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Fighting with Monty

Naples here we come We reimbarked on an American boat for Naples and were in Italy when Vesuvius blew up....

The Day that War Broke Out - Facts & Figures Pt 3

This was a peculiarly primeval type of war, at distressingly close quarters for the OPs which were merely...

Crawling Through a Field of Landmines

So I said to the 2 lads "I think we'd be sensible if we dug in somewhere along the side of that...

Jack is Wounded in Tilly sur Seulles

On one of my leaves I did go to see Sapper Lacey's widow and small children who lived in a cottage not...

Victory Camp, Kensington Gardens, 1946

In the summer of 1946 the unit I was in was closing down and some of us were posted to the camp...

Always on the Move

I went back to Homefield Road, Hunstanton to my parents home - we were bombed out there in the one raid on...

The Long Walk to Freedom

I had dysentry, semi-recovered from the dysentry, I was dropped out of the march and was picked up and put...

Part of the true Dunkirk spirit: With the Royal Engineers

Hardy and the Royal Engineers remained in Dunkirk trying to give as much time as possible for the...

My escape from Dunkirk: With 92nd Field Regiment R.A.

I am also one of those, who in June 1940 was fortunate enough to escape capture by the German army, which...

My Time in the War: AA Batteries in Dorset and Chatham

I joined in 1941 and travelled up to Dalkieth in Scotland for 6 weeks' training as a predictor and then...

Northumberland RAF Memories

Three of my colleagues led by Lance Bombardier Bob Furness, from Gosforth ran up to meet the crew and they...

After Dunkirk: With The South Wales Borderers

Dad continued with the story, telling me that the mixed bag of luck continued when they reached the port. I...

Dunkirk recollections: Royal Army Service Corps

On June 4th an officer was seeking anyone with experience of rowing with out asking why he volunteered and...

The British Soldier

Major Fletcher, an elderly officer, but a lovely chap, Lt Young, he was involved with UNRA and was kind to...

Sid’s Story — Saying Goodbye

We went from Derby to Castle Donnington where I did my training and after I had finished my training at...

My Father's War: Making Do and Saving Food in the RASC

Dad was in France during the phoney war when some very amusing incidents occurred centred around a young...

Verushka-A POW 's story

Major Lee was a friend of my parent's and when I was a small boy I kept my pony in Major Lee's...

I Can Only Try to Imagine !

My next step was to talk to relatives, I must point out that the people in the letters are related to my...

My 2½ Guilder coin

We were withdrawn to our village of Nordewick for 48 hours to clean up and prepare for our dash up through...

Taken off the Beach and Sent to India

The convoy got within a few miles of Dunkirk and met with a massive traffic jam of British Army lorries....

From Sgt to 2nd Lt and Back again

In the prevailing situation prisoners were a problem but Andre volunteered to conduct them to a place of...

Dive Bombing in Italy - A Memory Confirmed

The next day 90 Bty guns moved towards Termoli on route protection and RHQ moved to north of Serracapriola...

Sgt to 2nd Lt and Back Again

In the prevailing situation prisoners were a problem but Andre volunteered to conduct them to a place of...

Tom Hewson's Soldier's Story - Part 4

During my stay in Northern Ireland with the 53rd Infantry Division, we carried out many military exercises...

On the Troopship "Lancastria"

Amongst those who shared the terrible ordeal in the troop ship "Lancastria" which was sunk by enemy...

I Did My Best

At the end of 1943, I was Orderly Sergeant for the day, the window in my room was open with blackout...