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Haddow, James Charles Morrison (Royal Signals Corp) Lt.
Born September 19, 1922; Died July 28, 2010. JAMES Charles Morrison Haddow, who has died aged 87, was a Renfrewshire lawyer who, during the war, took part in the invasion of Normandy and later was part of the force that liberated Belsen. He was also the man who gave a job to a young Annabel Goldie, the future leader of the Scottish Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament. Known to all as Morrie, he was born in Kilmacolm, the only son of Charles Morrison Haddow and Jean Greave Haddow (nee Penman). On leaving the High School of Glasgow in 1938 he embarked on a law degree at Glasgow University and had just completed his first year of study when the Second World War broke out and he enthusiastically answered the call of king and country. He served as a lieutenant in the Royal Signals Corp, where he served with distinction and took his full part in their war efforts, being part of the D-Day landings, going ashore on D-Day plus 2 on Sword Beach.
Submitted by: Belsen Archive

Haines, Doris
Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service
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Hale, Tom (AFS)
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Hall-William, John
(Friends Relief Service) FRS arrived at Belsen Sat night 21st April and started 22nd April.
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Hall, Alfred
Submitted by: Andrew Hall

Hall, Charles Henry (113 LAA)
113 L.A.A. Regt, R.A. More 1919-2006
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive

Hall, David
Rose to rank of acting Lt Col. Worked with repatriation of refugees at Belsen. Subsequently bacame a doctor
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Hall, James (49th Tank Regt)
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Hamilton, Mervyn Leslie (Medical Student)
During the second world war Leslie was so horrified to hear of the atrocities in Germany that he broke off his medical studies and went to Bergen Belsen to help tend the survivors. When he graduated he set up a singlehanded practice in Merthyr and in the mid-1960s set up practice in the Ely part of Cardiff. Here his interest in sports medicine started and in 1965 he became honorary medical officer to Cardiff City Football Club.
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Hancock John Arthur Harland

Hankinson, John (Later Professor) (Medical Student)
Medical Student. St Mary’s London 10/03/1919 - 09/03/2009. Prof of Neurosurgery. Newcastle upon Tyne. More
Submitted by: Liz Earl (Daughter)

Hanks, George (63 ATR)
Oxfordshire Yeomanry. 63rd Anti-Tank Regiment More
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Hansell, Les
Parachute Regiment - 6th Airborne Division, 9th Battalion More
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Harding, Emily (Sister)
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Hardman, Leslie H (Reverend)
Reverend Leslie H. Hardman was the 32-year-old Senior Jewish Chaplain to the British Forces, attached to 8 Corp of the British 2nd Army when Bergen-Belsen was liberated. Hardman was born in Wales; his father was from Poland and his mother was from Russia. After the war, he wrote a book entitled "The Survivors - the story of the Belsen remnant" (Vallentine, Mitchell & Co. Ltd) in which he described what he saw at Bergen-Belsen. More
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Hardy, Bert (AFPU)
Photographer. More
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Hargrave, Michael John
Medical Student. Westminster
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Harley, Harry
1919–1979 Birth 17/02/1919 • Sheffield, South Yorkshire Death c1979 • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Marriage 24/08/1946 • Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom Maria Kazyzanowska (1920–1995) was interred at Bergen Belsen Concentration camp when she met Harry who was serving with liberating British Army.
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Harmon, John J (AFS)
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Harper Francis Edward Lt.

Harrell, William Cecil (89th Infantry Division)
Mr. Harrell was born November 16, 1921 in Lincoln Parish and passed away October 18, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a committed Christian who was a faithful member of Salem United Methodist Church. On July 11, 1944 he married Armede Wright, while home on leave from the U.S. Army. In December of that year he shipped out overseas to serve in World War II with General George Patton's 89th Infantry Division. He served in France, Germany, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, and Switzerland. He said many times that he walked all the way across Germany. After V-E Day he was stationed at Camp Lucky Strike, a deployment camp in France for solders returning home. His company also helped liberate survivors of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. After returning home from the war he worked for Chevron, formerly the California Company, until his retirement in 1986.
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Harries, John (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Harrison Sgt.

Harrison, Earl G
President Truman's representative for DP affairs in Occupied Germany
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Hartman, Harold Arthur
Mr. Hartman proudly served in the US Army Air Corp during World War II. He was inducted January 4, 1943 in Alpena, Michigan and served in the Central Europe Campaign under Patton in HQ Battery 550th AA BN 3rd Army participating in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a PFC and served as an interpreter for the interrogation unit in Patton's Third Army. During his time overseas he was present at a meeting involving Churchill, Stalin, Eisenhower, Montgomery (whom he met personally) and Patton discussing who was going to take Berlin. He was also involved in the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. 1919-2012
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Hastie, Archibald
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Hawkins, Thomas Desmond (Medical Student)
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Hawkins, Thomas Kenneth

Hayward, John Langford
Guy's Hospital medical student. Haywood John Edward

Haywood, Harold Sgt. No.5 AFPU
No 5 Army Film and Photographic Unit Arrived and filmed 16th April. Was in the camp for one day (16th)
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Heard, Miss.
British Red Cross
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Heath, James Kitchener (Lance Corporal)
12 DPACS (Displaced Persons Assembly Centre) Arrived mid July 1945 More
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Heaven, Reg
RAF Displaced persons
Submitted by: Alan Heaven

Helfgott, Herman, Rabbi
Rabbi Helfgott was a chaplain in the Yugoslav army who was captured by the Germans in 1941 and liberated by the British near Celle in Germany in 1945. He made his way to Belsen, arriving there on 30 April, and threw himself into the work of the Central Jewish Committee which had been established there by former inmates. Part of an open-air service at the festival of Shavuot on 18 or 19 May with Hardman
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Henderson, Jim (113th LAA)
"Young people don't always believe it. It is important to remind them," said the 83-year-old great grandfather at his home in Huntington, York. More
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Hennals, (Gnr)
113th Durham Light Infantry RA 369 Battery. Awarded Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star. 15th April, 1945
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive

Hepplestone, David (113 LAA)
SERJEANT 975639 113 LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY Awarded CROIX DE GUERRE 1940 WITH PALM
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Herbert, R B Lieut (113th LAA)
(113th LAA)
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive

Herford, M.E.M. Lt. Col.
163 Field Ambulance Lieut.-Col. M. E. M. Herford, D.S.O., R.A.M.C. More
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Hermitage, Ted (3RTR - 11th Armoured)
More to follow...
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Herzog, Chaim
Intelligence Corps (Later became Israel's Ambassador to the UN and then President of Israel) More
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Hewett, Richard (Major)
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Hewlett, Maurice (Capt) (113th LAA)
He never spoke about his experiences to anyone, nor did I get the chance to ask. More
Submitted by: Nick Mavroidakis

Hibbert, Ernest (113 LAA)
From Sheffield Birth 13 MAR 1901 • Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death ABOUT 1979 • Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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Higginbotham (Sister 32 CSS)
Senior Sister Miss Higginbotham attaqched to Number 32 Casualty Clearing Station OR No 11 Field Ambulance
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Hill, Ernest (58th LAA regiment)
I recently came across your web site concerning the liberation of Belsen concentration camp. My father, Ernest Hill, was a bombardier in the 58th LAA regiment, and typed in the camp his impressions of the first few days of the liberation. He did not talk about his experiences but I have copied out his original memories that I hope will be of interest (More details to follow)
Submitted by: Alan Hill

Hill, Frederick Thomas
1895–1973 Received medal from Pope for being at liberation of Belsen Concentration Camp. More
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Hills, S J (Capt.) REME attached (113 LAA)
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Hinchliffe, John Arthur (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA (TA) Enlistment Date: 16/09/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Hitchen, A (Capt. & Quartermaster) (113 LAA)
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Hitchman, Joseph Henry (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA (TA) Enlistment Date: 15/07/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Hodges Cecil H.W. Lt.

Hogerzeil, Han
Dutch Medical Volunteer. British Red Cross. More
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Hoggins, Eileen
RAMC. Anaesthetist
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Holmes, Alfred (RAF)
R.A.F wireless operator & morse code transmitter More
Submitted by: Dawn Holmes

Holmes, G L (Sgt)
113th Durham Light Infantry RA 368 Battery Came from West Hartlepool
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive

Holmes, George (257 COY)
RASC More to follow...
Submitted by: Debbie Holmes

Holtby, Robert
Submitted by: John Holtby

Hope, George (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA (Durham LI)
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Horridge, Thomas (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA (TA) Enlistment Date: 16/09/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Horsey, Peter John (Medical Student)
Medical Student. St Thomas More
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Horsfield, Harry (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA Enlistment Date: 16/09/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Horwell, Arnold Raphael (102 Control Section)
102 Control Section, Control Commission for Germany at Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp More
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Houghton, Eswald Frank (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA (TA) Enlistment Date: 22/03/1939
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Houston Anthony B. Capt.

Howard-Jones Stewart Inglis Lt. Col.

Howard, Owen (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA Enlistment Date: 30/09/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Howard, William (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA Enlistment Date: 29/07/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Howcroft, J K (Capt.) (113 LAA)
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Howe, James (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA (TA) Enlistment Date: 16/09/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Howell, George William (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA Enlistment Date: 30/09/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Howell, J T S Lt (113th LAA)
(113th LAA)
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive

Hoyle, John Henry (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA Enlistment Date: 15/07/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Hudson, Wilfred (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA Enlistment Date: 30/09/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Hughes, William Dillon (RAMC)
Senior medical officer with Royal Army Medical Corps at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp hospital from May 1945 to July 1945. More
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Hunt, Ralph Henry (113 LAA)
370 Battery 113th LAA
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Hunter, Thomas (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA (Durham LI) Enlistment Date: 15/12/1938
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Hunting Raymond J. Lt.

Hurkett, S.C.
https://www.belsen.co.uk/pte-s-c-hurkett/
Submitted by: Belsen Archive

Hurwood, David Sells
Guy's Hospital medical student. Hutchinson, Stamford K.
(Thank you - if you have any more details or a period photo please email liberator@belsen.co.uk)
Submitted by: His daughter, Margaret

Hutchinson, Thomas L. (113 LAA)
55 Searchlight Regt RA: 113th LAA Enlistment Date: 15/07/1940
Submitted by: 113th DLI Archive/Belsen Archive

Hutton, Matthew (113th LAA)
Gunner 997767 Matthew Hutton, 113th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, died on 16th January 1945 age 24. Son of Roger and Mary Jane Hutton of Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne. Cremated in Newcastle upon Tyne (West Road) Crematorium.
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