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F/Lt. William Sinclair . Royal Canadian Air Force 405 Squadron (d.9th May 1944) We have installed a little cross with the picture of the crew of the Lancaster ND587 crashed in Gallaix on the 9th May 1944.
This monument was inaugurated by the mayor of Leuze (Be) with all the descendants of the crew. The pictures were taken during the ceremony.
Another ceremony was held in the cemetery of Chièvres where the crew is buried.
The crew were:
- F/Lt W.McL Chase RAAF
- F/Sgt J.M.Buckley
- F/Lt G.W.Knupp RCAF
- F/Lt W.Sinclair
- F/Sgt J.T.Gill
- Pilot Officer C.M.Sylvah RCAF
- F/Sgt R.D.Daniels
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F/O William Robert Sinclair . Royal Australian Air Force from Hampton, Victoria, Australia (d.12th December 1944) Flying Officer Sinclair was the Son of Charles Haferkorn and Annie Ellen Sinclair, of Hampton, Victoria, Australia.
He was 21 when he died and is buried in the Eiken Churchyard in Norway.
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Pte. William Sinclair . British Army 20th Company Royal Army Ordnance Corps from 42 Warlock St, Glasgow
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J Sinden . British Army J Sinden 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. John Sinderson . British Army Royal Army Service Corps John Sinderson was held in Stalag XXa, Torun, Poland.
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Sgt. Arthur George Percival Sindrey . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (d.29th April 1943) Arthur Sindrey was the Son of William Percival and Fanny Elizabeth Sindrey, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
He was 21 when he died and is buried in the Aadum Cemetery in Denmark, Coll. grave A. 27.
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Cpl. Albert Thomas Sinfield . British Army 5th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment from Hackney, London
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William George Sinfield MID.. British Army 8th Army My Uncle Bill Sinfield died years ago. His daughter lives in the Netherlands as he married a Dutch girl. He came back to England with her but then returned to Herlinda to work in the Dutch mines. He was known as the mad English Man because he rode his motorbike so fast. He came to England regularly.
He was attached to 8th Army. Tobruk, El Alemein. Also 1944 liberation of Holland.
He was MID for bravery at a city called Oss. He was also involved with liberation of Belsen.
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Naik. Gian Singh . British Indian Army 15th Punjab Regiment from India Gian Singh was born in Sahabpur, a village in the Nawanshahr district of eastern Punjab. He was a Naik in the 15th Punjab Regiment, when he was awarded the VC. "On 2 March 1945 on the road between Kamye and Myingyan, Burma (now Myanmar), where the Japanese were strongly positioned, Naik Gian Singh who was in charge of the leading section of his platoon, went on alone firing his tommy gun, and rushed the enemy foxholes. In spite of being wounded in the arm he went on, hurling grenades. He attacked and killed the crew of a cleverly concealed anti-tank gun, and then led his men down a lane clearing all enemy positions. He went on leading his section until the action had been satisfactorily completed."
Singh was presented with his Victoria Cross by King George VI, in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 16 October 1945.
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Naik. Nand Singh VC .. British India Army 1st Btn. 11th Sikh Regiment from Bahadurpur, India Nand Singh was 29 years old, and an Acting Naik in the 1/11th Sikh Regiment, in the Indian Army when he was awarded the VC.
On 11th/12th March 1944 on the Maungdaw-Buthidaung Road, Burma, Naik Nand Singh, commanding a leading section of the attack, was ordered to recapture a position gained by the enemy. He led his section up a very steep knife-edged ridge under very heavy machine-gun and rifle fire and although wounded in the thigh, captured the first trench. He then crawled forward alone and, wounded again in the face and shoulder, nevertheless captured the second and third trenches.
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Hvdr. Parkash Singh VC.. British Indian Army 8th Punjab Regiment Bren Gun Carrier Platoon of 5th Battalion from Sharikar, India Parkash Singh was a 29 year old Havildar serving in the Bren Gun Carrier Platoon of 5th Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment, British Indian Army. In January 1943, his battalion was engaged in fighting on the Mayu Peninsula in the Arakan, Burma, against Japanese forces, when he was awarded the VC:
On 6 January 1943, the Bren Gun Carrier Platoon of 5/8th Punjab was attacked by a strong Japanese patrol near Donbaik on the Mayu Peninsula. The Platoon Commander was wounded and was forced to retire, handing over the command to Havildar Parkash Singh. Parkash Singh noticed two other carriers bogged down in a nullah, and under heavy Japanese fire. He immediately rushed to the rescue of the stricken carriers; calling on their crews to abandon the vehicles and run for safety while he provided covering fire. When his Bren gunner was wounded, he took control of the gun from him, and charged towards the enemy. Driving with one hand and firing the Bren gun with the other, he drove them out of their fixed positions. As he returned to pick the crews of the stranded carriers, he came under heavy enemy fire, but calmly rescued all eight men. On 19 January, the battalion carriers again came under heavy anti-tank fire in the same area, and several of them were destroyed including that of the Platoon Commander. The crews of the destroyed vehicles were given up for dead, and the rest of the carriers withdrew. But Parkash Singh wanted to see for himself if there were any survivors among the burning wrecks. Driving down the beach under intense enemy fire, he found the officer and his driver in their badly damaged carrier. The men were too badly injured to be moved, so Parkash Singh decided to tow their vehicle to safety. Despite the order of his Platoon Commander to go back and save himself, the fearless NCO rigged a makeshift tow chain and secured it to the damaged carrier, all the time exposed to enemy fire, and then towed it back to safety. For his feats of cool courage and selfless devotion on the 6th and 19th of January 1943, Havildar Parkash Singh was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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A/Sbdr Ram Sarup Singh VC.. British Indian Army 1st Punjab Regiment from India (d.25th Oct 1944) Ram Sarup Singh was 25 years old, and an Acting Subadar in the 2nd Battlion, 1st Punjab Regiment when he was awarded the VC.
On 25 October 1944 at Kennedy Peak in the Tiddim area, Burma, two platoons were ordered to attack a strong Japanese position. The platoon commanded by Subadar Singh attained its objective and although Singh was wounded in both legs he insisted on carrying on. Later, the enemy's counter-attack was halted by Subadar Singh's dashing counter-charge in which he killed four of the enemy himself. He was again wounded, but continued to lead his men, killing two more of the enemy, until he was mortally wounded."
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Subedar Richh Pal "Riccu" Singh . British Indian Army 4th Division from Mondru, Rajasthan, India My father, Richh Singh fought in WW2. He told about his story that he was wounded twice during War time. He was faithful to the British Queen & has great respect for the British people. As per record he earned distinguished services in Italy & won a number of medals. He was a brave soldier and faced the war in a heroic way. He spent his last life in India & survived in poor condition because he got very less pension amount. He died in Aug 1987.
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Hvdr. Umrao Singh VC.. British Indian Army Royal Indian Artillery from India Umrao Singh, son of Mohar Singh, was born into a Hindu Yadav family in Palra, a small village in Jhajjar district in the Rohtak district of Punjab, 50 km north of Delhi. He attended a local school and joined the Indian Army in November 1939. He was promoted to Havildar (Sergeant) in 1942
On the night of 15 to 16 December 1944 in the Kaladan valley, Burma, Umrao Singh was a field gun detachment commander in an advanced section of the 33 Mountain Battery, 30th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery, serving on detachment as part of the 81st West African Division in Viscount Slim's British 14th Army, supporting the advance of the XV Corps on the Arakan. Singh's gun was in an advanced position, supporting the 8th Gold Coast Regiment. After a 90 minute sustained bombardment from 75 mm guns and mortars from the Lt-Gen Sakurai Seizo's Japanese 28th Army, Singh's gun position was attacked by at least two companies of Japanese infantry. He used a Bren light machine gun and directed the rifle fire of the gunners, holding off the assault. He was wounded by two grenades.
A second wave of attackers killed all but Singh and two other gunners, but was also beaten off. The three soldiers had only a few bullets remaining, and these were rapidly exhausted in the initial stages of the assault by a third wave of attackers. Undaunted, Singh picked up a gun bearer (a heavy iron rod) and used it as a weapon in hand to hand fighting. He was seen to strike down three infantrymen, fatally wounded, before succumbing to a rain of blows. Six hours later, after a counter-attack, he was found alive but unconscious near to his artillery piece, almost unrecognisable from a head injury, still clutching his gun bearer. Ten Japanese soldiers lay dead nearby. His field gun was back in action later that day.
Singh was presented with his VC by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 15 October 1945. The citation reads "Havildar Umrao Singh set a supreme example of gallantry and devotion to duty."
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Pte. Dennis William Singleton . British Army Royal Army Ordnance Corps (d.6th April 1944) I was looking online for someone else whose remains are in Linchmere/Lynchmere Cemetery. I noticed it had one WW2 war grave there belonging to the above gentleman, Dennis William Singleton. I was sad to see that details of age and relatives remained blank. I think he has been completely forgotten. He is buried in Grave F 1., Linchmere Cemetery.
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Sgt. Geoffrey William Singleton . Navy Army & Air Force Institutes from Croydon My father, Geoffrey Singleton, aged 25, was in the NAAFI with the British Expeditionary Forces when they were returning to the UK in June 1940. Together with thousands of others he joined the ship "RMS Lancastria" which was heavily laden. It left port and he went up on deck to get a cup of tea, this probably saved his life as the ship came under heavy bombardment and sank with thousands of lost lives. He was able to jump into the sea and swim for his life, eventually being picked up by a French fishing vessel and then was brought back to the UK on the "The John Holt". He lost many friends and saw many terrible atrocities. My mother's uncle saw him on the quay and then they became separated. He returned on a different ship and watched "The Lancastria" sink. When he arrived back in the UK he had no idea if my Dad had survived or not. I imagine that my father is now one of the oldest survivors of this tragedy being in his 96th year.
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Sgt. Geoffrey William Singleton . British Army from Croydon My father, Geoffrey Singleton is a survivor of The Lancastria Disaster.Aged 25,He was on the deck when the ship was hit and managed to dive and swim, he was picked up by a French fishing vessel and then the Sir John Holt. In the thousands thronging on the quay he managed to see my mother's uncle, who got on the Oronsay and watched in horror as the Lancastria was sunk, he sailed back to England with no idea what to tell the family about my Dad. A lifelong member of the Lancastria Assosciation, my Dad used to attend Cenotaph meetings in June, and now 96 and in very failing health he still remembers the ship and those terrible experiences.
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John Singleton . British Army My uncle Jack Singleton was captured in Crete he was with the 8th Army during the 2nd World War and held in Stalag 8b. Fortunately he was one of the better treated apparently as he acted as the interpreter between the Germans and the other prisoners.
He was held until the end of the war and upon his release it took my parents and my auntie (his wife) almost 2 years to get his weight back up to what it should be.
His name was John Singleton but we always knew him as Uncle Jack. Unfortunately he passed away in 1996 and his wife passed within 4 weeks of him passing.
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JR Singleton . British Army JR Singleton 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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Flt.Sgt. Ken Singleton . Royal Air Force from Birmingham My uncle Ken Singleton was held prisoner at Kupernikus in Stalag 357. I am his nephew and I am trying to build his story as sadly he has passed away. I know he was shot down on a bombing raid and that he and one other managed to parachute from the rear of a Lancaster. All others were killed. He was picked up by the resistance but after infection had set into his wounds he was handed over to the Germans. He was treated well and once better transported to Kupernikus.
His prisoner of war number was 3210. He returned home after the war but like many spoke very little about it
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RV Singleton . British Army RV Singleton 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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WJ Singleton . British Army Reconnaissance Corps WJ Singleton 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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Pte. Glyndwr George Sinnett . Welch Regiment
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Cpl. Ted Sinnott . British Army South Lancashire Regiment from Widnes My late Uncle, Cpl Ted Sinnott, born 1921, Widnes, Cheshire (then Lancashire) was taken POW at raid on St Nazaire, France 28/3/1942. Eventually transferred to Lamsdorf 8b/344 around June 1942 before transfer to Stalag XXA Thorun, Poland (1944) and eventually Stalag 357 Fallingbostel, Germany and liberation April 1945.
He served with South Lancs Regt. before joining No 2 Commando in late 1940 after surviving Dunkirk. It would be great if anyone reading this knew of my uncle/or about life in this camp, and could contact me.
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Roland Sinton . British Army Green Howards from North Ormesby My father, Roland Sinton served with the Green Howards. I know that he was in Stalag V111B as I have a stamped postcard, and he was back in England in November 1943. He told me very little of his wartime experiences other than the amusing stories, but I seem to remember him saying he was captured in France when shot, whilst driving an ambulance (at Dunkirk maybe?) I think he was a medical orderly in the POW camp. I would like to find out more.
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Spr. Gabriel Sion . British Army Jewish Bde. Group Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (d.9th Apr 1946) Sapper Sion is buried in the Arnhem Jewish Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.
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Pte. Leslie George sippetts . British Army 11th Btn. Parachute Regiment from East Grinstead (d. ) My Father is Les Sippetts, I have his army records and would like some information on Stalag x11b were he was a prisoner after his capture at Arnhem.
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L/Cpl. Frederick Charles Sipson . British Army 2nd Battalion, B Company. Royal Irish Fusiliers My Grandfather, Fred Sipson, transferred from the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers on the 17/9/36 to the rank of fusilier serving with B Company and within 6 months earned the rank of L/Cpl. On the 3/1/38 he left the UK with the 2nd battalion to serve in Malta for 278 days and then on to Palestine in 9/10/38-29/3/39 for a total of 172 days. He served a further 4 years 73 days during the Siege of Malta until 10/6/43 where the Battalion was then relieved and sent to Egypt to recover from malnutrition and their ordeal. Fortunately my Grandfather was not chosen to go to Leros and was sent home from Egypt to the UK on the 30/5/44 in the wake of that fateful day that saw the decimation of the Battalion as POW's to Axis forces.
Back in the UK the 2nd Battalion was reformed from elements of the Territorial Army battalion of the regiment who had not already seen service however never again during the war was the Battalion to see action and spent the remainder of the time at home.
My Grandfather was then posted to the Infantry Training Centre in N.Ireland as permanent staff and spent many years as a training instructor, however my grandfather at the end of his posting had a growing family of his own and was requested to move back to the mainland UK, with the strain this would place on his family he decided to finish his full time service on the 17/9/59 having served 23 years and reaching the rank of Sergeant as the Army was his life he transferred to the Territorial Army the 5th Battalion Royal Irish fusiliers and continued training and administrating soldiers in the Banbridge Co Down branch until where he finally retired the Army on the 31/3/67 as a Colour Sergeant.
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Wing Cdr. Alan Francis Moir Sisley . Royal Air Force pilot 550 Sqd. from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (d.31st Aug 1944) I am researching the Sisley family. It would appear that Alan Francis Moir Sisley was born in 1917 from the records I have managed to find. However I cannot trace a birth in the United Kingdom. Have you any record of where he was born? The CWGC records state he was of UK nationality. His wife was Josephine Mary Sisley, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. I understand he is buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery.
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E. Frank Sisson . United States Army 667th FA Btn. My father was Corporal E. Frank Sisson of the 667th F.A. BN with The First Army as ground support for the 82nd and the 101st Airborne under Gen Bradley at the beginning of the war. At the end of the war he was with the Third Army under Gen. George Patton. He fought in The Ardennes {Battle of the Bulge}; the Battle of The Rhineland; and The Battle of Central Europe.
During the Occupation he was Sergeant E. Frank Sisson assigned to the 559 M.P. BN. Headquarters Company. He was assigned a Jeep, an interpreter and the job of investigator until his separation from the Army on 25th April 1946.
When the war was declared over, he was on his first leave so he did not get to collect any of his personal belongings nor did he get to say goodbye to any of the men in his outfit.
As of 6th December 2003, he has never received any of his medals: A star for each of his battles, The Medal of Good Conduct, The Expert Rifleman's Medal, and his Purple Heart. Does anyone know how I can acquire these medals for him, or if it is possible to find lost WWII effects? Does anyone remember him?
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