Posting for the general interest of others who may recognise personnel in the photos. I have been able to find out quite a lot from the 51...
I decided to restore an old thread of mine about the 51st Highland Division in Operation Veritable, which I posted on this site in March 2012, but...
[ATTACH] Hi, my Dad Joseph English (diseased 2003 aged 89) was in the Northumberland fusiliers in the BEF attached I believe to the 51st...
My wife’s uncle, Alister (Sandy) Mackenzie Robertson of Abernethy Perthshire (born Jan 1918), joined the Pioneer Corps (as a conscientious...
Hi. I came across this photo from a website run by a historical group in Venlo, Holland. I’m assuming they are 51st Div soldiers buried as they...
THE POLISH ARMY IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, 1943-1945 (NA 22258) Catalogue number: NA 22258 5th Battalion, 2nd Brigade (3rd Carpathian Rifles...
Hi all My dad was in 128 regiment 308 battery royal field artillery during ww2 which was part of 51st Highland Division. I'm trying to get to the...
1. KO'd Panther at Lavaux I ran into some new pictures of a disabled Panther in the Ardennes on You Tube. This tank was knocked out by a...
Found this online and removed writing on the card, I used the images to create a unique Christmas card for members of my family, there is many...
I've been researching the names and addresses recorded in my great grandfather's YMCA logbook to help piece together his time as a POW. When I've...
Dear All, My friend is lucky enough to have a M8 Greyhound, but instead of having it in US markings was looking to put his into British, I have...
Looking for a full listt of regiments tat were in both the 50th Division and 51st Highland division. I understand that both were in my area of...
Evening, looking for any information with regards to the above units. I know 153 & 152 became pow's at st valery and 154 escaped and was in Burma...
Is it possible to obtain muster rolls for army units? I'm trying to piece together my great grandfather's time with the BEF in France. He was in...
Good morning, I am building an interactive animation of the Battle of Normandy. You may access the animation which is under construction to...
Today, as part of the 70-year commemorations of Operation Veritable, the bridge at Gennep was renamed "Highlander Bridge". Gennep and its crossing...
NAVAL FORCE ‘L’. (and Preloaded Coasters and Motor Transport Ships.) This thread will attempt to describe Force 'L' and its loading timetable at...
WO 217/26 Diary of Lieutenant Colonel L F Garratt, 23 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 51 Highland Division [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Part I : The assault across the Rhine: Operation TURNSCREW "Over the Rhine, then, let us go. And good hunting to you all on the other side."...
My father was REME and posted to 61 A/T Regt in Dec 1944. Having done some research it appears that the Regt received SP 17 Pdrs in late 44, so...
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