Hello all, I am the great Grandson of this gentleman: Captain TE Pickard of the 7th Coastal Artillery. 'Ted', as he was known, made a daring...
Does anyone have a good resolution photograph of Captain Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring who was the Commanding Officer of HMS Cornwall when it...
Roy Martin submitted a new resource: Tommy Thompson Wallsend - WW2 Merchant Navy One man' experiences in 1942 A most interesting description of...
I am trying to find out as much as I can about mgb 330 and SOUTH, James R, Able Seaman, D/JX 184176, MGB.330, 7 August 1942, surface action, DOW...
Today, 83 years ago the RAF with about 1000 bombers destroyed this town and sent a signal.
Searching for any info re Frank Henry Land. Royal Engineer who attempted to escape Sumatra Feb or March 1942. Nothing known since then. Has anyone...
Hello I am trying to trace a member of the Czech Battalion (11th?) that was posted to north Africa in 1941/42 and who were engaged in the defence...
Hi All. I am trying to research my grand fathers war record. I have his war record after requesting it. His name was Leonard Atkins S/N 6355312....
My uncle Geoffrey Poole was a Flight Sergeant in 62 squadron. Flying a hurricane out of Palembang he was shot down on 14th Feb 1942 over the...
I hope you do not mind me posting of this forum. I have recently found details of my great uncle my grandfather's, Rodmond Frederick Peterson,...
Hello, it is possible to tell from a service record whether my grandad saw active service or if he was a clerk? He was in India for 3 and a half...
Posted as it mentions Winston Churchill: War Diary 4th Bn The Welch Regiment 1st Nov 1942– 30th Nov 1942 Appendices/ attachments – None **...
Trekking during the Blitz - Wikipedia Large numbers of British civilians engaged in trekking during the Blitz. This involved leaving cities at...
Hi My grandfather passed away a few years ago now and my dad never knew any details of his time during the war. We have his service record and...
Hi, I am looking find out about Sidney Alonzo Ball who died on the 6th of December 1942 in Bizerte,Tunisia. In searching for information came...
[ATTACH] Acton Gazette 9th November 1945 S/199422 SQMS John Frederick Walton, Royal Army Service Corps, H.Q. 53 Division, 12 Corps Award: MBE...
Hi, I’m doing some research on my great uncle Douglas Hirst who was in the Devonshire and Dorset regiment during WW2. I have many fond memories of...
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1802488/wallace-arthur-robert-keddie/ FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WALLACE ARTHUR ROBERT...
https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4159198/honoring-the-doolittle-raid-a-legacy-of-courage-innovation/ [ATTACH] The...
[ATTACH] I wanted to share another letter from Stalingrad that I’ve collected over the years. This letter was written by what looks like an...
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