Postwar Years

Childhood Memories

I went to Jenny Lind Hospital in Norwich and my parents were not allowed to see me, as they thought it...

War Reticence

My father, Richard Leese was, I think, a motorcycle messenger... I and my brother knew he'd been to war...

Christmas with the Germans

I remember the Christmas after the war, my father - a staff sergeant and training officer - invited seven...

An Old Photograph.

They were part of the British 1st Infantry division and fought in France in 1940, in Tunisia, in Italy, and...

After the War

My Father was a Lieutenant in the Home Guard and, as such was issued with a Sten Gun. Dad carefully placed...

Hednesford

In Feb 42 I started at the Post Office at Hednesford as a boy messenger. Some telegrams were reporting the...

Best Laugh of the War: Victory Parade at Jahoo Borra, Singapore

When the war finished I was sent to the far east for the Victory Parade at Jahoo Borra near Singapore....

The Names on the Walls

'I was a great friend of James Cheney who was in RAF along with his 3 brothers. When James died, Capt...

A War Crime Punishment

One of my duties was Japanese war crime escort. On one occasion, I was detailed with two others and a...

The Sea Frozen

I vividly remember as I left Cuxhaven enroute to the UK in 1947 the sea was frozen The ship veered through...

Returning Home: My Father, Japanese POW

The first few years of my life were spent with my Mother and Grandparents as my father was a Japanese...

Ration Books and Shops in Beverley

Originally Robert Hagley was from Kingston upon Thames but by 1952 the family had moved to Beverley, East...

After the war: Indonesian Economics

When this was secured, the Indonesians still refused to accept Dutch currency, preferring to use the...

My Lucky Escape

My father knew a lot of farmers because he had to take the post to them... I had to go through the...

My Uncle on Brighton Memorial

My uncle - Percy Owen Hay - has his name on Brighton's War Memorial....

Happy Endings Part 3

I have many friends in Bedford over the years we still meet... I have known Joan Butler our teacher for...

Be Grateful: A Fifteen Year Old's Thoughts in Nuneaton

I am very proud and glad that i live the way i do today, and i feel that we need to thank...

Extended War

No credit is given to the Army & R.A.F members who's war continued for over another year after...

Photo Duncan Cameron Kennedy(JNR) & Queen Mother at the Royal Tournament

Photo Duncan Cameron Kennedy & Queen Mother at the Royal Tournament. Eldest son DCK Makes Duncan and...

My Great Grandad

He was of very high status and he was invited to witness the Neuronburg Trials. For anyone who doesn't...

One Day at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

It was a sunny day ... and most people were heading to the beach armed with surfboards. Armed with a box...

Street Celebration for VE Day

Programme for VE Day Street Celebrations - June 1946....

RASC Service, Juno Beach (D-Day) and Life in Wartime Birmingham

RASC Service, Juno Beach (D-Day) and Life in Wartime Birmingham...

RASC Service, Juno Beach (D-Day) and Life in Wartime Birmingham

RASC Service, Juno Beach (D-Day) and Life in Wartime Birmingham...

Cumbria commemorates the 60th Anniversary of victory in World War Two

The Lord Lieutenant of the county of Cumbria, Mr James Cropper FCA, then addressed the veterans and others...

The Borough of Whitehaven WW2 ‘Book of Remembrance’

Introduction Recently, whilst researching articles about the Second World War in the Cumbria Records...