My father joined the TA RASC 44th Group in Manchester on 7th Feb 1939 He was embodied into the regular army on 12 Aug 1939, transferred to RASC...
Reading through the War Diary for 44 LAA Regt in 1944 I came across an entry that surprised me. 27 April 1944 2100hrs Charra : Gnr (D/Op)...
I literally just stumbled across some records of my great grandad's brother Jack having served some time in the war, (maybe only briefly, I've...
Army Number: 3451512 Rank: Fusilier Name: Vernon RIGBY Unit: 1/8 Lancashire Fusiliers Date of Birth: 09/10/1918 Place of Birth: Hendley,...
Items from the The Reconnaissance Journal (kindly posted on here by Tony56) and the Polar Bear News (source forgotten!) concerning 3 Recce. For...
Hi all This is my first post and wondered if anyone could help with my Grandads Navy record. When I was a child I remember seeing some old...
Operation Market Garden started on September 17, 1944. The Allies immediately crossed the Dutch border in Lommel and went via the corridor to...
Hi, I am researching my Grandfather's war service and finally after a long time waiting received his service record, which unfortunately has...
802762 Frederick WATTS, Dunkirk to VE Day Hi Everyone - Im just starting to try to research my Grandfather, Frederick Watts, war record. He was a...
Hello. Here is a copy of the service of my Great Grandfather in WW2. He was proudly awarded the Africa Star (8th Army Clasp) and the Italy Star....
This is my first post here, so hello and i hope that there is somebody that can help. When my grandad died in 2009 we found some pictures of a...
Does anyone have any information about 27 reinforcement camp in June 1944. I think it was at Chittagong. Where might unposted reinforcements...
Personal Number: 73967 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Deryck Noel MacDONALD, MC, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment ; The Royals London Gazette : 18...
Personal Number: 151677 Rank: Major Name: Francis Conder WHITTY, MBE, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 18 October 1940...
Personal Number: 42251 Rank: General Name: Sir Harold English 'Pete' PYMAN, GBE, KCB, DSO*, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 5...
Army Number: 7947142 Rank: Lance-Serjeant Name: Thomas LONSDALE, MM, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 9 August 1945...
Personal Number: 73199 Rank: General Name: Sir Richard Erskine WARD, GBE, KCB, DSO*, MC, MiD*** Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 27...
Hi All, I am not sure if this is the right place to post this but know tou have been a great help in the past helping to identify some names. I...
Personal Number: 36717 Rank: Brigadier Name: Edmund Charles Wolf MYERS, CBE, DSO Unit: Royal Engineers ; SOE ; British Military Mission Greece ;...
Personal Number: 132388 Rank: Colonel Name: Christopher Montague WOODHOUSE, DSO, OBE, MiD* (5th Baron TERRINGTON) Unit: Royal Artillery ; General...
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