Hello all, I'm trying to piece together my late Grandfathers military history and am a little confused over a few things. I believe he enlisted...
This was a letter written home by my grandfather about a trip to the Ruhr to load coal. Pretty sure of the date(s) but I've left this out as I...
In one of his letters from the SRY, just after the end of the war in Europe, my grandfather wrote this: "I’m a busy man these days, so busy I’m...
This letter was written by my grandfather around 10th January 1945, whilst with the Sherwood Rangers and I would guess the "hold up" in the mail...
Good Evening, I am currently doing some research looking at the Battle of the Bulge and the British involvement. Would anyone happen to have the...
Fontenay-le-Pesnel I have some threads associated with things near this, but not Fontenay exclusively so work in progress for some events and...
Captain Keith Douglas (SRY) [IMG] A name I have often heard mentioned and whose poetry I have often heard, was on "Something Understood" this...
(As it says on the tin :rolleyes: ) Hi all, Anyone with relatives in the SRY - Sherwood Rangers - on here? Just realised it was a question...
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I have been reading some of the accounts of my granddad in the time immediately after the end of the war in Europe and for him to be honest it was...
A scan of quite a small pic I assume was taken sometime in the 1930's of a light WW1 whippet type tank with my gd in front. Grandad's Whippet2 by...
Sorry to be a bit terrifically vague but would anyone happen to know if they can glean much from this pic? Tankies from uniform by Ramiles posted...
Hello all, Slightly "fun fact"... There's a nice anecdote about a "reconnaissance" by a small group of B squadron SRY (in a jeep) led by Michael...
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