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A Slight Loss of Dignity

While serving on a searchlight site in a field in Hertfordshire, part of our outer ring defences of London,...

A Voice From The Past

It was from the Dutch girl asking if he was still alive, and for his address. The letter from the 16 year...

The Reichswald Forest

During the 鈥滲attle of the Bulge鈥�, our Division, which was part of Montgomery's Second...

Colchester to Shanghai and back!

Following training I was posted to the 2nd Battalion in Colchester and in September 1938 we sailed to...

The Spirit of the British Soldier

We called up Artillery Support.A German Tiger tank came into action: our two self-propelled guns were no...

One of his story's at Dunkirk

My father often got told off for this, he was a very fast driver in them days, not many men would get...

Mine clearing and more

As history portrays we advanced up the coastal area via Tobruk, Banghazi. and Tripoli... We landed on Day 1...

Waiting to go Home

You had to learn a bit about the Egyptian law, if one of our lads was arrested by Egyptians you had to...

Roger Rawlinson's War

In 1941 we sailed from Greenock via South Africa, to the Egyptian port of Tupie, as it was not possible at...

Memories of the Wolrd War II

Various pageants connected with the war took place at Wembley stadium and as Wing Marker I was privileged...

Associations with the Paras

I used to sit on the step and I used to sit on the step and I used to roll the cigarettes,...

LINCOLN, AUTUMN 1943

Yer eyes are like pissoles in snow. We ourselves are hot khaki pissoles in the cold snow of defending our...

Memories of a Captain in the Indian Army in Burma

Suddenly the quiet was broken by the crashing sound of heavy artillery fire close by and for us on the...

I Just Wanted to be a Singer

I put in for the Navy but was sent to the 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders in the lovely wee town of...

White Lines

N. C. O. instructors took their lives into their hands every day, teaching new recruits to drive tanks and...

Mortar Bomb

Unsighted by the smoke, I was shooting blindly into the corner whence the Germans would be trying to burst...

"D. Day"

As we entered, we could see some of the German troops running out of the town with the 'friends'...

Best ever weekend pass

And it might be that someone was going to shoot you but the sergeant shouts down, you went down 鈥� you...

An Extract from 'My War' - Raymond Webb

Montgomery had neared Enfidaville but was held up by German gunners who had built their strong points in...

Back to (the) Front

I was on Pan America and arrived in Italy - the SS Skillen was torpedeod and sank. After being moved to...

Edward 鈥淭ed鈥� Burton 鈥� Transport Mission Surprise

After a few hours all my father and his co-driver wanted was a cup of tea and a cigarette, but there was...

We Drummed Them Out

Whilst I was in North Africa,I was stationed on a farm in charge of 6th Signals Artilary.During a lull in...

Tank regiment Monte casino Ted's story

It started about three years ago during a visit by my uncle Ted Catlin who lived for most of his life in...

Some Experiences During The Withdrawal From Tiddim To Imphal

Arriving at Imphal, we settled into securing the place from the Japanese. The top brass of 17th Division...

A NAAFI Girl's Story

Then we opened NAAFI in Nissen huts; we were later sent to Brussels; there we opened the Montgomery Club...

Meeting in India

My mate John Mailes from back home in Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire was a Bombardier in the Royal Artillery...