An interesting story from the recent attempted sale of his service medals at auction: WWI hero who led 450-mile prison break became Burma...
BBC News 27th July 2020 Service for RAF Newton trio killed in explosion at base in 1940. Three RAF airmen are being remembered 80 years after...
Some years ago,I posted about a dangerous journey made by a friend ,Arthur Fairchild in LCT489 (Mk3) when he was a young telegraphist in the R.N....
I have just seen a post elsewhere by a beachcomber /mudlarker referring to RN plastic buttons being painted gold, however when they find them, the...
Hi Can anyone help identify the name of the rating killed in paragraph c ? [ATTACH] Source: Admiralty War Diary for 28/12/44 Thanks in...
Just come across some colour footage of Red Beret's at Kastrup airfield and Copenhagen in May 1945. I have said Red Berets as a selection of...
I am interested in modelling Royal Navy vehicles in and around WW2 some are a dark blue, including at leaset one pictured on a DDay beach. So...
I have found the name of Charles Mock on a war memorial in Dublin. The CWGC website has: Telegraphist: MOCK, CHARLES ALBERT Service Number D/JX...
I was thinking again today about the skin rash that my Dad had in his naval service during the war. Could it have been due to vitamin deficiency?...
I found these on eBay two weeks ago, not in any way "rare" but a jacket I was looking for and this one was fine. Checking eBay's wee " reminders"...
[IMG] Hi I’m New to the forum. Looking for a bit of help. Myself & my dad have requested my grandads royal navy records. Sadly he’s no longer...
Hi Is it unusual that I cannot find any records on any website for James Windle who I believe was based in Simonstown South Africa in WW2 The only...
Any info on this Corvette and her crew greatly appreciated
We lost a family member on the Affray called Walter Green. Does the name sound familiar to anyone who has done any research. Keen to know more.
Hi All I wonder if someone can give me some information about HMS Pollux please. I am researching a naval officer Lt R Haynes who early in his...
Found this nice painting today of HMS JED [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hi I was wondering if anyone could advise me who to contact to gain some understanding of my dad's navy records. He was based in Chatham and...
Hi all, hopefully, the brains trust here will be able to help me out! Have been going through some photographs of my mum's family and we came...
The Vickers K was used extensively across the British and Commonwealth forces during the Second World War, but as I discuss in the video, it also...
My grandfather was in the Navy both before during and after WW2. I have got a copy of his service history but it's thrown up an anomaly. According...
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