I'm looking for this unit, especially a war diary reference: I'm researching Sgt. Norman Squire (1909 - 1979) - - among Norman's papers were...
I have just started researching the 'footprint' of my Dad's journey in WW2. He was in51st(London) Anti Aircraft regiment. He went to Norway, North...
Does anybody know which beach No. 5 Beach group landed on at Salerno ? My Gt- grandad landed as part of the above group with 280 bty, 87th HAA...
Does anyone know where the The 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards were in August 1943. My Grandfather was posted to the Battalion on 13th August 43.
Personal Number: 86091 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Frederick Kenneth Radcliffe LONG, OBE, MiD Unit: Royal Artillery London Gazette : 17...
World War Two sailor feared dead in torpedo attack turns 100 A Royal Navy sailor who was reported dead during World War Two has celebrated his...
Hi all, I'm researching the action in which these two Pz IVs of (I believe) HG Div were knocked out at Salerno in September 1943. I'm wondering...
Personal Number: 174099 Rank: Lieutenant Name: Clifford Vizetelly JAMES, MC, MiD Unit: Royal Corps of Signals London Gazette : 13 January 1944...
Hi, I'm reading the war diary of 214 HAA Bty/57 HAA Regt RA for September 1943 and struggling to transcribe this extract: [ATTACH] I think it...
[ATTACH] I am trying to determine where the following four casualties of the 6th Battalion were killed. I know it was during the battle for...
Award Member of the British Empire Captain John Aitchison Patterson, 161 Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers (96364) From the day of...
Hi all, I thought I'd start a thread describing the ops of 23 Armd Bde at SALERNO in September 1943. I'll start with this Staff Table from 19 Sep...
Hi all, Apologies for the rather random question but I've been trying to nail down a definitive answer to the question of when 50th Field...
Morning all, Thanks to your help here I've managed to find out from my father in law service history that he was in the 21 beach group which...
Gnr. Walter James Burton, 277/68 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery captured 20th June 1942 Stalag 4B POW No. 279719 [ATTACH]...
Army Number: 4454328 Rank: Lance-Serjeant Name: Ronald LOWE, MM, MiD Unit: Royal Corps of Signals London Gazette : 24 August 1944...
Army Number: 2331078 Rank: Serjeant Name: C DOVE, MiD Unit: Royal Corps of Signals London Gazette : 24 August 1944...
Hello. I am researching the WW2 service of my father who was posted to 168 battery 56 th LAA.He was with them all through N Africa and Salerno....
Personal Number: 89434 Rank: Major Name: Harold Moore JOHNSTON, MC Unit: Cheshire Regiment London Gazette : 20 June 1939...
Personal Number: 34595 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: James Robert BIRCH, DSO, MiD Unit: Cheshire Regiment London Gazette : 5 February 1926...
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