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The Desert Rat and the Whale

George was a desert rat and was at Dunkirk... He was posted out to the Middle Est three months after...

Boy on a Bomb

Robert Laughlin of Ballyclare was stationed in Jackson Fields Barracks on the Holywood Rd with the RURwhen...

THE WATCH (For WW II Humour)

My Signals Squadron was crossing from Oran to Taranto in a ferry appropriately called "Ville...

Someone's Guiding Hand

His experiences took him from Hull, England to Algeria, Tunisia, Italy and finally Germany. Rather than...

In the Infantry: Gold Beach, Normandy

In the Infantry: Gold Beach, Normandy...

Introduction to "When Bugles Call"

I was born on 31st January 1918 at Somercotes Hill, Somercotes, Derbyshire to parents who were Derbyshire...

A Near Miss. I Forgive my Sergeant Major

The Company office was in large bedroom on the first floor.I was being given my orders for the day, when a...

The Last Raid at the Bristol Aeroplane Company

That was the last of the hostilities in Bristol....

Crete stopped Germany Winning the War

If it hadn't been for the Battle of Crete Germany would've won the war because for one thing we...

My D-Day: With 82 Assault Squadron Royal Engineers on Gold Beach

My name is Ken chapman, I landed D-day June 6th 1944 at 7.10am on Gold Beach. "ex - sapper" of 82...

THE DAY OF THE INVASION

IT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF THE INVASION AND THE MEN HAD COME OFF THE BEACHES AND THEY WERE HEADING INLAND TO...

Different Jobs I Had in the War: Waterproofing Vehicles in Weymouth

The end part was to water proof a veciale and then goi out into Weymouth bay and drive that vecicle into...

Do it Yourself: Cooking in the Desert

My husband Dave served in the war-everyone in his regiment used to moan about the food... He asked Dave...

"Pinkies" -- John Gibson

Helsby of Congleton Library on behalf of John Gibson and has been added to the site with his permission. We...

Military Medal Award

"On the morning of 18th Feb when the 1/2 Gurka Rifles were attacking Monastery Hill, the troop...

Christmas 1944 Telegraph

On 4 November 1944, whilst serving in Burma, my grandfather William Ellis sent a telegraph to his wife to...

The Battle for MonteCasino

My father was one of the lead tanks in this battle, driving into town as the German tank hiding behind the...

Desert Song

Working under/with his commanding Officer ‘Dickie Bird’ the camp chef was on leave, the...

Nifty in Egypt

Helsby of Congleton Library on behalf of John Gibson and has been added to the site with his permission....

Strange Coincidence

My father,Chiller Starns, was fighting with the Durhams in Burma... Moved forward and took a hill, no...

Working for the Army in London

I worked on the electricity supply at the Enfield Royal Small arm factory where they made the Lee Enfield...

Torrance Lodge remembers

Bill was in the army in France for his 20th birthday. He was in the Royal Scottish Fusilier and went to...

Bits and Pieces

We were unarmed owing to wire carrying duties for a patrol beforehand and were on our way back... Although...

George Kelly

My Father George Kelly joined up under age in the transport corps for the Second World War... On I think it...

Belsen Camp - 15th April 1945

We went into the camp, unware that the SS would be in there, we found out during the evening that there was...

Bill Harrison - Keeping the army moving

William always wanted to be a lorry driver and when he volunteered to join the army, he was transferred to...