France

Commando Raids in Holland

Our next move was along the bank to a position where the 47 Commandos had suffered heavy losses assisting...

A Normandy Story and a Paris Welcome

I served in the RAF Codes & Ciphers Branch and first met Group Captain Winterbottom when I was called...

Driver/operater

And then I got taken up to the Field Dressing Station, and from there, I was there a good two or three...

Snafu

D Day confusion We were told that a few of us would be part of the 3rd Canadian Division D Day landing,...

Ken 'Nobby' Clark - Part 2: Back to Dunkirk

A longer article which relates Nobby's service in H.M.S. Hood before the war and his wartime service...

D-DAY AND AFTER by Jim Hodges

Eventually they decided, for some reason, to broadcast over to the German lines because at that time the...

Misplaced account

There were swarms of refugees crossing,we had to dive under the bridge for protection as the German planes...

Port en Bessin

Reduced to 340 men the commando, under fire, now penetrated the enemy front line and embarked on a 12-mile...

Best years as a Wren

I was training as a nurse in London and had a pretty gruelling night duty, gave my notice in went home,...

Onto Germany

Normandy Landings

Well I sat outside of the tank in the sunshine and the brigadier came up along the side and the major and...

Last out? France June 1940

France in June 1940: Staff Sergeant Alan Jones grew increasingly uneasy as no news arrived from the Company...

How my Dad breached the Geneva convention

I was about 5 years old and lived with my mum and Dad in the middle of three tied houses on the...

The story of my brother Norman

As Norman got better and was recuperating, he was given the opportunity of either joining a training unit...

37th Searchlight Regt and the BEF 1940

With great help from Firepower, the Royal Artillery museum, I was able to consult the War Diary of the 307...

The Story Of A Don R.

When we arrived at Juno Beach - whilst we were waterproofing vehicles, our C.O., Captain Craven, had a...

What War means to Me - BBC Broadcast 25th/26th April 1944

KENT: Hallo, listeners to the B.B.C. This is Kent Stevenson, speaking from London, England, and introducing...

ESCAPE FROM FRANCE 1940

And so, on the 15th January 1940, I now a married man, and the rest of the Battalion, embarked on the MV...

Escape from occupied France — ‘The Bayonne’

My father was a traveller over the Northern part of France for Huntley and Palmers who were based in...

Death of a regiment

I am a living historian with the World War 2 Display Team, who portray the South Notts Hussars. Harold...

LCpl Jean Davies Normandy 1944

LCpl Jean Davies ATS Service No: W103258. He was demobbed in 1946 Jack and Jean had three children, Susan,...

CHARLES DENNIS COLLINS - WAR SERVICE Part 1 of 2

It was at this time that I was told to leave the Brigade and report to 53rd Anti-Tank Regt, but my...

how lucky can you get

During the next few months we did the usual square bashing we formed 4 in those days after which we went to...

Bills War

In May 1940 three young militia men Frank, Joe and myself were posted to the 44th Leicester regiment,...

Watch out Jerry - Here I Come (part four)

ERRONEOUS RUMOURS WERE SPREADING THAT A JERRY PILOT HAD MANAGED TO DROP A BOMB CLEAN DOWN THE FUNNEL OF THE...

My Final Act

I tried to jump out the top of the turret but my legs didn't work, so I started to lever myself up...