24th February 1941 HMS Hasty had sailed from Tobruk in company with HMS Dainty and then recovered survivors from that destroyer, after it was...
Hi, Help, I am after what battle he would have fought and died in, I have tried to look it up and I can't figure it out. He was in the Royal...
C.Q.M.S. Robert George Holmes (2928482) & C.S.M. William McBride (2688210) 2nd Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders awarded Military Medals On the...
I came across the attached record, referring to the death of a distant cousin in Libya in 1942. It was in the Croydon, Surrey Roll of Honour. I...
Personal Number: 31864 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Francis Godfrey Bertram ARKWRIGHT, DSO, MC Units: 12 Royal Lancers; CO, 4 County of London...
I thought I'd post up details from some British war diaries relevant to the operations on 19 November 1941 at El Gubi. Going to start with that of...
The name has always intrigued me for some reason. Perhaps because it was from the time of WW2 and is no longer used........Silesia might be...
In seeking some further information regarding an American chap who served with the American Field Service prior to joining the RAMC I came across...
Inspired by a discussion in another thread, I thought I'd post up some accounts of BATTLEAXE that I seem to have collected from Kew over the years...
For anybody interested I recently found the attached old negative/photo in my 'Libya Stuff' of the skeletal remains of a jeep that I photographed...
[ATTACH] 5251421 Pte. Kenneth HUNT 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Awarded a D.C.M. for actions Pt.187 near Acroma, Libya during the on the...
I'm trying to find information on James George Winton Slorach RAMC who was killed on 3 Feb 1942 in North Africa. A friend in Scotland found him...
On this very day in Libya at Ras el Eleba, 79 years ago; a raid took place. The target was an enemy observation post on a hill overlooking a large...
Was hoping some here would be able to point me in the right direction. I only know the very basics(name,marriage,rank, where he is buried and...
Hello everyone, Does anyone have any detailed info on the order of battle for the 1st Armoured Division in May/June 1942? I've done as much...
Personal Number: 200079 Rank: Lieutenant Name: Anthony Henry Ivor KINSMAN Unit: Grenadier Guards; Long Range Desert Group; Royal Armoured Corps;...
Whist recovering from wounds received at El Aghelia with 5 RHA my father was sent to Syria for convalescent. Father extreme right (as you look at...
Forum member, Mel Jnr ( ‘a well camel’ ), has asked me to pass on the very sad news that Mel Snr passed away a little after 8.30 pm on Wednesday...
I am interested in finding out more details of an incident involving A Squadron, 8 Royal Tanks, commanded by Major O'Neill at Sidi Rezegh late...
Here is one of my Dads photos (right hand side looking down) and 2 of his mates from the 4th Royal Tanks. It looks like they have found another...
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