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Stuck in France

He and his unit went to northern France as part of the British Expeditional Force... He had problems with...

My Great Granda

He has won many medals for his job including: - The France and Germany star - The 1939-1945 star - The...

After Dunkirk - HMT Lancastria

Whilst the recent Dunkirk series was indeed both a graphic whilst sad detailed account of what happened in...

DLI on D-Day

My father, David Wallis, landed on D-Day with the Durham Light Infantry, part of the 50th Div. The Germans...

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Sacrifice at Dunkirk: HMS Arley

My grandfather Alex Gowans was on board 'H.M.S Arley' at Dunkirk....

Rescue: Dodging Enemy Fire in France

Rescue: Dodging Enemy Fire in France...

Dunkirk: Little Ships from Chatham Dockyard

As Jack was a dockyard worker, he was not called up for military service,I remember him telling me how,...

Service in the RASC 1940-46 (part 2 of 3)

Our first job was to get the troops over the Rhine. If the lorry broke down, you had to just cast it...

D-Day Landings

He was coxswaining a Landing Craft and, having been released from the ship he was travelling on, his and...

My Mates

A HELMET ROLLED IN THE DUST AT NORMANDY I TURNED MY HAED AND LOOKED AROUND THERE WAS BILL, SPREAD ACROSS...

Dunkirk Beaches: With a Light Anti Aircraft Regt

My father the late Major General Revell-Smith GC/AM,DSO,MC* was commanding a light anti aircraft regiment...

The Tank is Still Thereicon for Story with photo

Pat was in a Scottish Tank regiment and the truth is that his tank was stopped by a German bazooka and that...

Landing at Juno Beach (6th june)

Written by C.Seymour on behalf of Mr L.Beddison It was 7:30 am the landing crafts were letting their ramps...

Lloyds story: Wounded and Captured at Dunkirk

Lloyd was on the beach at dunkirk waiting for the chance to get off, when another german aircraft attack...

A Horrible Thing to Have to Do

My Grandad, Roderick McIntosh, arrived at the coast of Normandy 4 hours after the first landings... His...

"Absolutely revolting"

These soups were made by Heinz and they had a tube down the middle that you lit and you also put some...

Dunkirk: A soldier in the Suffolk Regt

Dunkirk: A soldier in the Suffolk Regt...

Captured only to Escapeicon for Story with photo

This is a short story of my grandad maxamillian and his war. My grandad was Polish he was brought up and...

Pot Shot at Dad in the Bushes

He took a pot shot at dad relieving himself....

Killed in Action?

After moving to Bayeaux to prepare for the invasion, we were joined by our 'sister' unit and during...

Dunkirk: With the Royal Artillery

Dunkirk: With the Royal Artillery...

Normandy Landings: With the Royal Engineers

My husband landed at the beaches at Aramanch....

Net Curtains

My Father always told the story of how Major David Strangeways was rescued with his uint from Dunkirk by a...

Captured

Captured...

Evacuated from Le Havre

In actual fact I was evacuated from Le Havre. We were support troops for the 51st Highland Division - they...

The Survivors

One Survivor, Jim Kane, quoted "It was while we were sleeping that we were hit by a torpedo... HMS...

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