Pte R. Simpson . Home Guard Signal Sect. Workington Btn.
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Rae R. J. Simpson . Royal New Zealand Air Force Rae. R. J. Simpson ex R.N.Z.A.F who was on the Halifax 5 LL122 KNY that crashed on the 9th Dec 1943, he is the only survivor and has written a dedication towards that event that has left him deeply scared today. The plane was called the Z-Zebra, the crew were: - Charlie Grob R.A.A.F(Rear Gunner)
- "Junior"Hemming R.C.A.F(Mid Upper-Gunner)
- Jimmy Clark R.A.F (Wire-less Operator)
- Les Ford R.A.F(Flight Engineer)
- Geoff Sharp R.A.F (Navigator)
- Ken Forrest R.C.A.F (Pilot)
- Rae.R.J Simpson (Bomb Aimer)
Rae now lives in N.Z,and I think he is in one off the above photos at the top 3rd row forth one in. He is now 82 years and still bear the scars off that crash. I am his care giver and have my own family but love all the memories off the history as he tells it.
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RE Simpson . British Army East Kent Regiment RE Simpson 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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Pte. Rennie Simpson . British Army 8th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders from Nelson, Lancashire (d.19th April 1945) Rennie Simpson was my Grandfather.
He was killed in Italy painfully close to the end of WW2. He was only 27 years old. He left behind his wife Ida Simpson and his daughter Eileen Simpson aged just 7 I believe. Eileen was my mother. Now sadly passed herself.
I recall memories of her saying Rennie was reluctant to return to battle, following his last leave. He believed he would not return alive. So much so he almost missed deployment with his battalion. Not through any cowardice, simply due to being so engrossed with his wife and child, time went by rapidly and MPs turned up at his door believing he was trying to go AWOL! He believed he had 3 more days when in reality he was almost 12 hrs late rejoining his Battalion.
Many years passed before my mum found his exact burial site. Thanks to MOD researchers she discovered details of the date he died, which theatre and how. They also gave her the details of his burial site in Coriano Ridge War Cemetery Italy. She then got the opportunity to visit her father's grave and say goodbye. Finally getting some closure to something that had left a gaping wound in her life.
A grandfather I had never known, but gave his life for me and many millions more besides, in order to secure a future free from tyranny and oppression. But for him and millions of other soldiers, we would not have the freedoms we now enjoy, the world over.
To my Grandad and all those who made the ultimate sacrifice, I wholeheartedly say thank you.
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RI Simpson . British Army RI Simpson 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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Ruby Simpson . Womens Land Army My Mum, Pat Simpson served in the Land Army in North Yorkshire. She'd love to hear from anyone who remenbers her.
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PO. Russell Simpson . Royal Navy HMS Europa from Lynemouth, Northumberland Sadly My Dad Russell Simpson from Lynemouth, Northumberland passed away in October 2014 aged 95 years. We have just found his RN diary .... no-one knew it was there. He was in the Royal Naval he joined HMS Royal Arthur in Skegness. He then went onto HMS Europa and HMS Lady Shirley, and HMS Fairy Knowles at Tobermory (Note there was no HMS Fairy Knowles and this may have been a colloquial term for being absent at a hospital.) In 1941, he had a accident at the dock and went to hospital in Killearn and then onto The Cottage hospital in Oban. He was there for a long duration learning to walk again. Dad was the only seaman who was off on leave due to his injury when The Lady Shirley got torpedoed off Gibraltar on the 11th December 1941 and the men on board were captured and some lost at sea. He often said somethings were meant to be! He then joined HMT Helier2, an anti-submarine search vessel, at Milford Haven.
Dad describes his job in the diary as in The Atlantic escorting ships and destroyers in rough sea and missing mines.
He went to Australia and Tasmania and returned from Australia on The King George.
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RV Simpson . British Army Royal Armoured Corps RV Simpson 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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SE Simpson . British Army Essex Regiment SE Simpson 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 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. Stephen Simpson . British Army 8th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from South Shields (d.22th Oct 1944) Stephen Simpson was my uncle, my father's brother. He was always spoken about in the family as a very gentle human being in that he was a keen follower of the Methodist order. My grandparents, as one can understand, were devastated by the loss of this son who still resided at home with them. But in an other sense classed themselves as lucky as they had another two sons serving in the forces at this time: the oldest brother, James, serving in the Royal Marines and my father serving in the Highland Light Infantry. Their coming home well helped to cushion the death of Stephen. Unfortunately, they were never financially well off enough to visit their son's grave and both died ignorant of any information about how, when, or where he was killed. Stephen was killed on 22 Oct 1944 and is interned at the Santerno War Cemetery Italy.
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P/O T. L. Simpson . 100 Squadron (d.20th Oct 1943) My friend, P/O Theo ("Tony") L. Simpson, seated second from right, failed to return on 20 October 1943. Having trained in Rhodesia, (Induna and Kumalo) he progressed to the following Stations. - Oct 42 - Dec 42 14 A.F.U., Ossington
- Dec 42 - Jan 43 18 O.T.U., Wymeswold
- Jan 43 - Apr 43 Satellite, Castle Donington
- Apr 43 - Jun 43 1662 C.U., Blyton
- Jun 43 - Oct 43 100 Squadron, Grimsby
I should be extremely pleased to hear from anyone who can identify the site or any of the other personnel in the photograph
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P/O Theodore Leonard Simpson . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 100 Sqdn. from Tiverton (d.20th Oct 1943) Pilot Officer T.L. Simpson, Lancaster Pilot, failed to return on 20th October 1943 and he, and his crew:
- Warrant Officer D.G. Storey, Air Gunner
- Sergeant L. Cohen, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
- Sergeant P.R. Cowling, Air Bomber
- Sergeant C.W. Gibb, Air Gunner
- Sergeant G.J. Godseff, Navigator
- Sergeant A.W.N. Lower, Flight Engineer
They were laid to rest at Eelde General Cemetery, Gronigen, Netherlands. All were RAFVR with the exception of the Warrant Officer who was RCAF. As a workmate of Pilot Officer Simpson (and also ex-RAF) I should very much appreciate it if anyone could reply with any information regarding their last op that I can pass on to his surviving sisters, who would also very much like to hear from anyone who knew Theo.
Update: The information on the aircraft from Bomber Command Losses 1943: 100 Sqdn Lancaster, ED555 HW-A, took off from Grimsby at 17.46 on 20th October 1943 for ops to Leipzig, was shot down by a nightfighter and crashed at 22.25hrs at Eelderwolde, 5km NNW of Eelde, Holland. (Alan)
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W Simpson . British Army Royal Armoured Corps W Simpson 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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WA Simpson . British Army Sherwood Foresters WA Simpson served with the Sherwood Foresters 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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WD Simpson . British Army WD Simpson 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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WE Simpson . British Army Royal Armoured Corps WE Simpson 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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F/Lt. William Simpson DFC. Royal Australian Air Force 462 Squadron from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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William Edward Simpson . Royal Navy Ted Simpson served in Naval Communications.
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Sgt John Johnston Simpson. . RAF 12Sqd. (d.15th Jun 1943) W/Op John Simpson was killed on 15th June 1943 in Lancaster III W4992 GZ-A Bar of 12sqd
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Sims . My father was a POW at Camp PG49 Fontanellato.
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A C Sims . British Army Wiltshire Regiment A Sims served with the Wiltshire 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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AH Sims . British Army Royal Armoured Corps AH Sims 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. Charles Sims . Army 4th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment from Rhyl (d.11th Apr 1944)
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EW Sims . British Army EW Sims 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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Frederic Loren "Nub" Sims . US Army from Shoals, Indiana Loren Sims was my Uncle and I was always told that he served in WWII and was taken prisoner and held as a POW. I started researching a little this evening in an attempt to see what I could find. I was able to verify his service in WW II US Army Enlistment Records website and his position as POW via the National Archives which lists his camp as,
Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11).
My wonderful Uncle, who did his service for our great Country.
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FW Sims . British Army Royal Armoured Corps FW Sims 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. George Sims . British Army 14th Btn. Sherwood Foresters from Warsop (d.14th Sep 1944) George Sims was my great uncle. He was killed in Italy on the 14th Sep 1944. I do not know much more, but would love to know though.
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HN Sims . British Army HN Sims 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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Gnr. Llewellyn Sims . British Army 34 L.A.A. Regt. 92 Bty. Royal Artillery from Caerau, Maesteg. (d.19th March 1942) Llewellyn Sims was the youngest of my father’s brothers he died on 19 Mar 1942 when serving in WW2 but we don’t know where or how he died. Can anyone help? My father, Richard John Sims, was a POW in Stalag 344 Lambinowice, Poland.
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