, Petts Wood, Kent Kenneth Peatling served with the Derbyshire Yeomanry.
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F/O. Samuel William Pechet . Royal Canadian Air Force No. 428 Squadron from Fort Frances, Ontario (d.5th Dec 1944) Canadian Flying Officer Samuel W. Pechet was born in Cupar, Saskatchewan on 15 Sep 1914 to William and Sophia Pechet. He enlisted in the RCAF in October 1942 and after graduating at Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, he went overseas in October 1943. He was a bomb aimer, and completed 27 operational flights.
On the night of 5th of December 1944, the mission of RAF Bomber Command No. 6 Group (RCAF) was to bomb a rail yard in Soest, Germany, an operation involving over 450 aircraft. Sam died that night in particularly tragic circumstances for the 428 Squadron at RAF Middleton, St. George when Sam’s Avro Lancaster Mark X, KB768 collided in mid-air over Yelvertoft with a Handley Page Halifax Mark VII, LW200, 426 (Canadian) Squadron, from RAF Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire. All 14 crew members were killed in the resulting massive explosions created by the two aircraft which, outbound, were both fully loaded with aviation fuel, tons of bombs, and multiple rounds of ammunition.
No traces of Sam and five other crewmen were ever found. He has no known grave, so his name is inscribed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, England.
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G. Peck . Royal Canadian Air Force pilot 419 Sqd.
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GJ Peck . British Army East Kent Regiment GJ Peck served with the East 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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James Peck . Royal Air Force I am trying to find a James Peck that flew in the secret missions out of Tempsford in 1943/44. He would be my Grandfather but we know nothing about him other than his name and that he flew out of Tempsford and would have died in 1943 or 1944. I can only find one James Peck listed in the Commonwealth War records that flew in the RAF, he was a sergeant from Nova Scotia and was killed on the 20th March 1944 and is buried at Brookwood in Surrey.
Can anyone confirm if James Peck did indeed fly out of Tempsford on any secret missions?
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Jesse Gene Peck . US Navy USS Boise Jesse Gene Peck served on USS Boise. I believe he was a gunner's mate.
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P/O John Nelson Peck . Royal Canadian Air Force 214 Sqdn. from Ontario (d.15th January 1943) Stirling W7637 was lost on a bombing run on Lorient on 15th/16th January 1943. T/o 1826 Chedburgh and lost without trace. All the crew members are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. They were:
S/L P.W.M. Carlyon DFC
Sgt C.E.C. Ransom
F/O D.K. O'Donnell RNZAF
Sgt J.L. Kemp
Sgt L. Carr
F/S J.N. Peck RCAF
P/O P.F. Pinder RCAF
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WG Peck . British Army Royal Armoured Corps WG Peck 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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Sergeant J S Peckham . RAF 59 Squadron
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Sgt J E Peckham DFM. RAF 12sqd
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PFC. Frank Pecoraro . US Army 29th Division Frank Pecoraro was captured outside St. Lo after securing a crossroad without resistance. His captain thought they should go in further but by doing so they were cut off and surrounded. He was in a foxhole with his buddy waiting for dark when a sniper shot his friend with the bullet whizing past his chest. He was captured by the regular German army not the SS.
Eventually they were sent to Stalag 4 by railway (he described them as cattle cars with many soldiers getting sick from rain water seeping into the cars as it was mixed with soot from the train). He lost weight down to about 120 to 130 lbs (usually he was around 180 but he wasn't sick bargaining saw dust bread for cigarettes and chocolate from his Red Cross package.
He worked a work detail clearing streets in Dresden after the bombings. He took a fellow GI named Hans under his wing as Hans would eat all his Red Cross package at one time making a sort of stew and then complaining it was all gone. My father would hold Han's package giving it out so it would last. My father remembers a waste food container being upend and a mob of POW'ss swarmed in. And, a vivid story of a GI being shot by the commander of the camp after refusing to say Hiel Hitler and then spitting on the commander who then took out his Luger and shot him in the head.
Food was difficult but on Christmas the Germans gave them some horse meat and potatoes. He said toward the end of his confinement the Germans didn't have much food either. One day a guard handed him his gun and said I am now your prisoner as he didn't want to be taken by the Russian army.
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Williamson Peddie . British Army Black Watch from Dundee William Peddie, was my granddad, we know he was in the Black Watch. I am looking for information relating to him, if anyone has photos with names. He was from Dundee and ended up at Ridgeways Haulage Company in Dundee
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