Excerpt from my fathers movements in 1940 as a POW. He was wounded and captured at Calais May 1940 . Captured, he was sent to Stalag VI A (Hemer)...
Hi guys I recently obtained this dog tag, found in Northern-France. It is marked: C F N W PUNT 3539 C E I do know that "CE" means...
Hi all, I have been trying to find my great uncles grave and have potentially found it. It is an unknown soldiers grave. I have contacted CWGC...
hello all, I'm trying to find out more about my grandpa. Staff Sargent Reginald John Matthew's. Territorial, embodied and sent to France....
I've been working on my Father's war record for quite a while now and I wonder if anybody can help with this last little bit. He was originally...
I've seen references to every other type of carrier including the Dragon II but not the Carden Loyd. If it was who was it issued to?
Hi everyone, I am new on here and this is my first post. I am trying to find out where my great uncle was killed, to see if I can find a grave....
Does anyone have some idea of the organisation and equipment of these units? Thanks
Hi and thank you for accepting me into your domain. I am looking for any information regarding Charles Edward Brady who enlisted into the Royal...
The fate of hundreds of thousands lay in the hands of a few depleted units hastily thrust in to position. It was a setting for a tragedy on a...
hi, searching for british prisoners of war at (dunkirk) 1940 and what camps they went to. The 2nd and 5th Battalions both fought in the Battle...
for an Infantry Battalion (Line, Motorised and in the LoC Divisions), Pioneer Infantry Battalion and an AMPC Company in the 1940 period BEF. I'm...
I am doing a bit of research about the S.S. Tynewald. (not Tynwald, it def. has an e). I found her going to Dunkirk and the story about that...
after my father passed away I have found the enclose bracelet that I don't know when he got it and for what. Does anyone know about this bracelet...
I've created a website in memory of the 140th (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. 140th (5th London) Army Field Regiment, Royal...
Casualty Serjeant ALBERTS, WILLIAM Service Number 2718195 Died 24/05/1940 Aged 27 2nd Bn. Irish Guards Buried at OUTREAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY...
The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Image Details Gwatkin, Norman Wilmshurst Rank: Temporary Brigadier Service No: P/19152 Regiment:...
‘A Boys Own Adventure’ doesn’t even come close to describing Leslie Young’s war. Nicely retold by his son, Nicholas, this memoir ticks all the...
new to this group, so first Hello and thanks for having me. My main interest is the early days of the 1940 campaign in Belgium, particularly the...
Veteran gets to wear bearskin for birthday [ATTACH] During Leonard Boxall's 12 years of service he only got to wear the khaki uniform A World...
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