France

Joe Pack, Bomber Pilot: My Escape through Belgium and France

Although most of the Canadian aircrew was commissioned, George was quite sure he could not get a commission...

Memoirs of an Ex Infantry Man, Chapter 7

Gammy told me that a Jerry bomber had dropped his bombs and straddled the Mole and that was what had blown...

The Lancaster Crash at Rebréchien - Chapter 6

August 1945 / Letter from Albert Tuuri's younger brother Walter Walter visited Mrs. Brown and her...

Tommy's Story

His father was George Heslington Bage and his mother was Sarah. Tommy was the first one of twin boys, his...

THE LUCK OF THE DRAW

It was about 2am in the morning of Saturday, 1st June 1940 and we were in the Casino at a place called...

Fire Orders Chapter 14b

Captain Woodward accepted the mike from the Worcester signaller and identified himself... Captain Woodward...

A Fine Looking Englishman

As I got better I got the self same food that they had and we'd go out – my mate and I...

The Wartime Stories Of Tom Hilton, My Grandad.

My Dad used his own army ration plus some more small pieces begged from his pals, to make a gift of...

I was Navigational Leader on D Day (Part 2 of 3)

Around September 1943, my small Motor Launch was appointed a Navigational Leader for the Normandy landings...

A Rifleman's War

Their commander's puritanical, even Cromwellian style of command led to 3rd Division's proudly...

A Despatch Rider at Dunkirk

Riding through a village I caught up a convoy of French horse drawn vehicles, guns, etc., when we were...

Post-Dunkirk Memoirs of Sgt (later W.O) 7346129 Norman Smith RAMC

After his death his sons added to it with their mother's story and the years that Norman and Irene...

A Bride's War Effort (wife of a Royal Engineer)

And then we would have to do the green house, and the greenhouses were long, I don't know how many feet...

A Wireless Operator's Tale, Part 7

Our route was to take us down Sweden and across the Baltic Sea to bomb this port of Stettin. We bombed...

'Marra' McGuinness MM at Merville, D-Day 6th June 1944

However, I would like to dedicate the article to Corporal Jim 'Marra' McGuinness and his other...

My Time In Partyfunshore 1944

There was plenty going on all around us, some shells were exploding on beach and among the landing craft,...

A Wireless Operator's Tale, Part 6

The reason being that it was such heavy mist, and so many aircraft had gone to Ludford, that there was no...

Driving for Brigadier James Hargest CBE, chapter 2

Anyway he took the typewriter out, put it in the jeep and walked back down to the front of the farm again...

The Lancaster Crash at Rebréchien - Chapter 1

On July 28th 1944, at around 11.30pm a British Lancaster bomber, call sign SR-V2, from the 101st squadron...

D-Day: Royal Corps of Signals

The battleships, huge grey shapes, Ramillies and Warspite, joined by the cruiser Frobisher opened fire on...

A Bill Brown Experience: Chapter 9 D Rothery: Normandy 1944

When the landing craft was in shallow enough water for the ramp to be lowered and as the vehicle was being...

Reflections of a Lancaster Wop/AG in a Pathfinder Squadron

The main force of in excess of 300 aircraft were advised by us where to bomb in relation to our markers and...

Itinerary of one 14701281 Frank Wilkinson

When this showed signs of terminating my wife took up paid work first in the Food Office and then as a...

Driving for Brigadier James Hargest CBE

From the first days of the Normandy D-Day landings, Stanley Arthur Coo was the driver for one of New...

The Granville Raid

A USPC - a large American Motor Patrol Boat - was also stationed at Granville, usually anchored outside the...

Lingevres - 14 June 1944

Jack screamed “This way” as he ran towards Colonel Woods’ carrier, where the Colonel, who...