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my Great Grandad

Before going to war my granndad was a chauffeur and when Lord Mountbatten signed the treaty that ended the...

Humorous episode #2 during the war

We had no choice but to obey the local home guard who said we shall take you to our H.Q. I asked...

Seaching my grand father

He was a soldier of WW2. War Substantive Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, WILKINS Fr茅d茅rick...

VE Day in Libya by Leo Corcoran

We were on our way from Alexandria to Baugazi- we went over the hill, down the valley, and when I looked up...

It's a hard life!

The photograph shows Jack Evans, "Coogie" as he was better known, taking a well-earned rest on the...

Comradeship transcends colour

Travelled through the Kabaw Valley, nicknamed Death Valley, and stopped in sight of a small river. It was...

Harold Thompson's Memories: Part 1

I was sixteen years old and working in the stone quarries at Portland, Dorset. Very hard work and with...

"Resting in the sunshine 1"

My dad, Sid Bioletti, enjoying the sunshine with 2 airmen from his unit... My dad spent 6 weeks in...

mistaken tank

mistaken tank...

A young man's travel through Europe

Five of my brothers served in the army, the other was in the AFS 鈥� Auxiliary Fire Service in...

Soldiers' arrogance

One morning in June 1944, we upset our corporal in demonstration platoon, so he decided that he would...

Watch out it鈥檚 the King

They could see the King George's car coming into view and go past; the mobile gun then followed the...

About Turn Reminiscenses of 1939-40

We boarded the Isle of Man steamer early one bright but cold afternoon in Southampton,in October 1939. Each...

A Chance Meeting With Noel Coward

In December 1944 I was an orderly for Lord Louis Mountbatten in Kandy Ceylon... This is an autobiographical...

Walter Lee - Tank Regiment - Brunssum Holland

My Dad ended up driving a tank into the town of Brunssum, Holland to help liberate the place....

Post Office Home Guard Camp at Dryham Park Barnet

The Post Office also organised training at a street fighting site in London near Great Portland Steet....

Safe Conduct

Headquarters Fifth Army. This belonged to my Father, William Powell....

'Father's Italian Job' as told by his daughter Gillian Goldsmith

He went out into the Atlantic and then through Africa and up through Italy, and down into Croatia....

The infamous Burger Brau Keller in Munich

We travelled due North in convoy from Austria and on the way passed the infamous Burger Brau Keller or Beer...

No wheels

See more of Jack Evans 鈥淐oogie's鈥� stories and photographs: It's a hard life The Lido,...

Royal Scots Fusiliers

My father was Batman/driver to Brigadier Callaghan of the 2nd Battalion Royal Scots fusiliers and they were...

Despatch Rider

While we were on the road to Falaiz, a despatch rider came to give us a message. The rider pulled up and...

New Unit 202

Our fist Area Commander was O.P. Smythe, training in demolition, N. Osceden was Captain. Lord Ironside, son...

A Scotsman in a foreign regiment

At Waverley Station, I met up with Alex Lyall from Leith and we went by train to Winchester. The Commanding...

I've come back here today...

I've come back here today with a group of about 20 members of the Royal Artillery Association to look...

MY GIRL IN THE A.T.S.

My girl has joined the ATS and if I'm not mistaken with uniform, the khaki dress her morale will be...