Hi all My name is Andrea and I joined the site to see if I can piece together more information about my grandfather. I was wondering if anyone...
Casualty Details | CWGC We're looking for more information about Private William John Stephen, Regimental Number 2195960, served with the Royal...
I am currently researching the various merchant ships my grandfather sailed on during WW2 as a merchant seaman. I have obtained the Coastal Trade...
My Grandfather wrote this before he died and i am hoping some will enjoy or have more info Corporal Edward Lee Gamble (1917 – 2003) - Third...
Came across these first hand accounts recently on Fort Luton museum website , some short some long- Dunkirk-Letters and Recollections of...
Personal Number: 176859 Rank: Lieutenant Name: John David Nicholson GRAVES. MiD Unit: 1 Royal Welch Fusiliers London Gazette : 28 March 1941...
Kevin Tuck I wander how many of us have been told little stories from our fathers or grandfathers that in later life they where able to reflect on...
I have just started reading this book by Stanley Aylett (1911 - 2003) who served as a surgeon throughout the war. A gritty, vivid account with...
Hi, I am writing a book on the Pipers of The Black Watch from 1725 till 2006 I have completed research up till 1919 at the moment. unfortunately...
This is a first hand account by the Skipper Arthur Lewis. It was posted on FB page "Fleetwoods Past by his Granddaughter and I have her permission...
Hi All, I am new here! I am super interested in WWII and hearing the stories that came out of it. I have heard a lot of British/American/Canadian...
In an interview with the national newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Wolf Schneider, Sergeant on 7th May 1945 and turning 20 on that day answered...
I have the attached booklet dated 1988 that was in my Fathers Dunkirk Association bits. I apologise if this booklet and accounts within have...
Can anyone please recommend a first-hand account of the Battle of Knightsbridge from the perspective of the First Army Tank Brigade?
Experiences of a Battle Casualty at El Alamein By Capt. J. C. Bishop, M.C., RAMC THESE notes are written in the hope that they may be an...
Hi all, Have recently had chance to look through a box of 'stuff' that none of the family new existed, some relating to my grandfathers the in...
76 years ago this evening news of the Armistice was broadcast in Italy. I have posted here what this meant for three prisoners of war: Fred...
Major Robert Surridge 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 4th Indian Division Like many men of his time my Father spoke little about the war,...
The attached poster can be downloaded from the Victoria & Albert Museum Don't keep a diary | H. Manly & Son | V&A Search the Collections When I...
I am blessed with possessing my Dad’s war diary, photos and red cross arm-band & documents. Before I continue to introduce myself and my deceased...
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