The Japanese military police kicked the boy off the bicycle and smashed it....
Henry was four years older than John. A few days after he was due to report to Wales, two policemen knocked...
After our month in Durban we boarded a converted French liner, the Isle de France and that took us to Port...
There were some fine cities in Europe which I had the pleasure of seeing before many of them were turned...
That gave me the chance to pass the tea surreptitiously to Charlie before returning to get some sugar... We...
The Japanese military police kicked the boy off the bicycle and smashed it. They had been trying to siphon...
We saw the bombs falling on Derby andd later heard of the civilian casualties. From Stranraer I went to...
The third man directed the searchlight crew to the same spot in the sky the sound locator was aiming at....
Butch and Workshops Platoon were made responsible for waterproofing the lorries, Austin pick-ups and jeeps....
World War 2 experiences submitted on behalf of William Ernest Heard, who was a Sergeant in the 7th...
We learned later that the whole German army had capitulated, the instrument of surrender being signed by...
Within, Mustapha told a tale of long-ago cruelties and power-hungry rulers....
After landing, Don was promoted to full Corporal and was installed as the wireless operator to the...
The next part of our training was a five weeks gunnery course, during this period we fired all manner of...
The following morning I was surprised to find Captain Tim Warr the officer in charge of PT at Sandhurst...
Getting Ready for D-Day Heveningham Camp, Fort George, Chippenham Park and Stanswood Bay, Southampton....
Cynics might say that the 18th division was delivered to Singapore just in time to suffer the humiliation...
It was a beautifl Autumn Sunday morning, my friend Dennis Balman and I were digging slit trenches in Leazes...
Lots of other young men had similarly chosen, the result being that the form advised me that Private A....
George went to Ellerby Lane School and he and his two brothers enjoyed camping and cycling and, most of...
In the harbour at Alex boats were loaded with Bren carriers, tanks, ammunition, etc. When the boats had all...
So the day Arthur went to join the RAF we slipped away to join the army, Hobby into the Royal Engineers and...
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