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George Daily's War - Part 1

After a few months we were transferred to a town in the south of England where we joined the 51st Highland...

Joining the 4th Queen's Own Hussars

21st to 25th March A and C Sqns trained with Infantry with B Sqn as Armd protection 29th March A Sqn...

The First Chindit Part 2

The final straw came when Jack was ordered into a village in broad daylight to scout for Japanese soldiers....

My Life - Born in 1918, then a Soldier in WW2 - Part 15

Looking up I said "Tell the drivers I wish to see them tonight, when they are finished". Then...

Chapter 1: From England to Africa, India, France and Germany

After a number of days zig-zagging across the Atlantic we approached Freetown in Sierra Leone. Soon after...

Operation Shingle: Chapter 4

Von Mackensen, the German Army Commander planned to throw the whole of his 14th Army with the new MarkVI...

Too Late To Say Sorry

We avoided open country and kept mainly to the hedgerows, following the road to Oosterbeck; lying low as...

My Life in the RAOC During the War 1939-1945 Chapters 2 and 3

The army fought on until one day we were ordered forward again to send the ammo depot to places further...

A Soldier Goes to War Part 5

Doris had already gone home on marriage leave and my leave was fixed to start the day before the wedding...

Chapter 3 - Nairobi to Marsabit - Getting used to East Africa (Oct 1940 - Jan 1941)

Equally early on Saturday Major Stringer, with all my gear in his truck and Muindi on top of everything set...

A Desert Rat - Plus

Passing the Azores en route to South Africa in a convoy of over forty vessels, we stopped briefly at Sierra...

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Jim has been an active member of the West Cumbria Branch of the Normandy Veterans Association and has...

Cableway Braking System Used in the Italian Campaign

Eventually it came about that somewhere or other Kenny Wray, a very fine Officer in charge of the Engineers...

Memories 3e

Friends of a friend in England, Major and Mrs Hughes, invite me to dinner at their spacious bungalow in...

Harry Tapley's Memories - Part 1

One day the guard turned around and said that none of the PoWs knew the circumstances in which he joined...

Thomas Emyr Davies - 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment - My Story (Part 12 of 13 - Escape from Stalag IV B, Muhlberg-on-Elbe)

The news from the 大象传媒 bulletins told us that the American and Russian troops were making great strides deep...

Operation Shingle: Chapter 5

Whilst thinking of tunnels: sappers were constructing a tunnel for the Gunners through the embankment...

Recollections of WW2: In the Royal Artillery

George and Charles became civil servants and I worked at Dunlop Clothing & Weather Proofs. This meant...

The Lighter Side of War - CHAPTER 5: No. 1 Heavy Repair Shop (HRS) RASC High Wycombe September 1940 - January 1941

Luftwaffe night raids had hit London in September and October 1940 and his mam and dad wondered how safe...

The War Years of F.N.Snowden

The college course completed successfully, I was ordered to report to the 12th Field Training Regiment...

The Dieppe Raid

My Life - Born in 1918, then a Soldier in WW2 - Part 5

Frau Walterherr asked me what my name was in German and I replied "Bob or Robert" She said because...

Chapter 6: From England to Africa, India, France and Germany

While we were still waiting for the 8th Army to be built up to full strength, we made further trips into...

Harry Tapley's Memories - Part 3

This situation arose because the rear of the blacksmiths forge was a wall which backed on to the village...

War Service' An Unusual Experience' Part 1

I asked for a guide from the Burmese Government to take me to see a man named U. Bassein, who was the...

Charley Pocock's War Chapter 16

At that time I was looking out of my window when I saw the RC Padre running into his quarter and then...