Beach squadron, in the sword assault area, normandy operation overlord. Mentioned in despatches navy net royal navy community. The british first world war victoria cross recipient john vereker, later field marshal viscount gort, was mentioned in despatches nine times, as was the canadian general sir arthur currie. Carmarthenshire ww2 heroes men and women from west wales served in every operational theatre of war during the second world war, as well as serving in every branch of the armed forces. Wwii mentioned in despatches headache armed forces.
Search records of soldiers awards from the london gazette. There are a total of 9 ww2 belgian tanks 19391945 entries in the military factory. This page commemorates those from carmarthenshire who gained gallantry awards during the conflict. The australian general gordon bennett was mentioned in despatches a total of eight times during the first world war, as was field marshal sir john dill. During world war ii, pilots of the raf distinguished themselves in the battle of britain and conducted a strategic bombing campaign on germany. This involved leaving the defences behind and advancing into belgium. No dl flint is shown in any air force list of officers from 1943 to 1945, one da flint being the only likely match among those mentioned in despatches. Fo da flint 51241, an engineer of the technical branch, had been so awarded as 569902 flight sergeant da flint in the london gazette of 8 january 1943 p44, presumably for work in 1942. Eligible personnel include all army, navy and air force personnel including personnel of the reserve forces, territorial. To start browsing, please select a photo album below. The 1st of september 2019 is the wartime memories projects 20th birthday. The wreckage of an raf bomber shot down during world war two has been discovered thanks to a german soldiers photos of the crash site. My friend just has the two letters which accompanied the two oak leaves, with no mention of why they had been awarded. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz.
Both chaps are sadly no longer with us, but one of my uncles has got two children still alive whom i have no contact with. Despatches during world war 2, submitted by commandersinchief, were published in the gazette from 1941 until 1951. Is there any way i can find more about these despatches, and more importantly. Im helping a friend whos father was mentioned in despatches twice. At the outbreak of world war ii in september 1939, the prevailing opinion in the british war office was that the conditions on a new western front would be very similar to those from 1914 to 1918. The battle of arras, in 1940, was the first effective allied counterattack against german forces in world war ii. The british pushed the team aspect with the possible exclusion of the raf during the battle of britian where it was good for the civilian morale to keep tallies.
Son with two sisters and two brothers of ernest john bagshaw, and prudence cowley 18671932, of droitwich, worcestershire. In the british armed forces, the despatch is published in the london gazette. Hi bb, as jerome says you may well find his mid listed in the gazette, london gazette home page its a bit of a black art searching it but if you have a service number you might just find him, though it seems far from all were listed, and any sort of citation is very unlikely. Royal engineers in the second world war 19391945 the. Abbreviations and explanations can be found at the help page. The crews were men from the united kingdom, other commonwealth countries, and occupied europe, especially poland, france, czechoslovakia and norway, as well as other. Plan your visit, see when the raf museum cosford is open. Second world war medals the mounting and wearing of. While a prisoner of war in japanese hands, this airmans work was of immense value to the administration of the three prison camps in which he was confined.
The halifax was downed while returning from a bombing. If a tank was designed in wwii, with the first models just missing its end, does that count. Tanks dont have an operational logbook like a pilot does so there were little in the way of records to base it on other than war diaries and int summaries al. The aircrews of raf bomber command during world war ii operated a fleet of bomber aircraft carried strategic bombing operations from september 1939 to may 1945, on behalf of the allied powers. Fo robert marshall smith j36983 rcaf mentioned in despatches 626 squadron deceased award effective june 1946 as per london gazette of that date and afro 72646 dated 26 july 1946. It has been several years since i was looking at that file, and at the time i was interested chiefly in awards to canadians, but by chance i had copied a few noncanadian awards likely they were on the same pages as. The bronze oak leaf emblem on the victory medal ribbon when worn on a bar. German leaders himmler and heydrich categorized concentration camps into three categories for different types of prisoners, but in practice this categorization had little actual effect. Second world war in northern ireland county antrim airfields.
Youre right when you say there doesnt appear to be a lot out there. A great uncle of mine yeoman of signals frederick horace thorpe was on hms cleopatra during wwii and killed in action against the italians. There were 11 different marks and some variants that were used for special purposes. Crisop, richard, corporal 988091, royal air force volunteer reserve mention in despatches awarded as per london gazette dated 1 october 1946. I have terrible trouble with gazette searches but know a few chaps that seem to know how to work it. Ubique and unique the story of the lincolnshire gunners. The 60th field regiment, royal artillery, was a territorial army unit. A bronze oak leaf awarded to those who were mentioned in despatches. Royal air force raf, the air force of the united kingdom in ww2. A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches or despatches, mid is one whose. How to research a mention in despatches the long, long. But it also depends on how you define wwii, or more accurate tank of wwii. Raf bomber command aircrew of world war ii wikipedia.
An armoured division contained 4 armoured regiments, three equipped with shermans, and the recce regt with cromwells. The commanders of world war ii were for the most part career officers. British commandersinchief of a theatre of war or campaign were obliged to report their activities and achievements to the war office. The range of reasons for awarding a mention in despatches was immense. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, joseph stalin soviet union, adolf hitler germany, benito mussolini italy and emperor hirohito japan, acted as. The mention in despatches being sought is an award without a despatch. Records in the london gazette for soldiers mentioned in despatches, awarded medals, gallantry awards, promotions or special honours with forces war.
He joined the royal air force after the outbreak of the second world war and was posted to 73 squadron in france. Soldiers mentioned in dispatches are now available online. I would like to know if there are any data regarding the front line strength of the raf between 1939 and 45. Operation overlord operations of coastal command, royal air force, may to august 1944. My interest is on a member of the rasc in ww2 and i cant find anything at all. Your name appeared in the new years honours list as having been mentioned in despatches by the air officer commandinginchief bomber command. The sixth and last of the world war two series of bracknell. In the raf museum in hendon, there is a dark lit room dedicated to the vc holders of the raf. In february 1950, hugo retired from the royal air force and moved to east africa, where he settled with his wife and children.
Hms firefly drifter killed along with course of 14 rnvr sub lieutenants on. Recommended for an mc, but he finally got a mention in despatches, based on. Army in france as per the london gazette of 1 june 191755. This officer was a member of the crew of an aircraft which was shot down.
Soldiers mentioned in dispatches are now available online for the first time online, leading british genealogy research website thegenealogist has released over 81,000 records of records of mentioned in dispatches from the first world war, linked to citations from the london gazette. Award of a mention ranked below mc or mm and could be for gallantry in action or for a wide range of services on and off the battlefield. Hi folks, i only learned last week from my 85 year old mother that both her brothers were mentioned in despatches during ww2. Only one vc awarded to raf in ww2 aircraft of world war. The issue or supplement number, title and date of publication are listed below. Gazette world war 2 despatches, submitted by commandersinchief. World war ii ground equipment and vehicles of the raf. This is the same author carl schwamberger has mentioned. In the other countries, the soldiers that got the medals were those who killed the most enemies, planes. Royal air force volunteer reserve officers 19391945 b. I still remember wondering the difference between the decorated heroes of the uk and the other countries. They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. During that time, over 8,000 of these tanks were built, some in canada.
When war broke out there was one battery of 18pounder guns at the depot in augusta street,grimsbynumber 239and another. Aldergrove station crest can be seen at killead church of which there are more details below. Commissioned in the royal air force in december 1938, he then served with nos. Ww2 british tanks 1939 1945 british cruiser and infantry tank formations held their own for the most part during world war 2, ultimately aided by the arrival of. Air marshal sir geoffrey dhenin, who died on may 6 aged 93, rose to the top medical appointment in the raf.
Ww2 era radial engine wreck recovered in manipur, india. The hq squadron contained, command tanks, a recce troop of 11 stuarts, an aa troop of 8 aa crusaders the aa troops were disbanded after august 44. Royal air force, youngest of the three british armed services, charged with the air defense of the united kingdom and the fulfillment of international defense commitments. He took part in a daylight attack on brest on 24 july 1941 and in a series of other bombing raids and was mentioned in dispatches in september 1940. If you would like to send us a present, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. Commandersinchief in the field submitted periodical lists of officers and soldiers who were mentioned in despatches. Officer commanding, raf station, honeybourne, worcs. This officer, flying a spitfire, was compelled to bale out in northern france on 23rd july 1941. I have terrible trouble with gazette searches but know a few chaps that seem to know how to. Only raf officers of ranks below air commodore will be shown here in detail. The idea is to make a few graphs like the one below, with number of aircraft and corresponding period.
Personal experiences of the landing officer of 101 beach flight, no. Not all mentions appear in this way in the medal index cards or rolls. Vol 15 no 1 june 2010 south african military history. She has the letters which accompanied the oak leaves, but i cant find the gazette entries for the dates either. Raf front line strength, 193945 axis history forum. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator. Raf honeybourne in the second world war 19391945 the. British commandersinchief of a theatre of war or campaign were obliged to report their activities and achievements to the war office in the form of despatches, which were published in the gazette. How to find us and travel to the raf museum cosford by car, train, bus or bike. A soldier mentioned in dispatches or despatches mid is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which is described the soldiers gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy.
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