Hello Everyone, I am currently researching my grandparents' roles in WW2. I am still awaiting service records for my Grandmother but I have...
SS Fort Stikine - Wikipedia Fort Stikine only had a short career, and was destroyed in an explosion at Bombay, India, in April 1944 that caused...
[ATTACH] The photo above was taken in Bombay 1943. The men from the 9th Royal Sussex. The rather grimy scene presents a fascinating image of an...
Hi, I wanted to know for troops, when they did finally get aboard ships to go home roughly how long did the voyage home by ship take ? thanks Rob
Hi all, apparently my dad Pte T Moffatt 4469002 DLI was sent home from the far east, possibly Bombay on the 5th feb 1945 and according to his...
After visiting Bombay / Mumbai in 2017 a good friend is compiling an article on the Imperial era fortifications of Bombay, where the threat came...
Can anyone please tell me which Brigade and Division the 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment were allocated to after the Chindits disbanded? I...
Hello, I'm new to this forum, but have been interested in military history (in particular the second world war) for decades. Now that I've retired...
My dad - Terence Spooner (14566679) enlisted in March 1943. (age 19) His war records give him as joining the Dorsets before being transferred to...
Good morning, This is my first post here so forgive me if I go into too much detail. I received my Grandfathers Service Records this week and...
hi i am trying to find details regarding my father in laws RAF unit that was in India during partition it was RAf 305 MAINTENANCE UNIT in Bombay...
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