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XIV. An Act of Treachery by the German SS

Commander Lt W F Newton slightly wounded Crew 鈥� Tpr David Skidmore 1421991 鈥� killed later Tpr...

Hitler's Olympics

So, I had four pound of semtex at home 鈥� we were the only people supplied with semtex, it was the...

Poem In Nagasaki

But the boys kept on slamming the hell at the bore Facing death from the bombs and mortars galore And...

On the Grand Prix Circuit

After one such evening, we casually rang the duty man to check that all was well, to be told by a highly...

A Fond Farewell (an echo of Empire 鈥� from 1945)

A Fond Farewell 鈥淎ddress represented on the occasion of the repatriation of Capt K. Stimpson R.E. O.C...

WW2 Memories...John Prior

We did an audition for George Black, a famous impresario of the time and we went into Stars in Battledress,...

One Man's War

Whilst there I designed the centre-piece which supported the Union Jack flagpole, for the Japanese...

In search 13 Platoon, The Border Regiment at Arnhem 1944

Name Rang Battle at Arnhem 17-26 September 1944 Profession after 1945 John Wellbelove Lieutenant 21-9...

Penfriends

He was a sailor on the HMS Newfoundland an 8000 ton British cruiser of the Colony class It was whilst he...

Only just married and husband off to war!

He wasn't in Burma for too long 鈥� I next had an airgraph from Ceylon I was really thrilled to...

My Experiences of the Second World War in the Scottish Horse Artillery by John Armitt

The Regiment is unique, being created from the Duke of Athol's 鈥淎rmy鈥� which is still in...

My Call-Up And Basic Army Training

I left Trinity College, Carmarthen in 1942 and at 19 years of age secured a teaching post in Atherstone...

Another Memberof Stratford's Waldron's Warriors joins the Infantry

38 鈥� Pip Troughton served with Jack Hall in 鈥榃aldron's Warriors鈥�, the local Stratford...

Reg becomes introspective

In those days a fellow who was, say a bank manager for instance, was in another class 鈥� even a world...

Sergeant James Ryan

However, Jim took from his battledress pocket a birthday present of a small pearl necklace and French...

Injured in Action

Six weeks after landing and continuing our advance we were involved in a tank battle with the Germans at...

Leonora the Dispatch Rider

I had a special license to drive any vehicle having been in the REME workshops where we had requested from...

The Bravest People I Have Ever Met

Brigadier John Masters, DSO, OBE, said of the Japanese. Arthur G. Penny, author of the "Royal Rifles of...

THE SHOCK OF MY LIFE

One crew member had reached the far side of an adjacent piece of land, dead of course, but still on his...

Normandy Veteran 1944

Several memories stand out from the beach landing in Normandy, but my story concerns one event, which...

3232 Servicing Commando Unit

Bari was partially destroyed...there were several ammunition ships there and we were taking ammo of those...

I Was Born Under A Lucky Star

It was just before Christmas 1939 I was sent off on an arm course, and passed the exams with a high quality...

Memeories of a French Lad of 6 (1942)

So in November 1942, the Jews of North Africa helped the task forces to occupy Algeirs. Within 3 days , the...

DOWN IN THE JUNGLE

T.A. Duties 1939

Whatever the reason, one day it seems we had incurred the displeasure of Sergeant Major Westbrook, a...

Better Born Lucky Than Rich - Joining the RAF

I joined the R.A.F on 2.12.40 hoping to join the 'fast sea-rescue boats' but there was not much...