Research Acknowledgements and Credits
The content of this archive and database, would not be possible without the great help and assistance of many people who have kindly donated their time to either help research or collate information for the website.
If you would like to contribute information to this website, please look at our Appeal for Information page here, or contact Carl Shilleto at fallenheroeswebsite@gmail.com with details of how you may be able to help.
All contributors of information or photographs published in this archive will be acknowledged and/or credited both on this page and on the respective individual memorial or cemetery pages throughout the website.
We would like to therefore thank the following people and organisations for their help and asistance:
Archives, Museums, Universities and Organisations
Organisations and their staff who have helped promote the Fallen Heroes of Normandy project, or have provided assistance, shared data, information, research, or photographs for the archive.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
York Explore Library, Library Square
In Memory by Pierre Vandervelden
Musée du Débarquement D-Day Museum Arromanches
Musée Memorial de la Bataille de Normandy
New Zealand War Graves Project
The Prince of Wales Own Regiment of Yorkshire Museum
RAF WWII 38 Group Squadrons Reunited website
Media and News
Media and news organisations who have either provided information or have publicised or promoted appeals for the Fallen Heroes of Normandy project.
Researchers, Curators and Archivists
People who have kindly researched, provided or shared substantial information, photographs or material for several individuals who are commemorated in the archive.
Joan Aitken,
Amy Baker
Paul Beecroft
Joe Breeze
Charlotte Carragher
Bill Cheall, Normandy Veteran
Paul Cheall, son of Bill Cheall
Farrell Eden
Paul Errington (email contact)
William Fisher-Jones
Andrew Grant
Chelsea Kisa
Dr Tony Leake
Laura Morris
Diane Miller
Lauren-Leigh Owens
Francis Peters
Dave Popplewell
Bern and Fay Robins
Bill Siddall,
Roger Wood
Mark Worthington
Nathalie Worthington
Contributors
Additional people who have also helped promote the project or have kindly collated, provided or shared information or photographs for particular individuals in the archive.
Dave Anderson
Albert Bates, Normandy Veteran and Brother of Corporal Sydney Bates.
Chris Bates, nephew of Corporal Sydney Bates.
Tony Bathe, son of Thomas Norman Bathe
Thomas Norman Bathe, Normandy Veteran
Michael Bennett, grandson of Private Ernest James Reginald Bennett
Mikayla Berger
Stephen Burt, nephew of Lance Corporal WILLIAM HENRY BURT
Jackie Campbell, nephew of Sergeant JOHN HUNTER
Paul Chamois, M.Sc (A), P.Geo., cousin of Flight Lieutenant HENRY MATHIAS 'Mat' LAFLAMME.
Laura Chapman
Mr Chappel, Normandy Veteran
Hannah Charlesworth
Michael Curness
James Doyle
David Drew
Graham Dyson
Stan Fereday, brother of Marine William T G Fereday
Anthony Fowler, son of Serjeant Reginald Samual Norman Fowler
Paul William Guppy, nephew of Private EDWIN CHARLES GUPPY
Michael James Handford, son of Lieutenant Hugh James Handford
Charles Hartop
Elsie Hasshill, niece of Lance Corporal Lionel Federick Hasshill
Mrs Ruth Hay, grand niece of Private ALEXANDER WRIGHT
Bob Hilton
Julie Hobbs, niece of Private RALPH BIDDLE
Michael Hurst MBE, Cousin of Corporal Jack Cobon
Piper Mac Jee
Brian Jenkins, nephew of Private ELIAS STERIO
Jo-Anne Lafleur
Elspeth Cochrane Leger, daughter of J. Orville Cochrane
Rosina MacDonald, nee Santa, daughter of Private Ambrose Santa
Derick Maynard, Nephew of Corporal Victor Ernest Maynard
Lorraine Maynard, great niece of Corporal Victor Ernest Maynard
Patricia L. McKeon-Wooton, niece of Private HUGHIE MICHAEL McKEON
Paul Midwood
Diane Miller, Niece of Trooper JACK MACEY GODDARD and great niece-in-law of Corporal WILLIAM ALBERT GARNER
Jaap Modderman, nephew of PETER MODDERMAN
Alice Grace Morrison, widow of Second Lieutenant ARCHIE MORRISON
Delores Nelson, niece-in-law of Flying Officer DOUGLAS THAYNE LEAVITT
Hazel Nicholls
Camile Norton, daughter of Private JOSEF PONIEDZIELSKI
Tracy Parkinson, granddaughter of Captain George Fielding Parkinson
William John Lewis Platt, son of Private Arthur Platt
Carl Rijmen
Family of Peter Sanderson
Dee Springett, Niece of Private LEONARD JAMES SPRINGETT
Alan Stoddart, great nephew of Sapper Laird Redford Beresford
Paul Turrell, son of Leslie Robert Turrell
Leslie Robert Turrell, Normandy Veteran
Stuart Robertson cousin of Lieutenant Colonel Donald Robertson
Jacqui and Ian Scales, niece and nephew in law of Private George Hildred
Mike Smith, nephew of Lance Sejeant William Allan Hill
Stephen Smith, Grandson of Corporal Thomas William Smith
Richard Thubron
David Ward
Charles Watters, Son of Gunner CHARLES SAMUEL WATTERS
Milton Watts, Brother of Corporal FREDERICK HAROLD WATTS
Marvin Weisberg, nephew of Private LOUIS PAUL
Julian Whiting
Brigette Widdas
Don Wiggins, great nephew of Signalman ROBERT WIGGINS
Mrs J. Williams, niece of Gunner WILLIAM NORMAN LAWS
Colin Winfield, nephew of Gunner Dennis Simmons
Jim Wyatt
Mel Van Zeben
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