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Dubois,
Andrew
Dalby, Harry
Dale, Vivian Caleb
Dean, Colin
Derbyshire, Stanley
Dickson, Katherine (Kate)
Dorlin, Danny
Davies, Desmond G.
Dowson, Tenent Walter (Waldo)
Devlin, James McCard
Davies, Stanley Llewelyn
Davies, Thomas Hector
Dolan, Victor Charles
Doig, John
Daly, Stephen
DeZago family
Dickie, William
Mo's
grandfather was a PoW at Stalag XXA. His name was Jock McDonald
and he played saxaphone with a band formed in the camp.
Mo would love to know more about his life when imprisoned
there. Unfortunately he died in 1977 and did not like to talk
about his spell at this awful place.
He became freindly with a Polish family and one name that
Mo has is Fritz Begelski (unsure about the spelling) he continued
to keep intouch with the family after the war.
Please
contact Mo if you
can help.
Thank
you to Bill Niven for this information.
Cindy
is looking for her grandfather, Andrew Dubois. She believes
he passed away in the late 1950's and she would like to obtain
his military records.
Please
contact Cindy if
you have any information.
Michele
is researching her grandfather, Harry Dalby, who was a PoW
at Stalag XXA, Camp BAB20, Work Camp No. 2. He was captured
at St.Valery on 12th June 1940. He was a soldier with the
Black Watch. She has one of his tags, his battalion photo,
plus a few other bits. Here is the photo (Harry is far left,
back row):
She
was kindly given information on Stalag XXA. Harry made some
very good friends whilst a PoW and kept intouch with them
after the war.
5-OCT-04
: Michele has sent me a photograph of this wonderful handkerchief
that was made for Harry by a Polish PoW whilst in Stalag XXA.
She would love to know why it was made for her grandfather,
perhaps just a gift?
Click
the image to enlarge it.
Please
contact Michele
if you have any information.
 4-MAR-05:
Michele contacted me with the following update:
"I
have recieved an email from a lady who has put her grandad's
name forward in connection with the Battalion photo. Her grandad
is fourth one in on the middle row - Frederick Leighton,
known as Joe. Sadly her grandad died at the age of 49 and
all his memories were lost in an house fire. She also put
a surname forward of a soldier her grandad joined up with
who was killed at St.Valery - Blaylock."
Vivian
Caleb Dale
Rachel
is looking for any info on Sgt. Vivian Caleb Dale who she
believes was part of the 747th Tank Battalion during World
War II.
She
is desperate to find any information on him, especially about
the camp he stayed at in England.
His
Army Serial Number was either 34-664-020 or 34-564-020.
Rachel
gave me a little background on Vivian. Her great aunt met
him. He arrived in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England at the
end of March and they left for the DDay landings on 31 May
1944.
He would have stayed at Camp Arbury. He used to go to Bedworth
which was the local town.
He used to drink in a pub called the "Hit or Miss"
which Rachel's nans' grandad used to keep. Her great aunt
was very good friends with Vivian and he was part of the family
whilst he stayed in England. He used to meet her every day
while at the camp. They used to go out with her mum and sisters
and they basically made him feel at home while he was away
from home. He used to have his tea with Rachel's great gran
whom she never met.
Rachel's aunt was telling her about him for the first time
a few months ago and she kind of promised myself she would
find his family. She did find him on the Social Security and
he had sadly died.
Rachel
has provided his Army Card (click to enlarge):
Rachel knows he has a grandson called Tommie Dale but she
can't find out about him. She would love to email him and
see if he had any information on his grandfather during the
war.
If
you can help, please contact Rachel
Colin
Dean
Sergeant
N. C. (Colin) Dean, 2nd Field Regiment, SAA (NFA) North Africa,
WWII Service No. 89575, PoW No. 39809.
Penny
is trying to trace her father’s war experiences and
would appreciate any information at all. She currently knows
the following:
Colin
Dean joined up in 1940 and went from Pietermaritzburg to Potchefstroom
for training with the 6th Battery.
They embarked on HMT Dilwara on 22nd July 1941 and reached
Port Tewfik on 12th August 1941.
After
that the trail becomes hazy until June 1942 at Knightsbridge
where he was with the No. 1 Gun in E Troop.
His gun team comprised of:
Bdr D.G. (Danie) Strachan
Gnr. W.A. (Bill) Nye (later Knight)
Gnr. E.J. (Eddie) Keiser
Gnr. D.I. (Dennis) Else
Gnr. MacI. (Jack) Goldstone
Driver Gnr. J.A. Stephens
They were held in a PoW camp in Italy, and later in Germany
(Stalag: 317 (XVIIIC)). Mr Dean does not know the name of
the Italian camp or the dates.
Colin
escaped, got to the UK, and finally returned to PMB where
he was discharged in October 1945.
He
died in 1971.
Penny
sent me the following photos of her father. The first was
probably taken in 1941. The other is of his marriage to Penny's
mum, Aimee, also in 1941. Click to enlarge.
If
you can help, please contact Penny
Stanley
Derbyshire
Trying
to get in touch with Stanley Derbyshire who was a PoW in Stalag
XXA in 1941.
If
you can help, please contact via email
Josef
Szul and Katherine Dickson
Polish
servicemen trained to be paratroopers in Scotland in the field
where Christina's grandparents lived near Lundin, Links.
Her aunt met one of the officers, who had earlier been a PoW
somewhere. When he was posted to Europe (Belgium Christina
thinks), she joined the NAAFI and was sent quite close to
where he was. They married in November 1945 at St Mary's Euschede.
However, Christina cannot find 'Euschede' but has found Euschede
in The Netherlands. His name was Josef Szul and she was Katherine
(Kate) Dickson.
They
were both with BAOR. Josef was a Lieutenant with the Polish
Paratroop Brigade and Katherine was a Private ATS/EFI.
If anyone knows about their wartime marriage, or knows of
them, please email Christina
Desmond
G. Davies
Stuart
is looking for information on two men that were captured at
the Battle of Arnhem.
Desmond
G Davies of the RAMC attached to the 2nd Battalion Parachute
Brigade, PoW Number 89420 ended up in Stalag IVB and Robert
J Jones of the 2nd Battalion South Stafordshire Regiment,
PoW number 89674.
They
met for a short time at Stalag XIIA but Robert was moved to
another camp later and Stuart does not know which one that
was. Robert
is still alive but his memory fails him and he knows he moved
soon after Desmond was moved but can't remember to where.
Any
thing that may help Bob remember - he's now 89 - would be
appreciated.
If anyone remembers Robert or Desmond, was in the camps with
them or a regiment friend, please email Stuart
Tenent
Walter Dowson
Pedro
is trying to locate the relatives of two PoWs that his mother
supported during their time in Oflag VII-B and others camps,
by sending them numerous parcels with food and other goods
until their release in 1945.
They
are Captain Anthony (Tony) Rothera and Tenent Walter (Waldo)
Dowson.
Pedro
has a large number of letters that his mother received from
them and their UK families until 1946 and he would very much
appreciate locating their relatives in order to send them
a copy of all the documents.
If
anyone has any information on these two PoWs, please contact
Pedro
I
received the following email on 8th March 2006 from Ian Rothera:
"I've
seen your request for information about PoW's Tony Rothera
and Waldo Dowson. Tony Rothera was my Father - he died in
1991. He was a PoW from the early part of the War to 1945.
He was a Solicitor in Nottingham (and used to lecture on Law
during his time as a prisoner). He was Senior Partner in the
law firm Rothera Sons & Langham, which became Rotheras
in the early '70s following a merger with 3 other local firms.
He was Coroner for the City of Nottingham, and then became
the first full time Coroner for the City and County of Nottingham.
I am a Solicitor in the firm and Deputy Coroner, and one of
my 3 daughters is also a Solicitor in the same firm - she's
6th generation of Rothera in the same firm. I have a brother
Michael (an ENT Surgeon) and a sister Shane. Tony married
our Mother Phyl in 1947, and she passed away 3 years ago.
Tony's Brother, Patrick, died in the War - he was killed over
Germany as a Lancaster Bomb Aimer. His sister, my Aunt, Barbara
also died quite recently. I can also help a bit with regard
to Waldo Dowson. He was also a Solicitor in Nottingham, the
Senior Partner in Dowson Wadsworth & Sellers, which became
Dowsons. He died approx 10 years ago. He lived with his Sister
(also deceased), so had no family. I believe he has a relative,
a Cousin Ben, who also lives in Nottinghamshire, aged 103.
Coincidentally, my firm Rotheras merged with Dowsons about
7/8 years ago, and is now known as Rothera Dowson. I hope
this information might be of interest to Pedro. I believe
my Father would have moved between various Camps, and I have
beside me his "Dog Tag" for V11C- his PoW No. was
673."
Update
April 2006 - Ian and Pedro are now in touch and also
with remaining members of Waldo's family. I have the families
permission to publish the letters and information and will
produce a Personal Page shortly on this site.
James
McCard Devlin
Helen
is trying to find out information about her father's experiences
during the War.
His
name is James McCard Devlin and he was in the Blackwatch from
1928 and served in India, being a member of the pipe band
there.
He
was captured at St Valery and was taken to Stalag XXA first
of all and then to Stalag XXB where he spent the rest of the
War.
Luckily
he and Helen's mother wrote to each other frequently and Helen
was able to give all the letters to the Blackwatch museum
in Perth. Apart from his letters home, Helen knows nothing
of his experiences during the war as he was reluctant to speak
of it. The prisoners mail was censored, but he may, at one
point, have been able to send some information back home as
she came across a letter from the war office thanking her
mother for the help.
Helen
also sent the above photograph of her father in Stalag XXB
(click to enlarge). He is second from the left in the front
row. Do you recognise James or any of his friends in the photograph?
If
you can help with further information, please email Helen
April
2006
I
heard from Michael Blows who let me know "I believe my
father William Blows (Bill) may be the chap standing in the
second row far right. He was in the Royal Sussex Regiment
Service No 5727656 Stalag XXA. I am trying to find out as
much as I can about my father as he passed away in 1987. In
the 1960's there was a short story published in an Englis
newspaper called "Escape to a Firing Squad" It was
written by a man called Bob Masters and he new my father from
the camp. Dad corresponded with him but over the years they
lost contact." I have added Michael's information to
another Request for Help under "B" so please contact
him if you know of Bill.
Stanley
Llewelyn Davies
Martyn's
grandfather was Stanley Llewelyn Davies from Aberdare. He
was a bus driver before and afer the war and was an ambulance
driver during the war. He was captured and held PoW at Stammlager
XXA. Martyn has numerous photographs from 1941,1942 and 1943
- some are of boxing matches and some of shows and plays laid
on by the PoW's. One is called "Red Riding Hood Band".
This band won their competition in 1941 according to the text
on the back of the photo. Another is "Busmans honeymoon".
Stanley's
PoW number was 16905.
If
anyone remembers Stanley, was in the camps with him or a regiment
friend, please email Martyn.
Thomas
Hector Davies
Martyn
is looking to find some information on his grandfather, Thomas
Hector Davies, who he believed served in the 2nd Battalion
of the Welsh Guards at Dunkirk.
If
anyone remembers Thomas, please email Martyn.
Victor
Charles Dolan
Victor
is looking for any information on Lance Corporal Victor Charles
Dolan who was with the 5/7th Battalion, Platoon "D"
Company, Gordon Highlanders in 1943. He was the 23 year old
son of Martin and Nora Dolan of Ireland.
Information
at Warlinks
says the battalion was in North Africa when the "D"
company walked into a "S" mine patch and Lance Corporal
Dolan was killed and Privates Walker, Farrell and Rowland
wounded. Are these Privates still alive at about 87 years
of age? Can they or relatives contact Victor, the son of Victor
and Deavina Whyte of Aberdeen, Scotland. Victor is a 65 year
old Canadian in Ontario, Canada and would love to find out
any information on his father.
If
anyone remembers Victor or was in "D" Company, please
email me and I will
pass the information on to his son.
April
2008
I
heard from Pat Fox to say "Victor
Dolan was my mothers brother, he had 1 brother Martin and
5 sisters Olive (ollie), Irene (my mother) Mary (Moll), Violet
Patricia (patricia) & Cora.
Until I read this e-mail I, and the family where unaware that
Victor (Uncle Bud as he was referred to) had any other relatives.
Please
e-mail me to make sure we are talking about the same person.
My mother and her sisters patricia and Cora are still alive
my mother is 84 and Patricia and Cora are in their 70's. I
am 55 and the oldest of my mothers children although Uncle
Martins and aunty Ollies eldest children are a bit older,
all other cousins are younger than me and there are about
20 in total plus their children which total at least thirty
+.
Most of the extended family still live in Ireland although
my mother and father moved to England in 1959 with myself
and my brother along with aunty Cora and have remained here
to raise our families."
John
Doig
Gareth is looking for information on John Doig, KGF Number
36113, Stalag XXID 20. Gareth has a postcard picture of a
group in the snow.
If
anyone remembers John, please email Gareth.
Stephen
L. Daly
Nancy is looking for information on Stephen L. Daly Captain
MC - See George P Fedoreshenko
for details.
DeZago
family
Forrest
had eight uncles who served in the U.S. Military (Five in
WWII) and he would like any information on them that any Veteran
can provide.
They
are:-
WWII:
Nicholas "Nick" DeZago, ETO,
1942-1945, AAA(AW), Pfc., No.
Africa, Sicily, Italy,
France, Germany;
Anthony "Tony" DeZago, ETO,
1944, 87th Div., 346th Inf.
Reg., WIA, Dec. 12, 1944,
Saarbrucken, Sgt. (?);
George DeZago, 290th Combat
Engineers, Sgt., 1944-1945,
France, Germany;
Ralph DeZago, Sgt., 15th AAF.,
Africa, Italy, 1943-1946,
Ordnance/Supply;
John DeZago, AMM1, USN, 1943-
1946, Vero Beach, Fl., Pasco,
Wash.;
Joseph DeZago, Cpl., Korea,
WIA, July, 1953, 2nd Division;
Samuel DeZago, Pfc., Germany,
1953-1955, Field Artillery;
Louis DeZago, Jr., Pfc.,
France, Lebanon, Turkey, 1957-
1959.
Forrest's
father, Charles J. Burgener, USN, 1940-1946, Chief Aviation
Pilot, F6F Hellcat, 1944-1946/CPO 1940-1943, USS Albemarle
(seaplane tender)1941-1942.
Can
you help Forrest with information on his uncles? If so, please
email him.
William
Dickie
Linda
is looking for any imformation on her mother's biological
father, William Dickie.
He
was in the Royal Pioneer Corps and his Army Number was 3319827.
The
family located his grave in North Africa and have seen pictures
of it but Linda's mother never knew him and her grandmother
had no pictures of him either.
If
anyone knew him or has regimental photos could they please
let Linda know.
If
you can help, please contact Linda
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