I've posted previously about Major Ronald Cartland MP RA who was KIA whilst on the breakout from Cassel on 30th May 1940 and a short bio is...
currently staying in France around Hazebrouck. Looking where my great uncle was captured at Cassel, reminded me of the wifes great uncle William...
Good evening to all, I am desperately looking for photographs of St Sylvestre Cappel / Hazewinde / Eecke during the confrontations for the battle...
Army Number: 2326272 Rank: Lance-Corporal Name: Frank W CROSBIE, MiD* Unit: Royal Corps of Signals London Gazette : 26 July 1940...
Bonjour à tous c'est on le nonbres de soldats B.E.F présent pour defendre la ville de,Cassel au moIs de Mai 1940?
Bonjour je suis a la recherche d'information du soldat Robert Baine Cole enterré au cimetiere de Sainte Marie Cappel village au sud de cassel...
Captain Coll Lorne MacDougall 53970 was born in 1906 in Trujillo, Peru, the son of Coll and Jane MacDougall from Islay, Scotland. His parents had...
The Belgian frontier village of Watou is about 10 miles to the East of Cassel and straddles one the main evacuation routes towards Dunkirk. In the...
Major Ronald Cartland MP, 1907-1940 Casualty Details | CWGC John Ronald Hamilton Cartland was born in 1907. His father was killed in the Great...
My Grandfather, Alfred James Sheppard, joined the TA in 1938 and was a Sergeant in 366 Battery, 140th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery as they...
Date of Enlistment: 22 January 1937 Army Number: 2734217 Rank: Guardsman Name: William ROBERTS Unit: 1 Welsh Guards Date of Birth: 18 June 1917...
Date of Enlistment: 12 December 1934 Army Number: 2733926 Rank: Company Quartermaster Serjeant Name: Horace Cyril PHILLIPS, MBE Unit: 1 Welsh...
Date of Enlistment: 28 January 1930 Army Number: 2733036 Rank: Guardsman Name: David STANFORD Unit: 1 Welsh Guards Date of Birth: 5 May 1911...
Attached is a hand drawn map of the route of 143 Field Ambulance in May 1940. It was drawn by Major Erric Richard Stanford. I believe that my...
[ATTACH] Hello! I wonder if anyone could help identify the officers in this image! (Second from right is Capt. Cecil (Snowball) Hood who was...
Looking for information on the above named individual: 1) Service records before and after the actions of May-June 1940, 2) Citation for his...
Hi, I am interested in the 4 OBLI and their experience defending Cassel. I think I remember Drew mentioning that Rev Wild has left some memoirs -...
I recently came across the following extracts, in an old book titled 'Muck Shifting for King George', about a small band of plant equipment...
Hi After the defence of Cassel the defending troops of 145th Brigade broke out and headed towards Dunkirk during the night of 29th/30th May....
This guy commanded 9 Platoon in A Company of the 2/Gloucesters. On 27 May he and most of his company were sent to Zuytpeene from Cassel to hold...
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