Does anyone have a copy of the IWM document 'Exercise Acrospire'? This is the account of the battlefield visit made to Arras by the 5th Division...
I just wondered if anyone can help me in this forum. I am searching for my grandfather. The information I have : He was in the Corps Signals...
Which Unit was responsible for the defence of Soex? In have found this from the Ellis - In default of orders, General Thorne could not know...
Hi guys... I'm even further from Bovington than I am from Kew...and Bovvie's LONG awaited project to scan and out online their store of war...
During the 70th Commemoration of the Liberation of Walcheren I was asked to address the gathering at the unveiling of the Buffalo ‘Snipe’ Memorial...
Hi all - this regt. went to france with the BEF, and in mid may became part of "Usher Force"...its men fighting as infantry on one occasion, and...
I have written a novel based on the events of May 1940. My father-in-law served in the 2nd battalion Irish Guards and was a member of the Harpoon...
A good article on BBC News about the life of Pierre Boulle, best known as the author of The Planet of the Apes but also wrote The Bridge on the...
Major John Kennedy, The Poona Horse, The Chindits and Dah Force John Kennedy was born 10.3.1915 at Neston, on the Wirral Peninsula, near...
Hi All, I've been gradually tracing the movements of 5 Wireless Group in the run up to D-Day. This outfit simulated the radio traffic of several...
Hi All, I have just finished reading the book 'Flight By Elephant', by Andrew Martin. A very good book about the exploits of an Assam Tea Planter...
Hello all, Does anyone have a copy of the December 1944 RSR War Diary that they would be willing to share? Trying to ascertain what 'battle...
E Force to Jalo - The forgotten Desert Operation We are working on a book which brings back to light the achievements of Force 'E' and its...
Does anybody know the name/career details of the Naval officer who commanded at Kiel when British troops arrived in May 1945? Many thanks in...
I am working with Trux to recreate the Blade Force order of battle (OOB). Blade for was a mobile, combined arms group formed for the Race for...
I am about to start posting my offering on Juno Beach. Four parts eventually: The crossing and naval Force J. The assault. The offshore...
Greetings, I am new to this forum, having been directed here by Ali Mayor (secretary of Southsea Subaqua Club) who led the Neptune Wrecks dive...
Dear all, I am wondering if anyone has any information on where Northern HQ was based in 1943, and what they were up to. HQ's Northern Command:...
Does anyone have a date of arrival in North Africa for this unit?
Does anyone know when in August of 1940 the C.I.H arrived in North Africa, and at which port? Thanks, David.
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