I'm curious as to whether anyone can shed light on the following case: Lieut. Derek Fred Houseton Carter 34 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal...
I sometimes dip into the naval history clips on YouTube by Drachinifel, today it was 'Forgotten Theatres - The Indian Ocean, Naval Strategy and...
Personal Number: 73199 Rank: General Name: Sir Richard Erskine WARD, GBE, KCB, DSO*, MC, MiD*** Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 27...
The National Archives, Kew blog "Life and death in Hong Kong during the Second World War" Life and death in Hong Kong during the Second World...
A forum member, Fatboy Coxy, since December 2021 has been writing a thread on this often controversial subject for the British Commonwealth,...
Personal Number: 611 Rank: Field Marshal Name: Sir Francis Wogan FESTING, GCB, DSO, MiD Unit: Rifle Brigade London Gazette : 28 December 1923...
Here is a very good gallery of eighty-five photographs taken by a member of the crew of HMS Theseus during 1950-52. Locations include Hong Kong,...
Professor Kwong, at Hong Kong Baptist University, has a project - explained below - and perhaps members can help with their photographs or...
First arrest made recently by the HKPF recently, Chinese officials getting a bit tetchy in interviews etc. Where was the main problem? And...
Casualty Major General BECKWITH-SMITH, MERTON Died 11/11/1942 Aged 52 G.O.C. 18th Inf. Div. General Staff and Welsh Guards D S O, M C Son of...
How a Shropshire farmer trekked 1,500 miles after being capture in Hong Kong
I often come across file names and descriptions that don't really pertain to whatever I'm reading up on, but really make me want to take a...
Remembering Today Casualty Sergeant JACKSON, H W Service Number A/178 Died 05/04/1942 Aged 30 Hong Kong Police Force Buried at STANLEY MILITARY...
A list of links to Allied maps which are freely available on the internet from the 1939-45 era. The majority here were issued by the [British]...
I have recently acquired this rather poignant photograph of the Corps of Drums, 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment, which was taken at the Nanking...
All, I am working on an order of battle for 40th Infantry Division for the period 1949-51-ish. The division was re-established in 1949 in Hong...
Remembering Today Casualty Details | CWGC CARTER, REGINALD Rank: Major Service No: 17469 Date of Death: 14/09/1944 Age: 47 Regiment/Service:...
I've read several threads where the genealogical and military buffs among you have managed to produce a wealth of information from the most...
Dear All, I am new to research so seeking advice. I am trying to find more info about my uncle Sgt Leslie Thomas 'Dusty' Wright 6203234 Middx...
Hi, I am researching my late Father's Army career from 1945 to 1957. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery in London in March 1945 & saw post war...
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