German Flown Aerial Photographs, 1939–1945 This series consists of captured German aerial photographic contact prints covering England, Norway,...
Hi. My name is Sonia, and I joined WW2 Talk for help with abbreviations and terms in my Grandfather's diary. My grandfather died in the 1980s,...
Looking for any information please on; Private 4986524 Ernest Sanders 5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters died of wounds on Thursday 18th March 1943...
Friday 4th December 1942 S.S. Fort Bourbon Fireman and Trimmer Michael McKenna (38) [BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA] Fireman and Trimmer William...
Monday 30th November 1942 FAWCETT, Harry, Ordinary Seaman, RDF, P/JX 270554, killed [BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA] FOULKES, Harry, Stoker, RNPS,...
Just wondered if somebody had any idea of the what the difference is between the two terms used in the subject of this thread taken from WO417. I...
I’m researching a soldier who was tragically killed in a parachute accident whilst serving with 2 SAS in 1943 (he is on the Doune memorial) ....
Bouira Regimental-Histories_1936-1945 Bright_220.jpg - The Royal Lancers Museum at Derby [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Personal Number: 2499 Rank: Brigadier Name: Arthur Leslie Walter NEWTH, CBE, DSO, MC, TC, MiD Unit: Gloucestershire Regiment ; Cheshire Regiment ;...
Initially this 2nd post about Operation Torch and the Tunisian campaign was going to be about the sinking of HMS Karanja a Landing Ship Infantry...
Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the start of Operation TORCH and the British landings at Algiers that morning by 11th Infantry Brigade of...
Hello everyone My Great-Grandfather was in one of the vehicle companies in North Africa from May 1943 - February 1944, which was after the...
With the 80th anniversary coming up, I'm trying to pull together a page about beach reconnaissance ahead of this. A document in the IWM archives...
Personal Number: 312076 Army Number: 2330443 Rank: Serjeant ; Captain Name: Gavin Symington Watt LAWSON, BEM, MiD Unit: Royal Corps of Signals ;...
Buried Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery. Plot 4 Row A Grave 12. MOORE, Cabin Boy, GEORGE THOMPSON, S.S. Laurent Meeus (Belgium) Merchant Navy. 21st June...
This ship was a fast civilian passenger ship from New Zealand, crossing the Tasman Sea and became a WW2 troopship. Thanks to a pointer to a BCHM...
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...
THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, THE BALKANS AND AUSTRIA 1942-1946 © IWM NA 9973 Object description Original wartime caption:...
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...
Hi, I wonder if you could solve a mystery for me please. I am researching a young soldier who was accidentally killed and is buried in Algeria,...
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