ERA5. Siegfried Ring . Royal Navy HMS Canopus (d.11th Sept 1943) Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, Siegfried Ring is buried in the Kibbutz Ein-Gev Cemetery in Isreal.
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Peter Ramon Rintoul . British Army Royal Armoured Corps from Southend, Essex Peter Rintoul 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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Pte. Paul Riopel . Canadian Army 2nd Btn. Seaforth Highlanders of Canada from Verdun Quebec (d.29th May 1945)
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Pvt. Alfred Mario Rios . United States Army from Chicago, Il. My father Alfred Mario Rios was captured somewhere around 6/28/1944 at the North African Theatre, Italy and held at Stalag 2B. He supposedly escaped with another man and they were the only two to make it out at the time. Can anyone help remember anything about my father?
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Pte. Oswald "Gus" Riou . British Army Royal Artillery Gus Riou was my grandfather and I believe he was the last man to be rescued from the sea at St Valery in 1940
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Sgt. Harry Lawrence Ripley . British Army Grenadier Guards In brief, my father Sgt H.L Ripley was shot in the leg at Anzio in, I believe May 1944. I still have his war diary and medals, but I'm a little naive to alot of it, as I was alot younger when he told me his war stories, hence I didnt take much interest. now I'm now somewhat older, and find it more interesting. Anyway, after he was shot he was taken prisoner, and ended up in Stalag 4b. Although, I believe, he may have begun his days in Stalag 4a, as I found a POW no. 40154 which stated it was Stalag 4a. The only other thing I remember was, after the war, and to the day he died-1991, he would not eat swedes. Too much of it in the camp, I believe.
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W Ripley . British Army W Ripley 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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Dvr. Douglas Haig Rippin . British Army Royal Army Service Corps from 29 Adelaide Buildings, Poplar, London Douglas Rippin was my Grandfather, I was only six when he died
and unfortunately he only spoke about the war to his father. The only
information I know is his regiment and that he was a driver, driving supplies
and passengers. I've been told he drove for Monty Vera Lynn and David Niven. Apparently he ended up in Brest and he was at Normandy.
Any help in finding out more would be welcomed.
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MS Rippin . British Army Royal Armoured Corps MS Rippin 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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Peter A Rippon DFC. Royal Air Force I have only a picture of my Grandfather, Peter Rippon taken at Hemswell in June 1945, can anyone tell me more?
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WO1. Philip Henry Rippon . Royal Air Force 76 Squadron
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Sgt. George Samuel Risborough . British Army 5th Btn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (d.18th Jul 1944) George Risborough is remembered on the Lazenby war memorial, Redcar & Cleveland. He is buried in the Ranville War Cemetery.
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Tpr. Albert "Riso" Risby . British Army 10th Hussars from London
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Able Sea. Edward John Riseborough . South African Naval Forces from Cape Town, South Africa My father Ted Riseborough served in the the SA Royal Navy. This was one of several ships he served on. Other ships were H.M.S. Afrikander, H.M.S. Highflyer, Tyne.
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Clifford Daryl "Skipper" Risher . United States Army from Torrance, CA
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Able Sea. Albert Charles Arthur George Rishman . Royal Navy HMS Valiant from Bognor, Sussex Albert Rishman served in HMS Valiant.
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Sapper Percy Charles Rishman . British Army 698th General Construction Coy. Royal Engineers from Bersted, Sussex (d.11th Jan 1941)
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Spr. Percy Charles Rishman . British Army 698 Gen Construction Coy. Royal Engineers from 63 Collyer Ave, Bognor Regis (d.11th Jan 1941) Percy Rishman (my Grandfather) enlisted at Portsmouth on 1st of September 1939. He is known to have served in northern France in Le Havre around time of Dunkirk. He died from injuries sustained when a bomb fell near him during a bombing raid at Portsmouth (believed to be 10th of January 1941).
He was given a Military funeral following his death on 11th of January 1941.
Unfortunately I do not have a photo of him, and despite numerous attempts have been unable to find any details of his war time service other than an extract of his service records from M.O.D.
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2nd Lt. John James Rising . British Army 5th Btn. Hampshire Regiment (d.17th April 1941) John Rising was killed during the Blitz when he was on leave. It was his son's 4th birthday. He was with his wife having a meal in a fancy glass restaurant in London when a bomb hit and they fell. Both were injured. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital but the ambulance took a hit and he was killed.
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Gnr. Thomas Joseph Risley . British Army 23rd Field Regiment Royal Artillery Tommy Risley from Latchford in Warrington was an ex-Regular in the Royal Horse Artillery who was called up from the Reserve list at the outbreak of war. He served with 23rd Field Regiment in Northern France as part of the BEF. He was captured at St Valery in June 1940 and marched to camp BAB21. He was a prisoner in E793, Stalag VIIIb in Silesia as well. He was force marched some 800kms east surviving what is now the infamous Long March of allied POWs to Germany in the face of Russian advances.
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F/Lt. Cyril Rist DFC.. Royal Air Force 90 Squadron from Nuneaton Flt.Lt Cyril Rist, DFC, who is living in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa is now 93 and in full command of his faculties. He joined 90 squadron on September the 28th 1944 and went on to fly 41 sorties with his final operation on the 12th March 1945 over Kiel.
His flight crew were Doyle T. G. 1653117,
Glendinning A. G. 1672437,
Wilkinson A. 1593093,
Brandon B. R. 1632724,
Waldron John. 1560200 and
Brook J. M. 990643.
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F/Lt. Cyril A. A. Rist . Royal Air Force 90 Squadron from Nuneaton Cyril Rist served as a Lancaster pilot with 90 Squadron at RAF Tuddenham.
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Ldg Sto Robert Charles Rist . Royal Navy HMS Pembroke from Edmonton, London
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F/O Aliston Rank Gray Ritch . Royal Canadian Air Force 57 Squadron (d.5th Feb 1943) On the night 4-5 February 1943, an Avro Lancaster I, serial ED352, code DX-Q, of squadron n°57 of 5 Bomber Group, Royal Air Force, based at Scampton Lincolnshire took off for a bombing raid on Turin. In terrible weather the plane crashed on the slopes of Belleface in the mountains of the Massif de la Pointe de Terrasse opposite the small hamlet of Crêt Bettex, ten kilometres north of Bourg Saint Maurice, Savoie, France.All seven crew members were killed.
- F/O Aliston Rank Gray Ritch J/10305 RCAF, pilot
- Sgt Thomas Cosford 1244294, Flight Engineer
- Sgt Eric Atkins 1318855 RAF, Navigator
- Sgt D.G.Busby 1391156 RAF, Bombardier
- Sgt Douglas McNeil 1025811 RAF, Wireless Operator
- Sgt Eric Norman Perkins 1601353 RAF, Gunner
- F/Sgt Ronald Shears 542963 RAF, Gunner
There was thick snow covering the spot at the time but as the snow melted a search was set up by the Italian army of occupation. At the end of June 1943 two bodies and later three more were recovered from a snow drift in the area. On July 1st the Italian authorities requested the town council of Bourg Saint Maurice to make coffins and to dig graves to bury these airmen. Eight bodies enclosed in six coffins were carried from the village of Les Chapieux to Bourg Saint Maurice with the assistance of the Italian authorities. On July 5th July a religious service was held in the Parish church and the burial took place in the local churchyard in the presence of the local council, the local police officer and officers of the Italian Army who buried the dead with Military Honours. In 1950 the bodies were exhumed and transferred for burial to the British Military Cementry of Saint Germain au Mont d'Or, Rhône, France
Lancaster RAF of Bourg Saint Maurice, Memoire- Aeronautique.
To aid in the research any details would be most welcome from any of the families or friends of the airmen. Local interest has indicated that a historical group would like to erect a monument to commemorate these airmen.
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Midshpmn. Ritchie . Royal Navy HMS Forfar
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Stkr 2nd Cl. A. Ritchie . Royal Navy from Glasgow, Scotland
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AM Ritchie . British Army 15th (S) Regiment Reconnaissance Corps AM Ritchie served with the 15th (S) Regiment 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 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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AW Ritchie . British Army Reconnaissance Corps AW Ritchie 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 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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DBA Ritchie . British Army 15th (S) Regiment Reconnaissance Corps DBA Ritchie served with the 15th (S) Regiment 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 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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