Memorial Wall

50 souls who wrote their last words, held their love close, and vanished into the fog of war. Their letters remain.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old”

Colin Simper
Colin Simper
1945-06-01 • Tarakan, Borneo, Indonesia
The Australian Jungle
WWII
Lieutenant Colin Simper, 26, was shot on June 7, 1...
Haruo Araki
Haruo Araki
1945-05-11 • Chiran Air Base, Kagoshima, Japan
Four Hours as Husband and Wife
WWII
Second Lieutenant Haruo Araki took off from Chiran...
Harold 'Hal' Jensen
Harold 'Hal' Jensen
1945-04-11 • Subic Bay, Philippines
The Submarine Man
WWII
Lieutenant Harold "Hal" Jensen was killed on May 6...
Lieutenant Kenji Yamamoto
Lieutenant Kenji Yamamoto
1945-04-05 • Kanoya Air Base, Kyushu, Japan
The Cherry Blossom Winds
WWII
Kenji took off April 6, 1945 as part of the Kikusu...
Ilona Kovács
Ilona Kovács
1944-12-24 • Budapest, Hungary
The Hungarian Bride
WWII
Ilona Kovács was killed on the night of December 2...
Robert Giordano
Robert Giordano
1944-12-24 • Bastogne, Belgium
The Last Christmas
WWII
Private First Class Robert "Bobby" Giordano, 22, o...
Jan Novák
Jan Novák
1944-10-05 • Dunkirk, France
The Czech Exile
WWII
Sergeant Jan Novák was killed by German mortar fir...
Liesbeth van der Meer
Liesbeth van der Meer
1944-08-25 • Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Dutch Nurse
WWII
Liesbeth van der Meer was executed by German firin...
Krystyna Nowak
Krystyna Nowak
1944-08-15 • Warsaw, Poland
A City of Ashes and Song
WWII
Krystyna was killed September 12, 1944 during a Ge...
Audrey Gerrans
Audrey Gerrans
1944-06-19 • Sittingbourne, Kent, England
The D-Day Wife
WWII
Staff Sergeant Joe Gerrans survived the D-Day land...
Thomas Whitaker
Thomas Whitaker
1944-06-05 • Southampton, England
The Garden We Never Planted
WWII
Thomas Whitaker landed on Sword Beach on June 6, 1...
Sergeant Robert "Bobby" Sullivan
Sergeant Robert "Bobby" Sullivan
1944-06-04 • Upottery Airfield, Devon, England
The Night Before D-Day
WWII
Bobby was killed June 6, 1944. His C-47 was hit by...
Giovanni Rossi
Giovanni Rossi
1944-02-15 • Monte Cassino, Italy
On the Hills of Cassino
WWII
Giovanni Rossi was executed by German forces on Ma...
Hannah Weiss
Hannah Weiss
1943-09-12 • Berlin, Germany
A Letter Never Sent
WWII
Hannah Weiss was killed on November 22, 1943, duri...
Étienne Mercier
Étienne Mercier
1943-07-14 • Lyon, France
The Resistance Courier
WWII
Étienne Mercier was executed by firing squad on Ju...
Dr. Antoine Lefèvre
Dr. Antoine Lefèvre
1943-05-20 • Lyon, France
In the Shadows of Lyon
WWII
Antoine was arrested by the Gestapo June 10, 1943 ...
David (Dawid) Lerner
David (Dawid) Lerner
1943-04-22 • Warsaw Ghetto, Poland
From the Rubble
WWII
David was killed on April 26, 1943, during the sup...
Samuel Rosenberg
Samuel Rosenberg
1943-04-19 • Warsaw Ghetto, Poland
The Pianist of the Ghetto
WWII
Samuel Rosenberg was killed on April 19, 1943 — th...
Lieutenant Dmitri Volkov
Lieutenant Dmitri Volkov
1942-10-15 • Stalingrad, USSR
The Volga Remembers
WWII
Dmitri was killed November 11, 1942 during a Germa...
Miguel Santos
Miguel Santos
1942-04-08 • Bataan, Philippines
The Filipino Love Letter
WWII
Captain Miguel Santos survived the surrender of Ba...
Sergeant Liang Weiguo
Sergeant Liang Weiguo
1942-01-04 • Changsha, Hunan Province, China
The Moon Over Changsha
WWII
Liang was killed on January 5, 1942 while defendin...
Nikos Stavros
Nikos Stavros
1940-11-14 • Pindus Mountains, Greece
The Greek Parting
WWII
Captain Nikos Stavros was killed in action on Dece...
Evelyn Pearce
Evelyn Pearce
1940-10-15 • London, England
Through the Blackout
WWII
Evelyn survived the Blitz. Harry was a POW at Stal...
Flight Lieutenant James 'Jimmy' Armstrong
Flight Lieutenant James 'Jimmy' Armstrong
1940-09-15 • RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire, England
Above the Clouds
WWII
Jimmy was shot down on September 15, 1940 — the sa...
Tadeusz 'Tadzio' Kowalski
Tadeusz 'Tadzio' Kowalski
1940-09-15 • Northolt, England
The Polish Pilot
WWII
Tadeusz Kowalski survived the Battle of Britain an...
Doreen Wright
Doreen Wright
1940-06-15 • Coventry, England
The Diary That Never Stopped
WWII
Flight Lieutenant Gilbert Wright was shot down ove...
Erik Solberg
Erik Solberg
1940-04-15 • Narvik, Norway
The Norwegian Ski Soldier
WWII
Erik Solberg was killed in action on April 20, 194...
James O'Sullivan
James O'Sullivan
1918-10-08 • Meuse-Argonne, France
The Letter That Crossed an Ocean
WWI
James O'Sullivan was killed in action on October 1...
Friedrich Müller
Friedrich Müller
1917-12-24 • Verdun, France
Christmas Eve, 1917
WWI
Friedrich Müller survived the war. He was wounded ...
Marco Nardi
Marco Nardi
1917-10-24 • Caporetto, Italy
The Baby I Never Held
WWI
Marco Nardi was killed on October 24, 1917, during...
Thomas "Tommy" MacKenzie
Thomas "Tommy" MacKenzie
1917-04-10 • Vimy Ridge, France
From the Ridge, with Pride
WWI
Tommy MacKenzie was killed on April 12, 1917 — thr...
Jack Gallagher
Jack Gallagher
1917-03-14 • Étaples, France
The Nurse from Étaples
WWI
Jack Gallagher was killed in action on June 7, 191...
Harry Cromie
Harry Cromie
1916-10-10 • Lesboeufs, France
The Locket
WWI
Captain Harry Cromie was killed in action on Octob...
Edith Baker
Edith Baker
1916-08-15 • Étaples, France
Cups of Tea and Gentle Hands
WWI
Edith Baker survived the war. She served at Étaple...
William Clarke
William Clarke
1916-07-14 • Somme, France
My Dearest Margaret
WWI
William Clarke was killed in action on July 1, 191...
Thomas Fletcher
Thomas Fletcher
1916-07-01 • Albert, France
The Boy Who Died on His Wedding Day
WWI
Thomas Fletcher was killed in action on July 1, 19...
Henri Dubois
Henri Dubois
1916-06-04 • Verdun, France
I Never Got to Say Goodbye
WWI
Henri Dubois was killed on June 6, 1916, during th...
Dmitri Volkov
Dmitri Volkov
1916-06-04 • Lutsk, Ukraine
The Russian Snow
WWI
Dmitri Volkov was killed by artillery fire on June...
Havildar Amar Singh
Havildar Amar Singh
1916-04-15 • Kut, Mesopotamia (now Iraq)
Letters Across the Indus
WWI
Havildar Amar Singh surrendered with the Kut garri...
Frederick Key
Frederick Key
1916-02-14 • Guillemont, France
My Darling Zen
WWI
Frederick Key was killed in action on July 1, 1916...
Zoran Petrović
Zoran Petrović
1915-11-27 • Mojkovac, Montenegro
The Serbian Soldier's Promise
WWI
Zoran Petrović died of hypothermia and starvation ...
Angus MacKenzie
Angus MacKenzie
1915-09-25 • Loos, France
The Piper of the Scots
WWI
Angus MacKenzie was killed in action on September ...
Mehmet Çavuş
Mehmet Çavuş
1915-05-19 • Gallipoli Peninsula, Çanakkale
For This Soil, For Home
WWI
Mehmet Çavuş survived Gallipoli. He fought through...
David Lévy
David Lévy
1915-05-09 • Artois, France
The French Jewish Soldier
WWI
David Lévy was killed on May 9, 1915, during the S...
Jack O'Brien
Jack O'Brien
1915-05-02 • Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey
The Cliffs of Gallipoli
WWI
Jack O'Brien survived Gallipoli. He was evacuated ...
Jean-Luc Moreau
Jean-Luc Moreau
1915-04-22 • Ypres, Belgium
If I Should Fall
WWI
Jean-Luc Moreau died on April 24, 1915, during the...
Klaus Weber
Klaus Weber
1914-12-25 • Ypres, Belgium
The Christmas Truce Letter
WWI
Klaus Weber was killed in action near Ypres in Mar...
Johannes Richter
Johannes Richter
1914-11-10 • Langemarck, Belgium
The Professor's Letters
WWI
Johannes Richter was killed in action on November ...
Pieter Van Der Waals
Pieter Van Der Waals
1914-10-28 • Yser River, Belgium
The Belgian Last Stand
WWI
Pieter Van Der Waals was killed in action on Octob...
Antoine Roussel
Antoine Roussel
1914-09-05 • Meaux, France
The Last Night Before the War
WWI
Antoine Roussel was killed on September 6, 1914, t...