Award M.B.E. Lt. Anthony Allgood Moore Gregson, 74th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (105901) Captured South of FUKA on 9th June 1942. Imprisoned...
Award Mentioned in Despatches A/Bdr. Raymond John Morris 107 Royal Horse Artillery/157th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 8th Army (933578)...
Hi, This a short account by a Belgian officer called Captaine-Commandant Maurissen. In this document, Maurissen describes how he was taken...
Hi All, This soldier was awarded the MM for escape and evasion (Hong Kong) which was gazetted 10th November 1942. His family believe he served on...
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...
Hi all, just joined. I have been looking around the different sites and came upon this one on FB and thought I might share and do some more...
William John Martin was born in 1918 in the village of Loddiswell, Devon where he was known as ‘John’ and worked as a butcher. Gunner Martin...
My father, Gunner Basil William Bancroft, service number 1470534, was a FEPOW captured at the fall of Singapore in Feb. 1942. He was initially...
Hello everybody, I am looking for some further information on these two soldiers, who died on 13 December 1943 and are remembered on the Cassino...
During the current lockdown I have been sorting out old family history magazines, and found a two page story of Doug's time as a pow in Italy, his...
Army Number: 1442918 Rank: Name: Derek George MILLER, MM Unit: Royal Artillery, 1 Special Air Service, Royal Army Service Corps London Gazette :...
Army Number: 982472 Rank: Lance Bombardier Name: James Douglas PATCH, MiD Unit: Royal Artillery attached LRDG London Gazette : 1 November 1945...
Here is the E & E report for MRD Foot SOE Historian and wartime SAS IO. Thanks to Tom Tass for the heads up on this
Hello Everyone. I am new to the forum and am looking for some advice if possible. I have been researching my Uncle who was a POW in WWll. I...
Sgt. Westwater died on the 15th April 1944 aged 25 and is buried in Sangro War Cemetery, Italy. His concentration form shows that his body was...
How a Shropshire farmer trekked 1,500 miles after being capture in Hong Kong
Hi Everyone, I've nearly completed my Dad's memoirs of the battle and his escape from an Italian POW camp. I also include an overview of the...
I thought you might like to read this item in the Telegraph today. The bonds still endure British veteran donates to Italian earthquake victims...
Hi all Hoping someone may be able to throw some light on this. Attached is the escape report of John Myers. I have been asked about the...
James Douglas Burton (Pvte) 943497 of the 67th Medium Artillery regiment. Still alive and kicking aged 94. Captured 21st June 1941 (he...
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