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Bergen Belsen

He also stood guard over the German soldiers and indeed the camp commandants, Irma Griese and Kramer, I...

Escape to Switzerland

He managed to escape with a group of men and cycled through to Switzerland cycling from monastry to...

Visiting the South Staffs Battalion HQ at Litchfield

Not very long ago I arranged to visit the Battalion HQ of the South Staffs Regiment which my brother Jack...

Flag! Patch and All

In 1944/5 I was in Holland and I came across a German Swastika flag... I have a book and in the book...

An Incident In Burma

The following account was written by Godfrey Pegg and added to the archive by staff at the St. John's...

John Prentice - 3rd Battalion Scots Guards

Hello everyone, I'm trying to find out if anyone knows of anyone who served with my partners...

No equipment: Dunkirk 1940

On the way to Dunkirk the lorry had an accident, we lost many of our weapons. When we arrived at Dunkirk we...

Fred's Memories: Service as a Pioneer

These memories were given by Fred to one of the Rushey Mead School students. I interviewed Fred who is a...

Kicking Sergeant Major's Backside

The only man to kick the backside of his Company Sgt. Major and be thanked. On return to base, my Sgt....

William Wilson's departure on a Troopship

We were in a troopship at Princes Dock, Glasgow, in late October 1942... A year later we were in Italy and...

William Wilson's VE day

The day the 1st World War ended, as a 5-year old I was sent home from my school in Coventry to celebrate;...

Mary's Medals

Mary was awarded a Victory Medal, and a Defence Medal. Worse than hell at times So many don't realise...

Operation Market Garden

All of a sudden a jeep can speeding along the road with the C in C colours- yes it was Monty and...

From Pondersbridge to Stalag 18A

I was transferred to Stalag 18A in the Wolfburg main camp in Austria. During my time in captivity I worked...

Midges

It is unnecessary to go into all the gruesome details but the lesson was quickly and very painfully...

Pte. Leonard Chambers Part Seven.

Leonard Chambers Part Seven. Other Parts to this story are at: Pt 1: A5544128 Pt 2: A5544191 Pt 3: A5544272...

My Gallant Granddad at Dunkirk

My Gallant Granddad at Dunkirk...

Tanks

After he was a Yeoman he started working in the tanks he had to carry A Spare Tire, Wireless, Battery for...

Fire at Weedon

They were in a camoflaged Nissan hut next to a canal. The camoflage net stretched over the adjoining...

What a Choice

I opted for the army, and eventually found myself in India with the Royal Horse Artillery. We had large...

My Grandfather, Bill Barr: Dunkirk 1940

My Grandfather, Bill was wading through the water to get to a boat....

A Yorkshireman in Belsen

My Mum's cousin, George, was one of the youngest tank commanders in the British army in the 2nd world...

Ron Wilson's Story Part Three

We left Egypt behind and travelled on, through Libya, up to Tobruk and into Tunis, but not for long as the...

Joining up aged 18

David Mathews joined the 51st Gordon Highlanders when he was 18 years of age... David and his friend,...

Pte. Leonard Chambers Part Eight.

Leonard Chambers Part Eight. The presentation is in several parts, which will show the sequence of the...

The Story of the Beach: Memories of Dunkirk

I live in Bexhill on sea, and sometimes have sat on the beach when my thoughts return to may 1940 sitting...