Italy

Food Glorious Food !

Not that our cooks didn't do their best to get food to us, many times in the form of some sort of...

Sergeant Harry T Joliff-S214525

He was stationed at Maissoncaree, Dagab, Setif and Philipville, where everyone was dosed with a double dose...

A Special Licence

I am the youngest child of Alfred and Doris, Alfred known as George died Christmas 1976 as a result of...

My First Prison Camp - Part 9

A few days after my release from the prison camp, I obtained a detailed account respecting the escape from...

D-Day Dodgers

We've heard of Lady Astor, our pin up girl out here She's the dear old lady who send us such good...

Shell Shocked from the Italian Campaign

My Grandfather's army record reveals that his first action must have been in September 1943 at the...

From the Adriatic to Cassino

Reading through the stories that other people have written about this and the Cassino part of the Italian...

Charley Pocock's War Chapter 8.2

On the morning of the 23rd March 1942 we moved, I looked quite smart in my new suit, my greatcoat was...

Caserta Headquarters

I was a code, a cipher officer stationed in Caserta 17 miles north of Naples, working in the Palace of...

Italy Part 1; Across the Med

At night, when the sea roughened up a little, spray scudded over our beds on deck, snuggled under...

London Scottish

Once again the lad had a change of address, the First Welch was reduced to a Carter battalion, a minimum...

War Memories of a Bournemouth Girl [Anon.]

We can remember on a Sunday morning we heard German bombers coming over and I could see them from my...

Donald Delves' War, Part 4 : Italy, Taking Cover Under a Sherman Tank.

So on seeing a Sherman Tank, which had not been there long, my army friend and myself decided to go under...

My War Service

General Montgomery came aboard before the invasion to boost morale, just missing the friendly fire...

My 21st Birthday and Vesuvius was Blowing His Top

It was my 21st birthday and Vesuvius was blowing his top....

F.Gaterell in Italy 1944

I was a tank driver in the Royal Wilts Yeomanry regiment, HQ Troop, B Squadron. The sergeant asked for it...

From Wiltshire to Rome

I wasn't there long before being sent to the 53rd Worcestershire Yeoman Flight Landing Regiment Royal...

WW2 Experience of a Private in the British Army

Landed at Port Tenefick Eygypt then sent to Haifa Palestine in october 1940. sent on to Pireus, Greece...

North Africa & Italy 42-45

I arrived in North Africa in 1942 and when the campaign finished there we went to Sicily and on to Italy....

George Sethlock

The Germans had a mixed Army of Germans, Russians....

Escape from France

I do know that he was a member of 23rd Field Regiment Royal Artillery, but I don't believe all of the...

"Cattle Trucks"

Sometimes television programmes about the war show Jews being transported to concentration camps in cattle...

Nearly nude

With the war in Italy almost over,Tom and I were able to take advantage of the generous leave given to us...

Alan’s Story - Dorothy Williamson -nee Threlfall

When my brother was home on leave, during the height of the war I well remember him saying that the pilots...

The Iron Phantom of the Desert Pt 17

Over the radio came a voice shouting “Cpl Haugh there's a Tigar with an 88.mm pointing at ten...

Serving in the RAF S Commando 1942-46

The requirement was basically for skilled technical personnel, mainly from fighter command, who would be...