France

Wounded in Action

On D-Day I landed on Sword beach with B-Coy. We landed in Swindon, but it was full, so we were sent by...

D Day: The Sixth of June

7:25 we landed in the midst of bullets and bombs we raced up the beach with our friends and colleagues...

ATS: My Mother's Story

Trained for operational duties for 488 HAA Royal Artillery at Tile Hill and Stoneleigh near Coventry......

Those Who Missed Dunkirk

They missed Dunkirk and were fortunate to get out on a collier from St Nazaire with one RADAR cabin —...

A Signalman at Dunkirk

John Malkin was a signalman using his skills learnt at the Post Office – you would think that as a...

The WREN in Paris

In January 1945 she was given 7 days leave, when with her friend Peggy Hammond who was also a WREN, was one...

Simply A Hero

My grand-father, in 1943, was a communist, and belonged to French resistance, when he was arrested a first...

Dunkirk Meeting

On the beaches back in Britain Bill started a search for my father,you can imagine the joy when he found...

Croix de Guerre 31 years late!

On September 29th, 1945 John received notifcation he was to be awarded the Croix de Guerre for his courage....

Another Hero: Dorsetshire Regt at Dunkirk 1940

HE WAS A SURVIVOR OF THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION HAVING SPENT SOME THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS WITH THOUSANDS OF...

Last Ambulance From Dunkirk

I was one of three ambulances ferrying wounded from a Dunkirk Dressing Station, and the Germans were only...

Getting There: 13th/18th Hussars on D-Day

Getting There: 13th/18th Hussars on D-Day...

Dunkirk

Lots of people were machine-gunned by German aircraft... The day war in Europe finished we were in Lubeck...

My Dad's War: 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry

My Dad's War: 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry...

Quiet Hero: Dunkirk 1940

His story is no different to the hundreds of men that fought in the war, but I would like to honour him...

Hiding Airmen

Michelle at the time would have been about 10 or 11 and she had to play the piano if any Germans came...

The Four Winds: Dunkirk 1940

HI NOT A VERY BIG STORY BUT MY FATHER IN LAW HAD A BOAT CALLED `THE FOUR WINDS` WHICH WAS A DUNKIRK...

Joe Oliver's capture by the Germans

He wasn't evacuated, instead he was captured by the Germans and taken prisoner....

Before the Troops Hit the Beaches: Bomb Disposal on D-Day

He was also in Brussels when the bomb he was about to defuse went off and it buried him alive for 2...

Firemen to Normandy

We only know about this because he had left us some military maps of the Brecon Beacons area, which were...

Poem: 'They Will Never Forget Sword Beach'

He played until his bagpipes took a bullet, the Germans all thought he was mad, he miraculously never got...

The Evacuation Effort: SS Lorina at Dunkirk 1940

I have just finished watching the BBC's series about Dunkirk, and would like to mention what happened...

No equipment: Dunkirk 1940

On the way to Dunkirk the lorry had an accident, we lost many of our weapons. When we arrived at Dunkirk we...

My Gallant Granddad at Dunkirk

My Gallant Granddad at Dunkirk...

My Grandfather, Bill Barr: Dunkirk 1940

My Grandfather, Bill was wading through the water to get to a boat....

Joining up aged 18

David Mathews joined the 51st Gordon Highlanders when he was 18 years of age... David and his friend,...