´óÏó´«Ã½

Jack Nash K.O.Y.L.I.

It was the 4th Battalion of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. On September 1st 1939 I was called up....

The Iron Phantom of the Desert Pt 19

I can remember the time when we pushed the Italians out of North Africa. As we moved up to Tobruk we came...

Last Stand at Wesel on the Rhine

On 9th March 1945,I was one of some 100 men who were sent to try and make safe the way for tanks...

Escape by Train

I was flown to Italy and put in a POW camp in the “ Toe “ of Italy. When Italy fell I...

War Story of My Grandfather, A Eccles

Early on in 1944 my Grandfather went over the Mediterranean to Italy where he fought in the famous battle...

Betty Pinches

The song was 'I don't want to set the world on fire, I just want to start a flame in your...

Alfreton Hall: With the RASC

My father, Harry Walker enlisted for the army in North Yorkshire: coming from the small mining town of...

The Unsung Hero at Leveruij: Captain Peter Borthwick of the 1/7th Middlesex Regiment

The Unsung Hero at Leveruij: Captain Peter Borthwick of the 1/7th Middlesex Regiment. My father-in-law was...

The Night We Lost Our Back Door

One particuler evening when I was about 5 years old my Dad appeared and he had not long been home when the...

My Father-in-Law

My name is Sue and along with my husband David am trying to build a history of my father-in-laws...

Missing presumed dead: Dunkirk 1940

Years later the family were allocated a new council house. After moving in, we put up a photograph of my...

Catterick Camp Aug - Sept 1940 Squad 378 Photo

Cyril Married,Ethel Kate Joyce Born Sept 28, 1916 in Bethanal Green, North. Cyril and Ethel used to have...

My Brother’s Death in Palestine (9/6/40)

Another Congleton soldier wanted to go along in that lorry but the Sargeant Major would not allow him...

Losing the Convoy

I did 6 month's training at Oswestry and Catterick and was sent to the Norfolk Yeomanry and posted to...

The Iron Phantom of the Desert Pt 18

Looking around our new office, the Captain took over what used to be the bank manager's office... The...

The Fall of Singapore. GEO to GFJ

The outlook bleak for GEO: A Yellow Army in a mighty rush, At GFJ, we kept in touch, A little help, perhaps...

Our Story

Jean was joined by other World War 2 veterans, who all gave their own input to the interview. Jean had lost...

Arakan Story

In 1942 I went to India for further training and in 1943 we were given the task of capturing the Island of...

Something I was told by My Father

He came from Newcastle upon Tyne, and was a bricklayer. I often wondered how my father - a bricklayer from...

Operation Market Garden, Arnhem, September 1944

As his wife's name was Daphne du Maurier, Peter was relaxed and fascinated,as she was the author of...

My Great Railway Story

I was travelling to Bombay on the ship Caernavon Castle, from Liverpool, we sailed out at the end of 1944...

Five Years in the War

I was evacuated from Dunkirk on board H.M.S Daffodil, having swum out 6 times before I got a boat... From...

Crossing the Rhine

I was a blacksmith, and began with my father in Barnet, London... Then I was in the Wessex Infantry 43rd...

Sidney's war

My late husband Sidney Britstone had a very interesting story from the last war and was mentioned in...

My Father in Laws Military Medal - 20th November 1944

My father in law died in August he very seldom spoke of the war or his part in it -but my mother...

Lady Janet's Parrot

I turned round and saw that it was Lady Janet's parrot called Wallace... The next morning I was sent...