I was wondering whether anyone could help me. I have recently acquired a family heirloom which is a family members diary from his days in the...
An introduction by Lt A Heal. R.E. C de G. Tuesday, 6th June, 1944 was to be, for me and many others, a defining moment. Our first taste of active...
Anyone who wants to read my Dad's first hand account of the Dunkirk Beaches might like to go to Grim Determination - D-Day. I've just spent the...
Seems like an approriate time to post this section from my grandfather's war memories: The 225 Field Company RE at Dunkirk by Thomas J Garrett...
When I was in Normandy I became wireless operator to the Intelligence Officer and used to listen to a very interesting broadcasting station with...
Hello, my name is Kent Whitaker and I am working on my new book, Im a cookbook author, that combines WWII era recipes from military sources and...
:poppy: CWGC :: Casualty Details Rifleman ROBERT JAMES STEVENSON 7019933, 1st (Airborne) Bn., Royal Ulster Rifles who died age 23 on 07 June 1944...
My father was in the military during World War II and stationed at Hickam Air Base. I posted his incredible eye witness testimony of December 7,...
Diary of a soldier in the East Riding Yeomanry BLA June 5th Monday 6am LCT374 Sailed at 5.54. D-Day is Tuesday, sea very rough but I am not...
I have copied various documents which were left to me by my late Aunt Lily. They tell the story of Sergant Evan Llywellellyn Edwards 39577688...
I am starting this thread in the hope of gathering information about events that the regiment were involved in, please add anything that you can....
War is often a series of puzzles and mysteries. One that has never been solved is the mystery of the RED Wooden Bullets. In a den, we found boxes...
I am transcribing a WWII LAA battery veterans war diary and there are some abbreviations that have foxed me. these include; X Transit camp. Was...
After Boulogne, 17 year old Royal Marine Bill Balmer was sent to Calais, this is what he told me. Calais – Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May 1940...
In May 2005 my wife and I were spending a week in Rome and dining outdoors at a favourite restaurant in Piazza Navone. Seated at the next table...
Battle Experience Questionnaire - R Bacon Standard questionnaire, completed by R Bacon of the Calgary Highlanders. His remarks are in blue, those...
My father, Lt. James R. Smith, was radar observer aboard the P-61 called "Jing-Bow Joy-Ride." He and pilot Carl Absmeier were a high-scoring team...
I have recently added a nice group to my collection: 5185378 L/Cpl. Jack Ernest Barnfield, 5th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment...
A close friend of mine, Harry Kenton, now aged 91, has a great personal story relating to WW2. HARRY A. KENTON, USMC, BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:...
It is well documented that the americans had a very good rations set up, does anyone know what that was anyway, and also breakdowns for German,...
Separate names with a comma.
