British paratroopers and secret agent made their first jump from a balloon from 1500 ft at Ringway. How did they manage to get a ballon to that...
[IMG] Above is a photo of the staff of the recce Battle School at Reeth, Swaledale, Yorkshire (c1943/4) outside their HQ. The photo was loaned to...
April 1943 Death Of Royal Engineer:- Sapper William Jones 14363412 Agivey Bridging Training Hi, I've been tracing my late grandmother's...
A request to our british veterans. Did you attend battleschools in the war, or was the battledrills taught at the regimental depots? I have...
As some of you probably know, a number of Atlantic Wall replicas were built across Britain prior to D-Day to aid training and tactics. As well as...
The following I have transcribed from records held at MOD on my late father Robert Anthony Smith 884971 Royal Artillery Regular Army. I wonder if...
All, I am new at this so if i am asking a huge question, my apologies. basically i am researching the 1st Battalion Coldstreams as my...
Well here goes, this is just a small part of many WW2 documents and histories about my Company, and associate units. This is by a Captain in the...
"For more than a century, the Guards’ Depot at Caterham-on-the-Hill in Surrey played a significant part in this country’s military history and,...
Next time anyone is near Dunblane in Central Scotland, try and take a run up nearby Sheriffmuir. On the back road to the village of Blackford is...
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