Personal Number: 151677 Rank: Major Name: Francis Conder WHITTY, MBE, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 18 October 1940...
Personal Number: P/62882 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Sir Peter Allix WILKINSON, KCMG, DSO, OBE Unit: Royal Fusiliers ; SOE ; No 1 Special Force...
Army Number: 72683(V) Rank: Captain Name: Charles William BLUETT Unit: Natal Mounted Rifles ; Raiding Support Regiment Date of Birth: 14/7/1910...
Award Mentioned in Despatches Pte. Douglas Allan Pounder, 4th Green Howards, 150 Brigade, 50 Division (4391689) As a result of his capture in...
Award Mentioned in Despatches Gnr. Pierce Ignatius Butler, 11th Royal Horse Artillery (1127225) BUTLER was taken prisoner near ANTELAT, LIBYA on...
ESCAPES FROM CAMP 53 (MACERATA), ITALY (1) After the Armistice with Italy, P/W in this camp were ordered by the Italian Commandant and the Senior...
ESCAPES FROM CAMP 53 (MACERATA), ITALY (1) After the Armistice with Italy, P/W in this camp were ordered by the Italian Commandant and the...
Awards D.S.O. & O.B.E. Capt. Vivian Wakefield Street, M.C. 1 Special Air Service (53698) O.B.E. Officer in charge of beach at Port Raphtis...
Personal Number: 37042 Rank: Major Name: Lionel WIGRAM Unit: Royal Fusiliers London Gazette :
Earlier today I came across this book when looking for the author, Stuart Hullis who had appeared recently here on a very different subject. The...
I've searched WW2 Talk for previous reference to Brian Dillon and been unable to find any, but if I have missed any previous reference please...
Award Distinguished Conduct Medal Pte. John Henry Kimberley Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (B83344) KIMBERLEY was captured on 19th August 1942...
Award Fifth Class Order of the White Eagle & Mention in Despatches Lt. Christie Norman Lawrence Somerset Light Infantry (124143) As a result of...
Just found this American undergrad article and on a very quick scam it appears quite detailed, with numerous footnotes. It may be of interest:...
Major Darewski, also known as “Major Temple” (TEMPLE was his SOE code name), was an SOE officer working with Italian partisans from 1943. In late...
Hello all, I am pleased to announce the publishing of my book on escapers in Piedmont under the title As if he were my brother - a phrase used by...
I have been shown this today (and I apologise if its linked elsewhere I did search :blush: ) The link is quite slow so I actually downloaded a...
Have placed this thread in "Italy" entirely due to a tenuous Trieste connection, so for vitellino, markN, and all: "Yugoslav prisoners of war"....
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