Forum members, I have heard from Tom's family that our good friend Tom has passed away on May 30th at 1:13 local time. His daughter has asked me...
Many times in Army life when in a situation which seemed unsolvable - the only thing left was to laugh…and we had many laughs….. Case in point -...
It was 71 years to-day that I was in my Churchill Tank at a place called Agnani about 20 miles SE of Roma - wondering if the Americans would...
Thought came to me yesterday of some of the names people had in the Army - as well as elsewhere etc - on the first day as we stood hopping from...
This morning I came across a picture of Tom Canning. As most of us only "know" Tom through his comments, I approached him and asked for his...
Found myself humming an old tune the other day - it was the ode to the Quarter Masters stores - but try as I might only one verse came back-...
As I recall - the start of the Infamous Ahrnem battles which virtually destroyed the 1st British Para division - and put paid to five of the six...
AS I was writing a Christmas card for my old friend Frank Alison of Kidsgrove Staffs - I noted to-days date of 3rd December - which caused me to...
A souvenir of a very pleasant meet-up in Cockfosters
[IMG] Unleashed by Hitler in 1942, the German Tiger tank was by far the most powerful tank ever built at the time. The 60-ton monster could...
This is to announce the death of Larry Canning ex RAF serving in Malta for a time and playing football for the RAF against all comers in the...
Did service personnel have a choice of where they were de-mobbed? Dad was with 8th Army from 1941 onwards and was de-mobbed at Naples, Italy in...
I have always been concious of the "reach" of the forum but it has never touched me until to-day when Verrieres PM'd me with an "E-Mail" from a...
Just a "heads up " I have been approached by a researcher for a Canadian TV series maker for a forthcoming series on Great Tank battles to be...
I thought the site might like to see this evidence of three ex-cavalry types meeting up in London for a very pleasant meal and LOTS of...
:group2: It's good to see that Tom Canning is on the loose again. What some may not realise is that Tom & I have a long standing relationship...
The Battle for Gemmano and the Coriano Ridge A Tragic Decision By 4th September 1944 only the lightly defended village of San Savino stood in...
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