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Albert's War

11265767 Private Albert McGann was my great uncle and the youngest of three brothers who served in WW2. The...

Memories of a Black Cat

On a NZ Army website I read of the hardened New Zealanders wondering at the youth and naivety of the...

The Patrol at Geilenkirchen

Early one morning, it fell to me to lead a five-man patrol across the "No Man's Land" which lay...

A Bit Ear Experience

On Tuesday 8th May 1945 VE Day, I was ordered to take command of the evening guard at the South African...

Working as a Senior Navy Engineer and interpreter

Whilst on board a ship, Mr. Constantine was bombed in Tobruk, he thinks it was the Italians attacking; he...

South African hospitality

Cliff Barren and I wasted no time in preparing to test our land legs again when we reached Cape Town. We...

Thanks Yanks!

So, myself and two friends Sammy Mac and a Welshman, set about 鈥渓iberating鈥� some cases from...

Deryk Bailey's story

First I was in Rothesay in Scotland, then on the Isle of Wight and then I finished up in the Army of...

Geoff Isherwood

I was sent to Catterick Camp where I commenced "Square Bashing" under the watchful eyes of Sgt...

South East Asia Command 14th Army VE Day Europe

Brigadier Lawson's Headquarters Under Attack

Still later that day, as the Japanese under the command of Colonel Shoji Toshishga drove onwards to the...

SHERWOOD FORESTERS TO THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS

If anyones relation who was killed in 2nd world war and they were in a Scottish regiment, their names will...

Re: War with Tito?

In May 1945 and before VE day my battalion was moved hurriedly from Venice to Trieste where Tito's...

Too late for Alamein, life as a gunner pt. 3

After a 14 week voyage from Liverpool to Suez my regiment, the 51st Medium Royal Artillery attached to the...

From Bar to POW Guard

I was working at the LMS, that was the London Midland Scottish Railway, and I volunteered for the LDV,...

One Pay Parade I'll Never Forget

One very big job which was assigned to our company was the construction of a huge concrete stairway which...

Oranges and a Lemon

Of no importance to many perhaps but to me 鈥� after years of inevitable depredation of many of the...

Deserter in Bombay

At that time there was the Empress of Asia, she'd been bombed in Bombay, where I was... So he went and...

A.T.S doesn't stand for "Any Time Soldier!"

We all had wooden beds and a straw palliass, so we burned all the straw from these to keep the stove going,...

Victory in Europe Day

The supply lorries came up with ammunition, food and petrol, including spare cans to get us deep into...

Retreat

I loved to get our askaris singing but, before we staggered into the camp, I saw the Infantry about to jeer...

Army: The Devonshire Regiment - 1st Battalion

1 Devon had been serving in India since 1929 and were, consequently, a well seasoned battalion. In the...

Gnr. S. C. January, R.A 1146356

During his time in Italy his Battery formed part of 4 Medium Regiment, R.A., a component of 1 Army Group...

A Puncture

I was just about to ascend into the Atlas mountains where the raod ran through spectacular canyons when I...

High notes, Low notes

We were then transported in cattle trucks to a place called Gare de ben Bachir near Medjez el Bub supplying...

Crete

My father was captured on Crete and wrote this poem while a POW in Austria. The boys from faithful armies...