Object description: Covenanter tanks of the 2nd (Armoured) Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division, during an inspection, Southern Command, 3 March...
I know that in 1939 the Army started taking on charge French 25mm antitank guns...poor as they were!...due to a shortage of 2-pdrs... I know that...
Can anyone identify this insignia please? It's a cloth, maroon or crimson shield, with five white stars. Measures approx two and a half inches by...
Hi, I have read that in Britain in 1940 there were no armies and army groups, instead there were corps, area commands, and the GHQ (or...
Whilst scanning through The East End Then and Now there is a large section on the Blitz in the East End including street fighting training for...
Hi everyone, I'm interested in the Home Guard in Ayrshire, and wondered if anyone had any information or photos which they could share. All I...
The HK & SRA was recruited specifically for service at those Asian ports, though some elements of the corps served in the Middle East (Aden) in...
Is there a list anywhere of which units were captured by the Japanese when Singapore surrendered? Cheers, Carole.
I am continuing my quest for more information about HMS Spurwing and thought this photo might provide some leads. My dad left this photo amongst...
Can anyone help with the date that the SS Cameronia departed Liverpool in September 1935 (arriving in Port Sudan on 17th October 1935). My...
Can anyone help with this units movements in 1939-1942 please?
Hi there, I am new to this forum and am seeking assistance in finding further information on my Grand Uncle's active service during WW2. I am in...
Hi, Does anyone recognize this uniform? My beautiful mother in law died in 1949 and we have nobody to ask. She did work in a Munitions factory in...
Hello all, This is a continuation of a strand from a thread that can be found here:...
I'm trying to research my granddads army service, I know he joined in 1940 and was in the 503s in 1943. From photos I know he was in Africa,...
Hello, I have acquired a huge collection of negatives (about 1000), of photographs taken by this lady during here war time service as an...
I am trying to make sense of my Dad's service record and have some questions I'm hoping someone can help me with. He was 2078602 Sapper William...
continuing with my research into my grandfather.... HMS Violet has Lt. Charles Napier Stewart DSC, RNR appointed Commander on 9th April 1942,...
Anyone know the operational procedures or a good book outlining flare usage? I can imagine that for most periods of WW2 it was an anachronistic...
Info: Australian? Allied Unit, Sister Patricia Cashmore, (East Africa Command). Ship: Khedive Ismail :poppy: Quote: Any further information...
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