A friend of mine lent me his dad's army pictures from his time in Italy (Sgt Redford) and thought I'd upload them for anyone interested.
Casualty Major TURNBULL, MAURICE JOSEPH LAWSON Service Number 107563 Died 04/08/1944 Aged 38 Cdg. No.2 Coy. 1st Bn. Welsh Guards Test Cricketer,...
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Came across these two names whils looking for Footballers, who had served in Airborne forces. Thomas Farrage played for Birmingham City and...
I saw this and thought of you.... BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Things We Forgot to Remember, Series 6, Jesse Owens and the Nazi Olympics...
A little gem found in WO167/469 Regimental Football Team that played against 15th French Field Regiment at Compieane 4th Feb 1940. Incase...
Hi All, Just a quick (cheeky) request. To put you all on notice, my remit for war grave & memorial photos will be changing to ALL 5 Foot Guards...
Does anyone have information relating to the aircrash at Wing, near Aylesbury, Buckinghmashire, that took place on 6th December 1943? Specifically...
Somewhere, I thought it was in one of David Staffords books, I read about cricket matches between American and British servicemen. Does anybody...
I have a photo dated Catterick 1938 of the Queens Own cameron Highlanders boys football team (a "boy" was a junior soldier under 21) They were...
Just found a reference on the internet to one IG officer who was killed in Normandy. He was the youngest British participant in the rowing events...
I was wondering if anyone out there has records of the Army Rugby during the war. Just remembered today (which is because this forum has brought...
A real long shot this one, but I've been amazed at the knowledge on these threads... My father wrote in a letter dated 11th Feb 1942 that he was...
:) Have just received a nice present through the post from a chap I have helped find out about his father who served in the Regt. As it contains a...
Can anyone please help with details of Gunner 1769789 Alfred Hudd [Alfred Gwilym Thomas Hudd] who it is said was a good football player and played...
Hi All Im hoping someone may have info on any of these 3 men. All played for Tranmere Rovers FC and served and died during WW2. Stanley...
For my birthday last week I had a book on Formula 1 circuits. This photo was in it which shows the two extremes of Nazi salute , the fervent Nazi...
Hitler's Olympics: The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, by Christopher Hilton I've just secured myself a hardback copy of this at a good price from...
While checking the latest scores I happened across this article from a 1944 edition of the Cricketer magazine. Keeping a stiff upper lip in trying...
1936 Olympics Often called Hitlers Games here is an online version of an exhibition about the games :)
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