My father, Cyril John Clifford and 2 of his brothers served in the army in WWII. Dad and his half brother in R.E. Dad was on the Reserves...
These pictures are of my great-grand Uncle George Thomas Smith. The one of him and his crew was taken somewhere in North Africa (he is the second...
Hello All! My name is Oscar Scafidi and I am currently writing the Bradt Travel Guide to Tunisia (1st Edition). When published in early 2022, it...
Some 20+ years ago I was given an 82-page booklet written by Herr Erich Reinhardt, who was an interpreter for the Royal Military Police in...
Just found this UCL History PhD thesis, the full title being 'Intelligence and Anglo/American Close Air Support in the Western Desert and Tunisia,...
I'm trying to find information on James George Winton Slorach RAMC who was killed on 3 Feb 1942 in North Africa. A friend in Scotland found him...
Hello. Has anyone found out that their grandfather or Dad were part of Field Security? I am interested in 251 FSS, 278 FSS and 59 FSS. The first...
[ATTACH] (Irish Guards): Guardsman Richard Eames Service No: 2721542 DOB: 03/09/1912 Enlisted: Caterham 04/07/1940 29/08/1940 – Joined 1st...
Hi there, is there anywhere we can look in regards to transfers, apart from personnel war records? I'm currently trying to research my great...
Evening all, Does anyone have details of British parachute training in North Africa, specifically September 1943? I'm looking to see if there's...
Hi, I couldn't find much here about the battle of Enfidaville in May 1943 so thought I'd put up so details from the 167 Inf Bde war diary...
Hello I am a newcomer to the forum and been reading a lot of posts with great interest. I have a common query in that I have copies of my dad's...
This is my current research project during lock down. An event that is little known outside Algeria now and my focus is on who helped the French...
The author Neal Dando appears in another thread on forthcoming books in 2013, with an article 'From ‘Jock Column’ to Armoured Column:...
Personal Number: 112976 Rank: Colonel Name: Anthony Gerald WAY, MC, MiD Unit: 3 Grenadier Guards London Gazette : 5 January 1940...
Personal Number: 64506 Rank: Major Name: Michael Duncan David CRICHTON-STUART, MC Unit: 2 Scots Guards London Gazette : 29 January 1937...
Hi everybody, I'm a novice researching my partner's grandfather, per above. He was with the 1st/4th Battalion of Essex Regiment, captured in...
Personal Number: 78677 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Derrick Ernest Frederick Orby GASCOIGNE Unit: Grenadier Guards London Gazette : 15...
Hello. I'm searching for information about albert cockburn angus he was k.i.a on 26 january 1945 and his last resting place is in Sittard on the...
Personal Number: 176735 Rank: Captain Name: Sir Joshua Francis ROWLEY, 7th Baronet Unit: Grenadier Guards London Gazette : 28 March 1941...
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