Lt. Francis Victor Tiffin . British Army Royal Corps of Signals from Wembley, London
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TM Sid Tiffin . Royal Navy HMS Maidstone from Kingston-upon-Thames
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Pte. John Tighe . British Army 4th Btn. Border Regiment from Burnley, Lancashire
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W Tighe . British Army Royal Armoured Corps W Tighe 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 are no longer in 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. Harry Edward Demmar Tilby . Royal Air Force 418 Squadron from Downham, Bromley, Kent (d.3rd April 1942) Harry Tilby was my uncle and was originally posted, as an Observer, to 23 Squadron RAF based at Ford Aerodrome, West Sussex, England.
In December 1941 he, his pilot Flt. Lt. 'Jack' Love and his air gunner F/Sgt Malcolm Bunting, along with a couple of other crews from 23 Squadron, were transferred to 418 Squadron RCAF at Debden, Essex to train this new Squadron in the art of 'Intruder' missions which 23 had become expert in.
Over the next few weeks the severe winter weather prevented much air activity (there were some fatal accidents during that period), which slowed the introduction of these new aircrews into combat.
However, early in 1942, several successful missions were carried out over strategic targets in Holland, Belgium and France, together with intruder sorties over Luftwaffe air bases in the same region.
On the night of 2/3rd April 1942 Harry's crew were tasked with intruding around the Poix and Beauvais areas looking for Luftwaffe aircraft returning to, or leaving, their bases. Unfortunately, they failed to return and are now buried side by side at Montdidier, France.
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PO Reuben Frederick Tiley . Royal Navy from London, Bethnal Green (d.26th September 1943) My great grandfather, Reuben Tiley went down with his ship aged 43 on 26th of September 1943. He left a widow, Alice Tiley, and a daughter, my grandmother. He was a petty officer.
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Eirene Sylvia Till . Womans Land Army Haverholme Estate, Sleaford, Lincs from London My mum, Eirene Sylvia Till served in the Woman's Land Army in the Sleaford, Lincolnshire area (Haverholme Estate) having lived in London. She met her husband Ernest Black (my dad) on the farm they worked on. I would appreciate any information anyone may have.
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JE Till . British Army Royal Armoured Corps JE Till 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 are no longer in 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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Colour Sgt. Peter Till . Army The Royal Hampshire Regiment My Grandad Peter Till has written his story
I offer my story as follows, and trust it will enlighten, and at the same time ease the mental stress, which I experience at times. I am sure that true ‘comradeship’ carried us through.
I was captured in Tunisia, 1 March 1944. After POW Camps in Italy, and the German Army was retreating northwards, I was moved to Germany in May 1944. I went to Stalag V11 A at Moosberg – just outside Munich. It was relief to us, as we were de-loused, clothes fumigated, then after a shower, dusted over with DDT powder. We were all given a metal identity disc. On mine, which I still have in Stalag V11A No 129824: which means I must be on some records somewhere. Maybe Red Cross, who know.
From empty tins we made little stoves to brew tea in, from the Red Cross parcels. This meant that you needed fuel to burn in your little stove. Well the wooden floor of the huts was completely gone, just bare ground. You guessed right it had been used to ‘brew up’ by previous prisoners.
When Red Cross parcels were issued, it was always 1 between 2. The first time I ate some of the rich food, I was really ill with stomach pains, which meant I sat for a long time on the outdoor toilet, which consisted of a trench with a pole across, supported by a trestle at each end. Oh! Well enough of that.
I did not stay long at Stalag V11A as a party of us were moved to a working camp No 3911 in Munich.
Stalag V11A would have been released by the American 9th Army about 1 March 1945, as they advanced across Europe.
True British spirit was always the mainstay of our existence, we had our ups and downs, what more can I say.
Lots of stories, but I only trust, and really sincere in wishing peace and happiness to all your family. Thank you.
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AE Tillen . British Army AE Tillen 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 are no longer in 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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Grdsmn. George Edward Tilley . British Army 6th Btn. Grenadier Guards from Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester George Tilley joined the 6th after Salerno, fought at Monte Casino and with the 6th until it was disbanded. Survivors transferred to the 5th Grenadiers to bring it up to strength. Fought with them until they too were disbanded and the survivors were transferred to the 3rd Battalion. Did not see any action with the 3rd and returned to the UK to be re-trained to fight the Japanese. Luckily war ended before they were sent overseas.
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L/Cpl. Harry Edwin Tilley . British Army Royal Corps of Signals from Fratton, Portsmouth My Father Ted Tilley joined the British Army in the Royal Corps of Signals as an 18 year old. He later went to India and served in the Burma War, later he was sent to Germany. He did not talk much about it to us children, but sadly he died suddenly in 1998. I would love to know more about his experiences in Burma, so if anyone has any information it would be greatly received.
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Fus. Jack C. Tilley . British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers On 28th January 1944 at the Orvieto North railway bridge at Allerona, Italy, a train full of Allied prisoners, most of whom had come from Camp P.G. 54, Fara in Sabina, north of Rome, was hit by friendly fire from the American 320th Bombardment Group. U.S. Army member Richard Morris was on the train and wrote that the journey was stopped on the bridge over the river, and that the German guards fled as soon as the bombs struck. The prisoners were left locked inside the carriages. Many, including Jack Tilley, managed to escape through holes in the boxcars caused by the bombing, and jumped into the river below. It was a great tragedy of the war resulting in the deaths of hundreds of men.
Jack had survived the train wreck with a possible forearm fracture, yet was captured at Garigliano and sent to POW camp Stalag 344 Lamsdorf, Poland.
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Lawrence Tilley . British Army Cheshire Regiment from Sandbach, Cheshire My father, Lawrence Tilley, was in Stalag VIIIB during WW2. He would have been in his early 20s. He was in the Cheshire Regiment and came from Sandbach, Cheshire.
He's still alive (87 this year) and would be interested in hearing from anyone who knew him then. He's started talking about the camp and I think he would like to know what happened to some of the men he knew there.
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Sgt. Stanley Charles Clifford Tilley . Royal Air Force Photographic Section from Dalston, London In 1939 Dad, Stanley Tilley was stationed at Thorney Island and I remember seeing a photo of a Blenheim back from a low level attack on shipping with some ships rigging stuck in its wings.
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Lead Air. William John Tilley . Royal Navy H.M.S. Merlin (d.22nd Aug 1944)
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Reade Tilley. . Royal Air Force 121 Sqd.
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Sgc A Tilliers. . Free French Airforce 347 Squadron (d.15th Mar 1945) A Tilliers flew as a Rear gunner with 347 Tunisie Sdq Free French he was killed on 15th of Mar 1945 when his aircraft crashed near Scawton.
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CD Tilling . British Army Royal Tank Regiment CD Tilling served with the Royal Tank 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 are no longer in 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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Charles Delville Tilling . British Army Derbyshire Yeomanry
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JH Tillson . British Army JH Tillson 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 are no longer in 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/O N. E. Tilly . Royal Air Force 138 Sqd.
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RER Timbers . British Army RER Timbers 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 are no longer in 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 William Timcke . British Army Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment from Essex Private George William Timcke
Soldier Number - 6022382
POW Number - 8339
Stalag 18A Wolfsberg
I am the grandson of George W Timcke. I am trying to find out more details regarding his wartime experiences for my father. As far as we know, he started in the Essex Regiment before transferring to the Royal West Kent Regiment.
During this time he was shot and injured somewhere in North Africa, and captured by the Italians. He eventually interned into Stalag 18A in Wolfsberg. This is all the information we have for him.
If anyone could help us to find out more information regarding his experiences we would be very grateful.
Many thanks.
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Sgt.Pilot. Robert Short "Roy" Timewell . Royal Air Force 539 Squadron from Burscough, Lancs (d.4th Oct 1942) Sgt.Pilot Robert Timewell was a distant cousin of my wife, her surname is also Timewell which is quite an unusual name. He was assigned to 539 Squadron. In October 1942, he took off without permission and flew over his hometown of Burscough to perform aerobatics for his family but it went horribly wrong and he crashed his Hurricane into the local playing field killing himself instantly. We visit his grave when we can. The pub his parents owned is still there trading under another name.
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Mjr. Timm . British Army 8th Army
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Pte. James Timmins . British Army Royal West Kent Regiment from Carlow, Ireland My father, James Timmins told me they were captured in Belgium and marched to the camp. He passed away in 1993 in Cheshire.
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Maurice Norman Timmins . British Army 8th Army
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F/Sgt John J Timmins. . RAFVR 1664 HCU (d.28th Sep 1943)
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Ernest Timms . British Army 16th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from Northampton My Grandfather, Ernest Timms was with the The Durham Light Infantry, 16th Battalion 1940-1946. I have just found out all of his old war photos. I will hopefully be able to find out more information from my mum regarding him. All I know are some first names of his friends from an old photo Len, Cyril, George, Wally, and Jack. It says he was good friends with Len and Wally.
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