A remarkable photo, not one I have seen before. The caption says 'Entry into Tunis' but I have some doubts. Could be Kairouan? Either way, the...
Cpl. Francis Vale, 3rd Bn Welsh Guards Service No.: 573443 Award: Mention in Despatches Captured: Tunis, 21st June 1942. Escaped : PG 73 Carpi,...
Personal Number: 73199 Rank: General Name: Sir Richard Erskine WARD, GBE, KCB, DSO*, MC, MiD*** Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 27...
Personal Number: P/62882 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Sir Peter Allix WILKINSON, KCMG, DSO, OBE Unit: Royal Fusiliers ; SOE ; No 1 Special Force...
Award Mentioned in Despatches Pte. James Westgarth Crozier, (4620032) & Cpl. Thomas Pragnell, (4342476) 2nd Parachute Battalion ESCAPES FROM...
Army Number: 2658984 Rank: Lance-Serjeant Name: W LAWSON Unit: Coldstream Guards
Personal Number: 77591 Rank: Major Name: Alexander John CLARK KENNEDY, MC, MiD* Unit: 12 Royal Lancers London Gazette : 26 August 1938...
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ESCAPES FROM CAMP 53 (MACERATA), ITALY (1) After the Armistice with Italy, P/W in this camp were ordered by the Italian Commandant and the Senior...
Personal Number: 20246 Rank: Lieutenant-General Name: Sir Terence Sydney AIREY, KCMG, CB, CBE, MiD** Unit: Durham Light Infantry London Gazette...
Army Number: Personal Number: 301158 Rank: Regimental Serjeant Major ; Captain (Quartermaster) Name: Herbert Ivor BLACKMORE, MBE Unit: 1 Royal...
Hi there, I'm trying to piece together my father's war history. He was typically reticent to discuss it and I never found out much beyond that he...
From Imperial War Museum collection E 2823 - 06/05/1941 NA 1106 - 12/03/1943 NA 1107 - 12/03/1943 NA 3016 - 20/05/1943 NA 5197 - 01/08/1943 NA...
Some posts copied over from 7961213 Tpr Colin PICKERING, 2nd Lothians and Border Horse: 08/02/1944 Lastly, the idea seems to be circulating on...
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7347926 Reference: WO 373/2/190 Name Hodge, Gerard Sessions Rank: Captain Service...
With the green light from a Forum moderator here's a synopsis of a book just published. "My Wartime Wanderings" by Kenneth L Phillips, 6969044, B...
Date of Enlistment: 1940 Army Number: 2722596 Rank: Guardsman Name: John BEASLEY Unit: 1 Irish Guards Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Date of...
Hi I am seeing if anyone has any details of the 12 RTR especially around 6/5/1943. My grandad in law was Trooper Alfred Caldwell 3392204. It...
Hello members, I am new to the forum and I am trying to find information on my Uncle George who fought in the Western Desert during WW2 and I...
Warrant Officers of 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - TUNIS - 1943. Standing, left to right: CSM W. Pestell, CSM M. Moran, CSM, W. Gilmartin, CSM J....
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