Hi, I am researching BSM Patrick Clarke who served with the 85th Anti Tank Regt RA and was taken prisoner at Singapore on the 15th Feb 1942, can...
I was wondering about the fate of the prisoners of war taken by the BEF forces. I know for a fact that the Dutch, who got around 1,350 Germans...
My father served with the Royal Fusiliers 8th Bn (City of London) and towards the end of WW2 served in Egypt, Persia and Palestine with the 5th...
I am interested in this establishment in about 1945/46. If anyone has any information or advice on where to seek information it would be...
I am looking for information on the ships, with locomotives, discharged in Iran by the REs from December 1941 until the end of 1943. I have been...
I guess it is a cliche' but true that Germans soldiers lived in fear of being sent to the Russia front. This got me thinking (dangerous I know:))...
Whilst continually looking for maps and files at the National Archives, to identify where my Dad's unit was based prior to departure to Normandy...
Hi I am researching the WWII Stop Lines in Cornwall and want to find detailed accounts of the Home Guard in Cornwall, particularly those in the...
I have quite a lot of scanned images from 1930s and 1940s issues of the two weekly motorcycling magazines published in the UK. I'm not quite sure...
Hi all. I have sporadically posted on this forum for a few weeks, but now feel like I am in a position to start a detailed thread concerning the...
I have come across a letter from my now deceased grandfather (mums dad) he was RE and served in Burma, on the top of the letter is SAPPER J...
I went online to the National Archives website looking at the catalogue to identify specific War Diaries relevant to researching my Gt Uncle's...
I was browsing through some threads and I noticed that MEF is always described as (Egypt and Desert). My Great Uncle served in the REME/IEME in...
I am the daughter of a british WW2 vet:poppy:. She has recently passed away and I am trying to figure out what the badges/patches are that she...
There seems to be limited published information about the markings used by artillery units of the BEF. These included tactical markings in...
Only 130 MkVICs were ever built, with fractionally wider tranks, a slightly different turret including no cupola, and its 2xBesa MGs, one 15mm...
Having had this in mind for a while I PM'd a few members for their views and hopefully what follows in this thread will reflect the feedback we...
Hi Once again, can anyone help identify these patches? I havent a clue! Many thanks.
Someone I know thought some of you may find these of help when researching files held at the National Archive at Kew. Just double click the black...
I am researching the 3/17th Dogra Regiment during the Malayan Campaign, specifically its role in defending the beaches of Kota Bharu. I am trying...
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