Casualty Lieutenant Colonel BUTTERWORTH, FRANCIS WYNDHAM ARTHUR Service Number 36309 Died 06/11/1944 Aged 37 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of...
It’s the battle that shouldn’t have been lost, where; as John Hall Spencer in his classic account of the Battle for Crete in May 1941 points...
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...
This is the transcription of the D Day Landing Tables for Force "J", made up of the Landing Tables for each of the three Canadian Brigade Groups...
Hi, I would be very grateful if anyone can tell me anything about Huntforce or Hunt Force, which was an ad hoc force during the Battle for France...
“There is no other course open to us but to fight it out. Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our...
Recommendation for Award for Feebery, Cyril Rank: Staff Serjeant Major ... | The National Archives Reference: WO 373/95/777...
I attach four pages about the Breton Redoubt, which may be of interest. They are an Appendix from Basil Karslake's book The Last Act.
Having just completed researching my father in law during WW 2 in Light Anti Aircraft Regiments, I have discovered photos that might be of...
Can anyone help me find out information about the 97th Kent Yeomanry ... My Grandad Lance Corporal Ernest Brentnall served from 1941 in Paiforce,...
FRASER-SMITH Selwyn Willis He was born on 27th March 1921 in Northumberland and he was known as ‘Pip’. He was studying at Haileybury, Herts in...
Hi All, I am trying to find out a little more about my Grandfather's Service in WW2. He was in the 247 Light AA Bty RA PAI Force according to the...
Spoke with curator of New Zealand Naval Museum. They have few if any holdings on NZ involvement with (SOE/SRD) despite being aware of the Naval...
Does anyone have the location and numbers of the Reception and Reinforcement camps in France during the 1939-40 campaign. I have a rather...
Hello I am wondering if anyone knowledgeable can help me out with this. The 'AB' in the title is my paternal grandfather. I am currently...
Was recently given a friends Grandfathers documents they have. He was a member of the Royal Artillery (HAA) from 1928 to 1946. He spent the first...
My father was a flight sergeant in the RAF. He was in 2757 Squadron that arrived in Normandy on 21 August 1944. In his diary entry for 26 August...
Hello I am hoping someone can offer some advice on this soldier? 4449904 Pte Gordon Button died on the 12th June 1942 his unit is listed as 1st...
Looking for some help! I had the pleasure of working with Henry many years ago, and after he died in 1991 I promised myself that I would research...
Hi my name is George i was a former royal marine 1943-1947 I saw on forum some name of cagey ask about force viper please can he get in touch...
Separate names with a comma.
