Sgt Hopper (?) 3rd Oct 1942 Wellington W5377 shot down en route Gibraltar to Bathurst, Sierra Leone. We know 3 survived Captain P/O D M...
I collect the postal history of Canada during WW2 and am new to this forum. I am familiar with the Canadian tunnelers who went to help on...
Hi I am trying to find out some information on my great uncle, Thomas J Mattey. I have been told he served in the Merchant Navy, and died at Sea...
Hello, new member here, A friend of mine just shared me some photos of early model Valentine tanks in Gibraltar. One has a distinguishable...
I am trying to trace my father's army career in WW2. He was in the 4th Devons and then the Royal Engineers and served in Gibralta and I have a...
I am currently researching my Dad's cousin, William Ernest Bowden Miller, who, at the time of Dunkirk was 6142501 Private W. E. Miller of the...
Gnr R B Bones is pictured bottom left sitting down. The inverted stripe denotes 3 years service. This picture could be from his time served pre...
467 LAA Bty became independent on the disbandment of 141 LAA Regt RA in Gibraltar in March 1944 and went to North Africa. It remained independent...
The Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 was one of the key battles of the Napoleonic Wars. It was a bitter-sweet victory for the British fleet...
HI, My Grandfather was in the Royal artillery (1st Heavy regiment, 28th Battery) and was evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. I would like to know...
Bellmans Cave,Gibraltar
I just spotted this 5 reel audio interview (total 2 1/2 hours) with Harry Corfield, who served with the Royal Irish (NOT the Inniskillings as...
Hi I attach scan of Christmas Pantomime Programme from Gibraltar Christmas 1942. Brought back by my Dad who was there in the Royal Engineers....
Photograph of squad including my Dad, Harry Falconer, on Gibraltar in 1943 - based there building airstrip. He left Gib Aug/Sep 1943 but the ship...
Can anybody help me identify a couple of things in this photo, what is the badge on the arm of the soldier being inspected by the military...
This a very long shot but here goes: I'm trying to research the service history of my late grandad (service records awaited from Glasgow some...
But, after years of trying to persuade my nan to get my grandfathers service records and any medals he was due I now have the records....
Please can anyone give me any infomation on the Royal Artillery stationed in Gibralta. I have recently found out my grandfather was in the RGA 1st...
I meant to post these back in Feb but have only just copied across from my Camera.
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