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Island
Farm, Bridgend, South Wales, UK
Iselin, Jacob
Johnson,
Johnny
Johnson, Stan
Johnson, Bill
Jackson, William Nelson
Japanese Bomber Mission
Jennings, Arthur Ernest
Jacobs, George
Juszkiewicz, Danuta
Jones, B. R.
Jordan, Leslie Patrick
Jervis, HMS
Jones, Robert (Bob) J.
Johnson, Clair
Johns, Derek
Joseph - Polish Pilot
Jones, Charles Frederick
Jay, Alec
Joyner, Albert
Jones, Raymond Swanson
Johnson, Melvin W.
Peter
Phillips is a writer currently researching the history of
Island Farm, Bridgend, South Wales. It seems the US 28th Infantry
Division and/or the US 1st Infantry Division were based there
during the first half of 1944 It also seems that General Eisenhower
addressed the troops there on 1/2 April 1944. Peter would
love to hear from anybody who was stationed there, or maybe
able to help his research in any way.
Please
contact Peter if you
can help in his research.
Can
you help with further information on Frank? He was a
driver with 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Queen Victorias Rifles
(QVR) stationed at Whitbread Hop Farm, Beltring, Paddock Wood,
Kent from September 1939 - May 1940. He was a friend
of my father, Lewis Edwards, and I would like to find out
what happened to him and the other men who were stationed
there.
Johnny
Johnson (RPs), Jack
Smith (Signals) and Ron
Harwood (Signals)
Below
is a picture of them all (click to enlarge).
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Row (L-R)
Johnny Johnson (RPs), Jack Smith (Signals), Frank Crockford
(Driver)
Front Row (L-R)
Ron Harwood (Signals), Dad: Lewis Edwards (Signals)
'B' Company - 1st Bn QVR
Whitbread Hop Farm, Beltring, Paddock Wood, Kent
September 1939 - May 1940 |
 I
have heard from Frank's grand-daughter (Clare Fay) and her
father is compiling some information for me. As soon
as I have it, I will put it up on the site. I am really
looking forward to reading it and seeing the photographs that
John has from his father.
Clare
wrote:
"Amazingly
I was searching through the internet for any information on
my family's surname Crockford, when I found your website looking
for information on my grandad, Frank Crockford.
Sadly my grandad passed
away in 1987, however my dad (his son John Crockford) and
his wife Phyllis are still alive, greeted this news with some
excitement. Both my nan and Dad remember your father and offered
me loads of memories. I have printed all of the info off for
my dad to read and he will be getting back to you. He also
has many photos from the war including some of Lew as well
as some of the ones you have.
We will be in touch very soon, however in the meantime you
have my address."
If
you can help with any information, please contact Clare
Vincent
is looking for information on his father, 3449947 Vincent
Patrick Nield, Pte, 8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. He
was sent to Dunkirk from Eccles Drill Hall (TA) and his friends
were Stan Johnson,
Bill Johnson,Chris
Griffin and Eric
Heap.
Vinny
has a picture of the 8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (TA)
taken in (approx.) 1939.
If
you know anything about Vincent or, indeed, any of his friends,
please get in touch with Vinny
directly.
Vincent
is looking for information on his father, 3449947 Vincent
Patrick Nield, Pte, 8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. He
was sent to Dunkirk from Eccles Drill Hall (TA) and his friends
were Stan Johnson,
Bill Johnson,Chris
Griffin and Eric
Heap.
Vinny
has a picture of the 8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (TA)
taken in (approx.) 1939.
If
you know anything about Vincent or, indeed, any of his friends,
please get in touch with Vinny
directly.
Jane's
father was Captain William Nelson Jackson and he served in
the Staffordshire Regiment in WWII.
He
was involved in Intelligence activities - getting people across
Europe into Spain - he also spent a lot of the war in Kenya.
Jane has many photographs of his days in Kenya. He had a Grey
Parrot and rode horses across the plains.
Something awful was said to have happened but he did not tell
Jane this himself. She was told by someone serving in Staffs
regiment. If he was the sole survivor of a particular incident
it would help Jane make sense of his subsequent depression
and suicide in 1968. He was only 54.
Jane
says it is so difficult to piece soldiers individual experiences
of war together as everyone's stories are so specific and
individual.
Jane's
father always told them he had had wonderful experiences abroad
during the war. However, this does not match what happened
to him.
If
you can help Jane
with more information, please contact her.
Does
anyone know the name and address of any crew member of the
bomber that while on a mission to bomb Japan had an incindarary
bomb explode in the aircraft which was picked up by a crew
memeber and thrown out of the airplane?
Could
the person who asked me this question please contact me as
you did not provide your name or email address for any responses?
Arthur
Ernest Jennings
Anonymous
is looking for anyone who may have known their father, Arthur
Ernest Jennings.
He
was captured at Dunkirk and was a sapper in the Royal Engineers.
The
only item they have is a photograph of his mum sent to him
at Stalag XXA, Gepraft 4.
His
PoW number was 11062 or 11962.
He
was young approximately 18 or 19 years of age.
If
you can help at all, please email.
B.
R. Jones
Alison
was wondering if anyone can help tell her more about Stalag
XXB.
Her
great uncle, B.R.Jones, Regiment No. 13499 was a PoW there
for numerous years and she has photos which may be of interest
to other people.
Alsion
would love to know anything at all about the camp life and
her uncle if anyone remembers him. She recently went to Sachsenhausen
in Berlin and is involved with the "Peoples War Project"
with the Imperial War Museum.
If
you can help, please email Alison
Leslie
Patrick Jordan
Tim's
father, Senior Gunner Leslie Patrick Jordan, Army Number F52162,
was captured at Dunkirk in the early years of the war and
Tim believes he was subsequently incarcerated in Stalag XXA
(PoW Number 10799). Leslie was in the Royal Artillery Regiment,
Unit 392/98th Field. He was on board ship number 2123 that
left port on 9th May 1945.
Tim
knows very little about Leslie as he died in 1971 when Tim
was quite young. His ashes are scattered in Bulawayo, Rhodesia
(as it was called then).
Leslie
came from the Wandsworth area of London.
If
you can help with any information on Leslie, please email
Tim
HMS
Jervis
Did you serve on this ship between 1944 and 1946? Were you
in the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla? If so, please contact Thelma
as she is trying to help a neighbour, Kenneth Barrett, find
some old comrades.
Robert
J. Jones
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
Clair
L. Johnson
Looking
for the family of Clair L. Johnson, who served in the 1277th
ECB in Europe. He was KIA. He left behind a wife and daughter,
whom he was said to have loved very much. Only other information
available is that he was from Los Angeles, California.
If anyone remembers Clair, please email.
Derek
Johns
David
is trying to trace a Lt. Derek Johns who was in the Welsh
Regiment in 1942/3 then stationed in Barmouth. He was later
traced as a officer in the reserve force 1946.
If anyone remembers Derek, please email David.
Stan
Johnston
Chris
is looking for information on his father, Stan Johnston, who
was on the SS Canton.
If anyone remembers Stan, please email Chris
Joseph
(Polish Pilot)
Linda
is looking for a gentleman callled Joseph, a Polish pilot
who was in and around Scarborough, Yorkshire in 1944.
She
believes he moved to Devon after the War and that is all she
knows about him.
If anyone knows who Joseph may be, please email Linda
Charles
Frederick Jones
Charles'
grandfather was held in Stalag XXA. His name was Charles Frederick
Jones. Charles has copies of two postcards, that were mailed
during his captivity - here they are (click to enlarge):
If
anyone has information on Charles Jones, please email Charles
Alec
Jay
John
is searching for information about his late father, Alec Jay,
a Queen Victoria's Rifleman (QVR) who was captured at Calais
in 1940 and then spent virtually all the rest of the war in
various PoW camps including Lamsdorf and Setzdorf and various
working parties. He spoke fluent German and acted as an interpreter
and he also escaped on a number of occasions.
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Alec
Jay 1939 |
From
inside the bag and featuring fellow prisoners |
John's
father was a Londoner living in Golders Green before the War.
He joined the QVRs as part of the TA before the War and spent
time at the hop farm in Beltring. He was a Lance Corporal
but had a dispute with a superior officer that resulted in
him being demoted to Rifleman.
There
is also an article on "The Men That Stayed Behind"
from The Sunday Telegraph dated May 27th,
1990. John has received permission from The Telegraph Media
Group for the article to be placed on this site and you will
find it by clicking here
(it is in .pdf format)
Do
you recognise any of the people in the group photograph?
If anyone knows of Alec, please email
John
John
got back to me on 28th August to say "I trust you are
well. My researches into my late father continue via National
Archives, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the
Historical Disclosures department of the Army Personnel Office,
the QVR veterans association and various online sources. I
have come across a further photo that includes my father and
I wondered if you might consider putting it on your site along
with a request to viewers asking them if they can identify
any of the other POWs in the photo. You might also recognise
some of them yourself."
Here
is the photo (click to enlarge):
Albert
Joyner
Received
the following email from Mike:
"I
am looking for information to do with my grandfather who served
as a tail gunner in the RAF during WWII. I do not know much...what
i do know:
Name
- Albert Joyner
RAF during WWII
Served his tour of duty
Received medal at Palace
I believe he served in or around Wales maybe at Stormydown
Bridgend Wales, married Edna (don't know surname before marriage),
I believe he met her after getting injured she was a nurse
where he recovered (don't know injury's )would also like to
know something about Edna as she was injured at some point
with shrapnel in the back (both have passed away now)
After marriage had 3 sons - Peter, Grayham and Robert
If anyone knows of Albert, please email
Mike
Jacob
Iselin
Denise's
father was a PoW with the Germans during WWII. He's now deceased
and Denise knows next to nothing about his journey.
A
listing at the cemetery says he was in Company D, 162nd Infantry.
His name is Sgt Jacob Iselin Jr.
Denise
has letters from WA DC, dated 6-6-45 that he was being returned
to the United States. It was possible he was in a place called
Mooseburg, or something like that.
If anyone remembers Jacob, please email Denise
Melvin
W. Johnson
Does
anyone know of Pvt. Melvin W. Johnson, of L Co., 314th Infantry.
He died while fighting in France 18th November.
If
anyone remembers Melvin, please email Michael
Raymond
Swanson Jones
Carolyn
emailed to say:
"I
am presently attempting to track my fathers WWII tour of Euorpe
but having difficulty obtaining Military Records due to his
date of birth being 1/7/1922. I need any input that may help
me trace the countries, areas, all branches he may have served
etc.
My
name is Carolyn Anderson and my Father was an Army solider,
MP, tank division in the 4TH Army. He served 1941 or 1942
untill 1948. Raymond Swanson Jones was my dad, he passed away
in 1997 before we could finish our story."
If
anyone remembers Raymond, please email Carolyn
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