Personal Number: 49798 Rank: Major-General Name: Ronald Frederick King BELCHEM, CB, CBE, DSO, MiD*** Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette :...
Hi all, I wonder if someone might be able to help me. I have received a copy of my Grandads war records.I thought it would give locations, but...
Hi My Grandad served in the Royal Engineers training at Ripon at the beginning of 1940 and being sent to the Isle of Sheppey until September...
Hi! My grandfather was Jan Adriaan Venter born 26/10/1922, he was a Private in the SA Tank Corps (service number 214200). On 21/6/1942 he was...
Evening all, I've just signed up for this forum so apologies if anything is in the wrong place or in the wrong way. I have read some (old) posts...
Hi, I am trying to find out the circumstances regarding the death of Lt Willson, he is listed as KIA in Greece. Can anybody shed any light on what...
I am seeking your expertise to identify a bit more about Gnr RW Stanton. All I have at the moment is his Regt’l Number, name and that he was in...
A friend has asked me to post about her father, captured at the fall of Tobruk. He was a gunner in the 67th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery It...
Hello everybody, Does anyone have any information on this mission? It appears that the team landed in Italy in the summer of 1944 and moved...
Can anyone help me filling in some details on my grandfather. He served in N. Africa and Italy with the 3rd Bat and was wounded on 8th May 1943....
I've been given a box full of papers concerning my late sister-in-laws family and included are letters from her father Rev Watson Mathewson who...
Hi, I have obtained my great grandfather's service record, which says he served in the 6th Battalion Northamptonshire regiment. Still, I'm finding...
Today 80 years ago this very old Abby was destroyed by allied bombs. Error or intend? Has anyone visited the site recently? Stefan.
I wonder if anyone has any knowledge at all about a group of British parachutists being guided from Pian della Mussa in the Piedmont Region of...
Can anyone please help me, I'm trying to find out where and when the 1st ASH landed in both Sicily and Italy. Many thanks for any help Stu
Hello All, Apologies in advance, this will be a pretty full post (with images). Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to look and try...
My grandfather kept a small personal diary during 1945 when he was in and around Italy. Every entry is legible apart from the one enclosed. I...
My Father Albert Norman Herbert service no . was 6019024 between 15/1/1940 - 1/1/1945.I cannot find any references or full service history on any...
15 Field Regiment Royal Artillery, attacking the Gothic Line in 1944 - why can't I find their war diary? I am interested in Serjeant William...
Hello everybody, A badly damaged commemoration plaque in the town of Fontana Liri, to the north of Cassino, gives the name J.H. Knight along with...
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