OCCASIONAL NOTES & REMINSCENCES January - March 1943 of CAPTAIN ANTHONY WINDER, R.A.M.C. attached 6TH BN GRENADIER GUARDS Courtesy of Rotherfield
Hello, one and all. I love the wealth of information on this site! 'Tis a joy to read. I'm trying to find out more about WWII Indian...
I am currently writing my dissertation and it is focused on landing on D-Day from the point of view of the infantryman. I am trying hardest to...
Hello everyone, hope you're all well. A year ago we acquired the diary of Special Operations Executive, Maurice Southgate. He was an English...
My father served in the 4th Btn Royal Fusiliers in the First World War, and referred to exaggerated tales of war exploits as 'pulling the...
Source: WO171/2792 - War Diary of 17 Vehicle Company, RAOC 20 August 1944 Receipts: “A” 258; “B” 471; M/Cs 188. Issues: “A” 354; “B” 391; M/Cs...
This is a link to the video I shot of my father Harold Pitt recounting his experiences as a POW at Bau und Arbeits Battalion 21 (BAB 21)...
I thought members might be interested to read more about this bloody battle of 6 April 1943, the anniversary of which is coming up next month....
Hi I posted this on WW2f but thought it might be of interest here: “We had uneventful train journey to Nagasaki and then we saw the result of...
TNA Catalogue Reference: WO 217/3 Private War Diaries of Various Army Personnel, Second World War, British Expeditionary Force Scope and...
Hello! I'm a student in liverpool and I'm currently putting together a publication that collects unrecorded histories form the second world...
Wilf Shaw, of Oldham, has been in touch and provided me with a bucketful of war photos and memories. He was at Alamein, Tobruk, Wadi Akarit,...
Background: This diary has come to light in a small village in Italy called Vallerano - My son, an English teacher in the local area, was shown...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ]In June 2010, I visited the site of the battles in Lillehammer and Tretten where 148 (North...
17697 Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Livingston TIMPSON, MiD, 1 Queen Victoria's Rifles WO 217/4 Context: Private War Diaries of Various Army...
TNA Catalogue Reference: WO 217/2 Context: Private War Diaries of Various Army Personnel, Second World War, British Expeditionary Force Scope and...
TNA Catalogue Reference: CAB 106/240 Context: War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Historical Section: Archivist and Librarian Files: (AL Series), WAR...
Just to let people know I have a had a whole load more photos and stories from 91 year old Wilf which have been posted on the web site. There are...
I thought members might be interested in the following extract from my Dad's war memoirs about the bloody battle of Wadi Akarit which he was in...
One of the penalties of reaching a certain age is the unavoidable fact that along the way one suffers the loss of both family members and...
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