Hello, This is quite a long shot, but I'm hoping to uncover some information on the death of my great uncle during WW2. His name was Alexander...
My curiousity was piqued by an IWM tweet today of a film clip, dated 2/3/1946, of Dutch troops landing on Bali, being met by a small group of...
Remembering today Casualty Details | CWGC :poppy: C/JX172488 Able Seaman William Ernest Gatty, Royal Navy, HMS Encounter, who passed away aged...
New to all of this, searching the internet and stumbled on this site. I have received my dad’s service records from the Royal Navy but I can’t...
Just before the evacuation from Dunkirk in May 1940, there were numerous targets identified that shouldn’t fall into German hands. From what I can...
The Jacobus was a cargo ship of 1,262 grt, one of a fleet of six ships owned by Sir Erik Ohlson of Hull. On 25 May 1940 at least two of the crew...
Rank & Badges in the Royal Navy, Army, RAF & Auxiliaries (1941) edited by E.C. Talbot-Booth Royal Navy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Army Royal...
Rank: Commander Name: Gerald Berkeley VILLIERS, OBE Unit: Royal Navy London Gazette : 25 July 1905...
I don't know if I am in the right area, but I am sure someone will sort me out. I am researching a Submarine person namely Horatio John Milne who...
Hi all, I have a great coat with these shoulder boards - could anyone shed any light on the purple stripes? [ATTACH]
I recently bought a nice group of items, including a Rifle Brigade side cap. Now wondering what the other (military?) badges are. I do recognize...
Casualty Details | CWGC Name and Rank LIEUTENANT (A) PETER THORP ECKERSLEY Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Raven. Date...
This photo of H M S Warspite will probably not have been seen before. It was taken by my uncle. Wireman Kenneth Mark Perry DSM. My uncle served on...
I saw this on eBay a few months ago and was fortunate to acquire it, a Ross 10x70, it is ( I am a bloody anorak) the third example I have come to...
I understand that the faulty valve that contributed to the sinking of the submarine was made by a sub contractor, not Cammell Laird but by a...
There's lots of books and documentaries about German U-boats but I've always wondered why is there so little about Royal Navy submarines? Did they...
[ATTACH] Evening all, could anyone shed any light on a couple of RN flags I picked up recently? I know they are RN however I am unsure as to...
Beginning in 1939, the Royal Navy began requisitioning commercial vessels to serve as auxiliary patrol craft and minesweepers. By December 1941...
My late father went to the Pacific War as a sparker (wireless operator) after D Day in Europe where his destroyer, HMS Orwell, had done 7 or 8...
An interesting story from the recent attempted sale of his service medals at auction: WWI hero who led 450-mile prison break became Burma...
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