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WAR EXPERIENCES OF A GLIDER PILOT Part 2

On D-Day my job was to simply to get back to the U.K and I had a little chitty to tell me...

Get off home quick Jerry - We're coming after you (part 2)

WE WERE TALKING IN A MIXTURE OF FRENCH AND ENGLISH AND THE FRIEND BECAME QUITE ANNOYED. ".. LA SEULE...

WITH THE 53RD WELSH

We left Harrietsham and moved off on 18 June via London for Tilbury where we embarked on MT35, "S.S....

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Eye to Eye with Friend and Foe

We had a very happy time at the Dockyard, driving officers by car to Fort Southick, transporting victuals...

Rewarded for a Minefield Rescue

While at Lympne and serving in the sick quarters on 27th August 1943, we received a call that some soldiers...

Forest Fire

This is the account of Sid Campbel, a medic, serving in the winter of 1944, to the east of France. Sid and...

World War Two Memories

I was in the Royal Army Service Corps, and the transport Vehicles had various modifications in preparations...

Knowing Eisenhower

I became PA to Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder who worked closely with Eisenhower, and who had...

Lorne- The Canadian Soldier

In April 1944, out of my plaster cast but still lame, I stood behind the Police Station with Arthur, Lorne,...

'The true purpose of resistance is to save..' Col. CM Woodhouseicon for Story with photo

An article in the newspaper 'Het Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden'- dinsdag 13 mei 1975 - p.9 ,says that...

Early Memories WW2icon for Story with photo

Every vent on the engine had to be covered with a special compound and all air intakes had to be vented by...

A close encounter

Having been dispatched for training within this division, to become a signaller, driver and number one...

BLOWING THE RIVER LYS BRIDGESicon for Story with photo

We cleared important road junctions and mines, built bridges and gradually the 21st Army group broke clear...

Bombing of an Open City- St Peter Port

We sat in a field on the high ground affording a distant view to St. Peter Port and watched the German...

D-Day only 1 of 6

One night while he and Nobby were proceeding up a road with their platoon they were ambushed by Germans who...

Jeep

He agreed, noting that if he owned his own vehicle he could drive it himself as it would not be a staff...

Major James Goodrick RA

Major James Goodrick, Royal Artillery , was born in Hull, 15 January 1917, educated at Hull, later Hull...

A Comrade always Remembered

Almost everyone has learned from films and anniversaries commemorated, of the heroics of the British 6th...

THE RETREATicon for Story with photo

March 1940 the Battalion spent its time camped around Orchies but on April 9th the Germans invaded Denmark...

Operation Bluebell

We done our first two jumps from the barrage balloon in Tatton Park, the next five were from the aperture...

BREECHES TO BELL BOTTOMS

At the recruitment office of the W.R.N.S, Great Smith Street, London, I said I wanted to be a dispatch...

BULLDOG TO WILD BOAR-D.Day

As the craft ran into the beach, down went the ramp off went the bren gun carrier when there was a terrific...

Battle for Guards Group Headquarters

I had now no rounds left with the Bren gun, so I dived into the tank and engaged the Germans with the...

Cyril Ellis's War

I lived in Blackpool but then we were sent to Lymston, to Dalditch near Exmouth, and then to Pembroke...

Dunkirk: The Battle and The Rescueicon for Story with photo

The OC, Stephenson, of 107 was buried on the docks at Dunkirk. Our Sgt. Major was wounded and I brought him...

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