Hi. I'd like to ask, would the tank crews in the 24th Lancers and SRY during June 1944 have had any other insignia or unit badges on their combat...
My uncle, Gordon Herbert Batchelor, was a pilot with 54 Squadron and a POW from July 9th 1941, when he was shot down over France. He landed up in...
Hi all, I've finally got round to reading David Render's "Tank Action" and come across a large anomaly between his description of the capture of...
I am trying to research the above named Roderick Donald Perkins who served with the SRY from April 1940. On his Tracer Card (courtesy of the Tank...
Looking for the date for Sgt Rennie (KIA), Sgt Stock(WIA) and Ian Greenway(WIA). C Squadron June 26th 1944 according to Stuart Hill's book and...
Hello All, I’ve tried everywhere I can think of, without success, to locate the census numbers for the Sherman tanks of 5 Troop, A Squadron,...
THE 8TH ARMOURED BRIGADE ENTRAINS AT NEWMARKET TO TRANSFER TO ITS PRE-INVASION ASSEMBLY AREA IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND (PART 3) [Allocated Title] THE...
I am in touch with Len Beddow , yes him, of the recent Legion of Honour award. He would love it if any relative has a photo of his army mates....
My relative Trooper Ronald C H Baxter was in the The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps Brigade and died on 14th August 1944 and is...
Hi all, well after a few emails to a very helpful chap called Jonathon at Bov, after your advice, I'm now sitting here with my Granfathers tracer...
Hello all, I'm trying to piece together my late Grandfathers military history and am a little confused over a few things. I believe he enlisted...
This was a letter written home by my grandfather about a trip to the Ruhr to load coal. Pretty sure of the date(s) but I've left this out as I...
In one of his letters from the SRY, just after the end of the war in Europe, my grandfather wrote this: "I’m a busy man these days, so busy I’m...
This letter was written by my grandfather around 10th January 1945, whilst with the Sherwood Rangers and I would guess the "hold up" in the mail...
Good Evening, I am currently doing some research looking at the Battle of the Bulge and the British involvement. Would anyone happen to have the...
Fontenay-le-Pesnel I have some threads associated with things near this, but not Fontenay exclusively so work in progress for some events and...
Captain Keith Douglas (SRY) [IMG] A name I have often heard mentioned and whose poetry I have often heard, was on "Something Understood" this...
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