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GOING TO WAR ON THE TUBE - CHAPTER 4 CROSSING THE IRRAWADDY

We would cross downstream of the known Jap positions as, so Hamish told us, if we tried to cross upstream...

FRIMLEY GREEN Part 2

I had a 5:30 a.m. call one morning to take troops to the station, I trudged ankle deep in snow down to...

The Foughties

My mother was evacuated along with my two brothers to Luton Hoo whilst my sister went to live with her...

The Lost Years - Chapter 7 (2)

I would remember, too, when coming off guard the cool greyness of the mornings which quickly gave way to...

Rescue from Greece

By the grace of God we made the journey with out loss or hurt to anyone on our truck and for 48...

Sowdon Family at War - Part 1

At present the German Government are giving the message their careful consideration and King George and the...

A Posting to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - Memories of a Wren

Personal Memories

Gubbins was a Scot from the Western Isles and an Officer in the Royal Artillery and his middle name was...

ON DRAFT TO SYDNEY, N.S.W

There were two towels, four pairs of pants, two pairs of khaki shorts, two khaki shirts, three white...

Army: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) - 6th Battalion

The battalion continued westwards towards Aquino airport, often coming under fire from enemy held positions...

Wartime Memories of Gunner Harold Quick

After the Germans invaded Holland and Belgium I was assigned with some others to reinforce the Kent...

The Operation 'Bigot Husky'

The following is an eye witness account of the journey to and the landing on Cape Passero, by a sapper in a...

With Gunner Bourhill From Cassino to Rapallo

My dad was Gunner Stephen Fraser Bourhill. The biggest personal loss to dad in the war was the loss of his...

Moonrakers 3

What struck me most about Syria, and I have many happy memories of Syria and the Lebanon, was the wonderful...

Fred'sWW11

They in turn authorised our continued journey to Morecamb on the next train with the station bloke, and...

George Walker, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders - A story of my service career as requested by those who I hope enjoy it. Part 3

Cambridge Rowing Blue Never Gave Up (PART TWO)

I was commanding my Troop of twenty-five pounder guns of the 5th RHA in support of the Sherwood Rangers in...

"Meetings with Destiny", Part 1

I was posted to 307 Battery, 37th Tyneside Electrical Engineers, also a Territorial Army unit whose...

Here And There 1939 - 1945

It was considered secondary to the one in Europe, but the Japanese Army was no secondary, as we found, and...

The Tale of Two Pistols, Chapter Two

The Usher said it could not be left open as subsequent witnesses could hear evidence being given, here I...

A JAUNDICED VIEW

Remember When: My Memories of my 21st Year

We were greeted by Perla Siedle Gibson, known by all the troops who docked there as the Lady in White, she...

15 years in uniform chapter 2

The first battle for me was for the town of Kleves which was a German town on the Dutch side of the...

A Dodecanese Operation

There the commanding officer introduced me to an army captain and informed me that I would that evening be...

Arnhem - Chapter 1

The stark contrast between this exercise and the memory of the fiercely opposed night-time landing to...

With the King's shilling to Italy

To escape into Germany with any real chance you needed to speak fluent German and many of the officers had...