Hi to all. I never got any informations about G.GAIR Cameron Hrs n°2926874 (army number). I found his personnal tag in Dunkirk's area and I never...
I've read several conflicting accounts of the first Ad-Hoc pier (Example Below) being thrown together on the beaches to help with the evacuation...
I was wondering whether anyone could help me. I have recently acquired a family heirloom which is a family members diary from his days in the...
Anyone who wants to read my Dad's first hand account of the Dunkirk Beaches might like to go to Grim Determination - D-Day. I've just spent the...
From Blackburns ' The Guns of Victory' the writer asks 2 questions! The Tower + The dumped shells. Rob [IMG] [IMG]
Seems like an approriate time to post this section from my grandfather's war memories: The 225 Field Company RE at Dunkirk by Thomas J Garrett...
Thanks to Paul's article about Dunkirk in a BBC magazine - a little article on two ship wrecks from Operation Dynamo within it caught my...
With the 70th anniversary of Operation Dynamo this month, there is an exhibition at the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers museum, Enniskillen, starting...
Dunkirk 10 years afterwards British Pathe - DUNKIRK 1940-1950 Dunkirk 25 years afterwards British Pathe - DUNKIRK 25 YEARS AFTER Some great...
After the success of the Royal Sigs book thread I thought I'd start one for another interest of mine. I have quite a few books now on the...
Hi, I am a new poster to the forum and am trying to find out more information about the whereabouts etc of my father-in-law - Alfred (Alf)...
Yes....I'm slowly getting addicted to 1940. (I never thought it would happen) Ok first of many questions to come I'm sure before I go over for a...
Hello there. I want to find out as much information as possible about my great uncle, Edward Laughlan of the Royal Engineers Airbourne division....
From The Times, Monday, July 8, 1940 ARMY AWARDS GALLANT REARGUARD ACTIONS FINE LEADERSHIP AND COURAGE The War Office issues the following list...
Personal Number: 39271 Rank: Captain Name: St. John Oliver Alan William FORBES Unit: 3 Coldstream Guards London Gazette : 3 February 1931...
Major Harold Marcus Ervine-Andrews, East Lancashire Regiment, was awarded the Victoria Cross in July, 1940, one of the first two Army V.C.s of the...
For information. I have been tracing my fathers records as he was captured in the rearguard actions toward Dunkirk May 1940. I have had all...
Hopefully I'm going to do another Dunkirk trip this year on my bike. It will probably be the same format as my last trip riding from Cassel to the...
Before my father died 2 yrs ago I taped some of our conversations about the war and transcribed them. Thomas Heald Mitchell No.1873128 4.5.1936...
Hi Guys, Do you have any stories regarding the BEF units that held up the Germans to keep the escape going? I'm looking for subject matter on...
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