Mal, Welcome aboard. A PM with research tips will come soon. You need to apply for your late father's service record, even if for the army there...
Award Mentioned in Despatches Mr. Alexander Clifford, No. 2 Public Relations Service British War Correspondent WO 373/94/417 [ATTACH]
Award Mentioned in Despatches Mr. Alan Moorehead, No. 2 Public Relations Service, British War Correspondent WO 373/94/418 [ATTACH]
I assume you are the buyer of his items as shown on:WWII SECOND WORLD WAR - PARACHUTE BATTALION & RELATED ITEMS Providing a copy here of the...
Martin, Peter Lawrence de Carteret (Oral history) British officer served with 2nd (MG) Bn Cheshire Regt, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Div in...
Mrs. Ribbentrop had the money, according to an IWM sound recording I've just listened to. She spent at least £1,000 on dresses from establishments...
In Post 24 Danny added: I was unaware that Canadians participated in Operation Torch, certainly not in my reading in the landings. I did quickly...
Danny, I do find this passage in Post 16 odd: The Operation Torch landings at Casablanca were on 8/11/1942, the landing was 100% American (the...
Hi Gus, Thank you for taking the time. Greece and Crete were some of the few places my Grandfather didn't fight in. This is his route: After a...
Hello, I have the following information regarding this photo. I have searched IWM, IWM Film, Crown Film Unit archives, and the number no longer...
Cut & paste from Supplying War: The High Commission Territories' Military-Logistical Contribution in the Second World War by Ashley Jackson...
As he was attached to 1 Bn Paras - 1st Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia When the Allied advance began again after the winter...
Thank you so much for the welcome and the information supplied. I do think I’m a bit out of my depth here. Can I ask a stupid question please, am...
...Board - Combined Operations & Units People's War re 109 Flotilla - BBC - WW2 People's War - Chaos at the Sicily landings, July 1943 Regards Hugh
...which like all the southern camps was emptied before the Sicily landings. The men in that camp who had been sent there from North Africa in...
The only thing I will add to Tony’s analysis is what the following likely involved: This probably involved Operation Husky, the invasion of +...
...LCT(R)s were first used with great success during the Sicily landings. As the Highland Division got to within a half mile of touchdown, there...
Sue, Welcome to the forum. I can't provide you with anything too specific at the moment, but here are some web pages, of which you may be aware,...
Richard - just trying to be clear TD
Please advise how you are able to determine if a man served in the Commandos. My uncle served in the Royal Signals and I have his service records...
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