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How I Nearly Shot the Sergeant Major

In due course, a corporal and three of us sappers were installed in the Greek villa, guarding it in the way...

Rome 1944: Three Thousand Years in 15 Minutes

Rome was just a tramcar ride from No.8 Command Pay Office - entered through the Porta Maggiore, a crumbling...

Dunkirk: HMS Verity

After spending the night in Dover Castle we went down to the docks, where we were told we were going across...

Of Brave Men

As the Allies advanced closer to Germany itself, George was involved with other SAS teams, crossing the...

A Yorkie's War

Both York and Guildford suffered heavy bombing raids and Dad lost many friends when where he was stationed...

With a Royal Engineers Bridging Unit

One day the Sergeant Major organised a draw from a hat 鈥� I drew the piece of paper with a cross on...

War Memories of Stanley Robinson 1920 - 1991 by Jean Kirkland

On the back of the photgraph og G.H. Witters the wrting says 'Many greetings to our liberators...

W------

We were convinced was an area marked 鈥渃amp鈥� in old English on ordnance survey maps indicating a...

Scottish Pride

As Geordie readied his bayonet-tipped rifle, the instructor said quietly but passionately 鈥淕o on...

A Common Soldiers Story

However, by 1939 Britain had declared war on Germany and Grandpa was one of the first to be 鈥榗alled...

The Teutoburger Wald 9AD and 1945 Part 3

The 11th Armoured Division continued eastward and crossed the Rivers Leine and Aller and after bypassing...

A Gordon's Story

My unit the 6th Btn Gordon Highlanders who were attached to the American 5th Army commanded by Gen Mark...

Fred Hirst-Poetry

The author of this true poem is unknown but it has been taken from the book, 鈥楳emories of...

The Last Shell in Africa

When the tide of war changed in the Allies favour Dennis was part of that massive army chasing the Germans...

The Chicken Story

However, I went back to see how the men were getting on, whether they'd got their billets or not, and...

S/L Cluster site: Searchlights in East Grinstead

Having arrived back from a course on new equipment, promoted to Bombadier at the ripe old age of 17 I was...

R.A.F. Regiment sniper on the front line

A pair of volunteer snipers, Corporal Leslie Cartlidge of Stoke-on-Trent, and L.A.C. Peter Page, of 157,...

The Green Howards: From Egypt to France

After surviving Sicily, Ernie and the Green Howards took part in the invasion of Italy. The Green Howards...

Ezra's war

Years after the war we returned to Austria, we crossed mountain ravines, me driving and dad getting very...

Third Time Lucky

There was a short time looking after the wounded, then in July 1940 the captives started a march across...

In the Trenches -in Southampton! and, Service Record.

1 March 1940 鈥� promoted to Lance Sergeant, duty NCO Headquarters Staff, attached to Quartermaster...

WW2 stories related by R C Taylor shortly before his death in 2004

Charged with maintaining a communications line stretching west-east from an HQ in Bagnacavallo to Ravenna,...

Charlie 4 Is Not Answering My Signals

Because of the difference in size of our Stuart and the Kangaroo I was reminded of a tender pulling...

The Port of Embarkation

Recreation facilities were few and although not a Roman Catholic, I nevertheless hopped on to the Roman...

Mr W S Lowbridge: Joining the Royal Engineers

The trrops were sent into France, Belgium and Dutch borders and what was known as the phoney war started...

A Funeral Tribute

My son Chris wrote a tribute to his Grandad that he read at the funeral. I am Chris Scudamore, Grandson of...