Hello there I'm researching my dad's WWii service. I have his records and service medals and I know he was in signals with the Battleaxe Division...
Personal Number: 5776 Rank: Major-General Name: Donald Clunes BUTTERWORTH, DSO, MiD Unit: North Staffordshire Regiment London Gazette : 23...
Personal Number: 117965 Rank: Captain Name: Thomas Bernard CAMMIADE, MC, MiD Unit: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment London Gazette : 16...
Personal Number: 30822 Rank: Colonel Name: Kendal George Fleming CHAVASSE, DSO*, MiD Unit: Royal Irish Fusiliers; CO 56 Recce London Gazette :...
Sjt. P. Lynch (7043341) 6th Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers MiD M.I.D. London Gazette 29 November 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and...
Hello all! I am new to the forum, having joined to see all this great info on these 2 divisions. Is there any memoirs from soldiers of these...
I was given my Grandfathers medals several years ago. In the box that they came in was one of his epaulettes. I know the division identification...
Hi all, I have started reading my copy of The Battle of the Peaks and Longstop Hill and there is some discussion about how the gully between the...
Took these from a Movietone News dated 16 August 1943. Supposedly shows Centuripe after capture. Obviously 78 Div but which battalion? The jeep's...
Hello, my father served in the 36 inf. brigade during ww2. part of 78th div. have been building a collection of cloth insignia for the units, the...
This is a photograph of my Uncle Len’s Troop. A note on the back says it was taken in Ferndhorf, Austria in August 1945. I have a copy of his...
I'm trying to find any details relating to my Dad but have very little information to go on. I have a photograph of him with a white Battleaxe...
Hi all, Tracing what I can about Cyril Douglas Langdon now until I get the service records (which I understand might be a while!) He was my...
Well its only taken about 9 years but I have finally managed to complete my book about the 78th Infantry Division's operations in April -May 1943...
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