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Looking for info on the 105th light anti aircraft unit in Tunisia?

Hello everyone, Recently I have been putting together a biography of my great grandfather, Ralph Frederick Russell, who served in North Africa...

Thread by: Alex Russell, Nov 24, 2025, 7 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Sidney Ferris 10th Battalion The Rifle Brigade

Hi all I thought I'd do this properly as I don't think I did this when I first came here in 2018 - my apologies! Hello, I'm Glen, grandson of...

Thread by: Glen Ferris, Sep 4, 2025, 10 replies, in forum: User Introductions
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Op TORCH: Sherman tank deliveries

Gen Anderson mentions in his London Gazette Dispatch that on 20th January 1943 "241 Shermans" were delivered in a Convoy, presumably to Algeria....

Thread by: Takrouna, Jan 2, 2025, 3 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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44176 William Donald TARR , RA

I am trying to find further detail on the military career of William Donald Tarr - he may have used the name Donald. He was born 11 July 1909 in...

Thread by: Skoyen89, Nov 18, 2023, 9 replies, in forum: Royal Artillery
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78th Infantry (Battleaxe) Divn comms during Torch

Does anyone know if the Royal Corp of Signals personnel attached to 78th Divn HQ were on HMS Bulolo during the landings? Did they handle the army...

Thread by: Paul Dorrell, Oct 26, 2023, 2 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Award MiD Lt. S.B.E. Kearney, 7th Parachute Battalion

[IMG] Lt. Shane Brendan Eithna Kearney, MiD 7th Parachute Battalion killed in action on Operation Varsity (324298) Lt Shane Brendan Kearney was...

Thread by: brithm, Jul 31, 2023, 0 replies, in forum: Airborne
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Torch to Tunis: Bletchley Park podcast

From a BP email:Though often forgotten about today, the Operation Torch landings were a pivotal event which led to the first battles between...

Thread by: davidbfpo, Dec 5, 2022, 4 replies, in forum: Top Secret
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OPERATION TORCH - The tragic losses of the crews of HMS Karanja, Hecla and Avenger

Initially this 2nd post about Operation Torch and the Tunisian campaign was going to be about the sinking of HMS Karanja a Landing Ship Infantry...

Thread by: Instructor6, Nov 12, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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'Giruad and the African Scene' by George Ward Price

This book by George Ward Price, controversial journalist before and during the war was published in 1944, it was found yesterday whilst...

Thread by: davidbfpo, Nov 12, 2022, 5 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Operation Torch - IWM photos

To start to supplement the wish to reflect properly the 1st Army's outstanding contribution to victory in North Africa, I add some photos here...

Thread by: bexley84, Nov 11, 2022, 6 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Operation Torch's First Casualty - Lieutenant Villis

Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the start of Operation TORCH and the British landings at Algiers that morning by 11th Infantry Brigade of...

Thread by: Instructor6, Nov 9, 2022, 10 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Operation Torch: 80th Anniversary

My idea is to use this thread to commemorate the anniversary of events associated with Operation Torch, as each event date reaches "80 years"...

Thread by: SteveDee, Oct 2, 2022, 31 replies, in forum: All Anniversaries
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Operation Torch air reconnaissance photos

With the 80th anniversary coming up, I'm trying to pull together a page about beach reconnaissance ahead of this. A document in the IWM archives...

Thread by: Rob Crane, Sep 14, 2022, 0 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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New Member: Researching my Great Grandfather, Scots Guard 3051602

Hey all! Came across this forum when I began researching my Great Grandfather's service record. I have grown up hearing stories of this...

Thread by: M.H Historitas, Jul 27, 2022, 22 replies, in forum: User Introductions
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Award D.S.O. Lt-Col. J.D. Frost, 2nd Parachute Battalion

Award Distinguished Service Order Lt-Col. J.D. Frost, 2nd Parachute Battalion For conspicuous gallantry and leadership in a most hazardous...

Thread by: brithm, Jul 25, 2022, 0 replies, in forum: Airborne
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Lessons of Operation Torch: a 1943 US Army report

Having listened to Phil McCarty's talk yesterday on The Bartholomew Report, the British Army review of the war in France, he referred to a few...

Thread by: davidbfpo, May 19, 2022, 5 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Award Military Cross & Bar Capt. P. Lieven, RCA Fortress H.Q. Leros

Award Military Cross Captain. Paul Lieven, Royal Canadian Artillery Fortress attached No. 6 Commando On 8th November 1942 during the attack on...

Thread by: brithm, Mar 23, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Canadian
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The Loss of HMT Awatea, 11 November 1942

This ship was a fast civilian passenger ship from New Zealand, crossing the Tasman Sea and became a WW2 troopship. Thanks to a pointer to a BCHM...

Thread by: davidbfpo, Nov 23, 2021, 0 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
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Walking Tunisia's Mareth Line in 2021

Hello All! My name is Oscar Scafidi and I am currently writing the Bradt Travel Guide to Tunisia (1st Edition). When published in early 2022, it...

Thread by: ozymandias24, May 3, 2021, 22 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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CSM Arthur Balls, A Coy 10th Rifle Brigade

Hi all, I have seen quite a lot of posts on here about 10th Rifle Brigade and I was wondering if anyone had any information on A Company's...

Thread by: Alex Ball, Nov 25, 2020, 9 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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