Dad was taken prisoner by the Japanese on 15 February 1942 after the fall of Singapore with many thousands...
When the boat landed, there was a panic on, because German aircraft had been seen in the vicinity, and with...
Gunner Pendreigh along with his Lieutenant, named Woodman, became separated from their comrades and,...
The next one however was fully escapist, Terence Rattigan's 鈥淔rench Without Tears鈥, and in...
The Officer and Sergeant had managed to slip down into the water and make their way using the dyke bank and...
Indeed, the list of people he worked with in the Dean Street offices is quite remarkable: the correspondent...
He broadcast on a powerful transmitter commencing 鈥淛armanny calling, Jarmanny calling,鈥 and go...
Many of my old friends who had joined up at the same time as me had not returned, in particular two from...
He broadcast on a powerful transmitter commencing 鈥淛armanny calling, Jarmanny calling,鈥 and go...
We knew the important papers inside the bags originated from the wireless huts in the grounds of Beaumanor...
It was people walking towards us, half a dozen Japanese officers all done up in their best, with their...
On one occassion we had a motorised junk turn up with a Jap crew wanting petrol, they didn't know the...
Our main job now was preventing revenge attacks, and robbing by DPs. These were foreigners who, for various...
I went along to the Royal Artillery Field Battery HQ in South Street, Romford, the site now of the new...
Sailed from Freetown on 9th February at about nine o'clock, the sea is just like a millpond, the boat...
I was fortunate in having "Premium Bond Ernie" as a pal, since his fluent knowledge of the French...
I was just nearing two cars on the side of the road in a lonely spot which had been left by refugees...
I was a soldier in the Army firstly in the UK, then in North Africa, and finally in Italy and Greece. The...
I quickly lifted the bottom sash of the window and looking out saw the glow of his cigarette to my right in...
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