Hi, this is my first ever post so apologies if it doesn't look right. My Father was a wireless operator with the Royal Artillery. He signed up I...
Hi again, I got the papers that Albert had kept (only his discharge paper which he probably needed for work) and was also sent the service record...
Thomas James by Alex Young posted Jun 8, 2024 at 7:03 AM This is my great grandfather Thomas James. He was a Captain in the South Staffordshire...
Hello, I'm searching information or anything of my grandfather's life. He was an Italian prisoner of war. I know his movements but I have no...
Hi, I've decided it's about time I started researching my grandfather's WW2 history. Name : William Charles Durham No : 5677281 Regiment :...
Reading through the War Diary for 44 LAA Regt in 1944 I came across an entry that surprised me. 27 April 1944 2100hrs Charra : Gnr (D/Op)...
any help would be greatly appreciated as I cant read cursive to save my life.
Having done some research on a photograph that I have owned for some time, I have worked out that the C sub-section is that of the 99 (The Royal...
One of the V.A.Ds that went to India was a Kathleen Seymour & one of her relatives sent me information that she had written about her time as a...
Hi, I’ve been looking into where my great grandfather served during the Second World War. We’ve got to the conclusion that he went overseas as he...
Hi I am hoping for some help to decipher my Dads war service in WW2. His name was William James Stiff. 11/05/1917. He said he went up the...
Award Military Cross Lt. Thomas Richard Stuart Thornton, 7th Queen's Own Hussars (95217) Tank Engagement at Sidi Rezegh on 21st November 1941 and...
Source: Bombay Chronicle - 6th March 1942! An article by R. Joomabhai - President of Indian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore which appeared in...
I'm looking for some help / information regarding the postings shown on my Gt-Uncle's RAF service record. He's listed on his discharge docs as a...
Hello All, For Christmas I am gifting my Dad a copy of The Middle East Commandos by Charles Messenger. My Grandfather (Byron Jenkins 6468043) is...
Hi there I'm researching a soldier who was posted to India with the 1st West Yorkshire Regiment between 18/3/36 and 14/7/37. Prior to this he had...
New here and just happened across this site whilst doing some research. I've been trying to trace my Grandfathers ancestry back but it comes to a...
I recently came across this three page list of the Regimental Centres and Corps Depots in India early 1944. It was in 202 LOC War Diary. It may...
Hi This Regiment sailed for India in June 1942 and arrived in Bombay in October 1942 according to Farndale. It was then part of 32 Indian...
HI, I'm trying to trace relatives of Cpl Don Winer. He was from Ontario and served in India during WW2. Cpl Winer went on a trek through Sikkim,...
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