This book has been out awhile, this is the first review (October 2017) I've spotted via Twitter, albeit on an obscure blogsite with an American...
Has anyone any information on any of the British Army Battle Schools near Barnard Castle in Teesdale? There was; Bradford Camp Humbleton Camp...
My great uncle was a pilot in the RAFVR. Attached is a summary of his service/training record. He went missing on a training flight AW275 on...
Margaret E. Denys-Burton (1921-1955), was private in the ATS. Couple of interesting posting relating to courses (see below). As far as I can...
Hi I am interested to understand more about officer training at beginning of war, for someone I have a connection with. Aged 32, he was gazetted...
I am anxious to try and identify a training unit referred to in a cousins WW 2 military record. He died at home in 1940, family story is from...
I have been researching a Sergeant (John W Lance) who spent the war rising through the ranks in LAA regiments.He joined in 1939 and by 1943 had...
Hi all I'm interested in finding out some more information about British snipers in WW2. I've read Captain Shore's brilliant book (British...
Hi I have just discovered this site, by accident, as I am trying to search for people that trained/worked/knew my Dad, Fred Williams, during his...
Can someone tell me what trades the RA search light Gunners in WW2 would have had please. I have the below on my grandads service record but...
I have read that the RA peaked at around 700,000 men during WW2. I have also read that Larkhill trained around 1,000,000 men during WW2. Can...
Can anyone please suggest a source of information on 6 OTU at RAF Silloth towards the end of the war. I am particularly interested in the crew of...
Extract from ''The Fifth Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment'' by Capt JS McMath regarding the fighting in Maltot. [ATTACH] British blood was up and...
A picture of the Lillywhite Orchestra. The Drums Training Battalion Coldstream Guards, in June 1944.
This is a picture of the Drums Training Battalion of the Coldstream Guards on 10 May 1944. Apparently they were undefeated during the 1943-44 season
So I'm trying to write a story but I need a lot of information. I'd like to know the minimum age that was accepted to join the QA's, and the...
What were the length and components of training for a USN blimp pilot in WW2? What rank did a blimp pilot usually hold? What was a "half wing?"
Does anyone know how the British army taught soldiers how to throw a hand grenade (such as a No. 36 'Mills bomb')? I would like to understand...
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