France

walking on the beaches of normandy

walking on the beaches of normandy...

Tommy Blower - Dunkirk Survivor

I am not a religious man , but I honestly believe it helped me to get back". When Tommy reached Dunkirk...

" Gone missing "

We advanced across the Dutch border where I met a Dutch boy no older than me called William Poos who had...

ESCAPED DUNKIRK AND S.S. LANCASTRIA

HIS DUAL ESCAPE OF HIMSELF AND HIS COMRADE IN 1940, WHEN BEING HELD BY THE GERMANS AS A P.O.W., ON AN...

The usher of Dunkirk

Whilst this was going on we were being bombed from the air by Stukas and shelled by the enemy from Dunkirk...

Third Time Unlucky or Lucky?

The third house we entered after throwing grenades we were about to climb the stairs, when a stick grenade...

MY LIFE IN FRANCE, 1939 — 1945 (Chapter 5: 1943)

His heroism in saving a number of British and American airmen was recognized by King George VI and the...

Left to my own devices!

There was a lot of confusion and we walked to different places for several days and saw evidence of enemy...

Ambulance Driver Elsie - F.A.N.Y.

We were stationed at various military camps in the southern command, doing the normal ambulance duties....

WAR EXPERIENCES OF A GLIDER PILOT Part 3

It was a fairly long glider tow — 3hrs 30 mins, and it can be a bit wearing because you get an...

My experience of War by Henry Grimsdale

We took Uden on the German Dutch border undergoing a lot of shooting and sniping from German troops in...

Tommy Blower - Dunkirk Survivor

I am not a religious man , but I honestly believe it helped me to get back". When Tommy reached Dunkirk...

My experience of War by Henry Grimsdale

We took Uden on the German Dutch border undergoing a lot of shooting and sniping from German troops in...

A very unusual party

Most of the route being along farm tracks and forrest tracks and with the guidance of local french men, who...

My Experience...Stanley Lilley.

We were also instructed to clear the Billets of the German occupied French houses- we were ordered to...

A cat evacuated from Dunkirk by Norman Battersby

My Dad

On 3rd September 1942 my father Norman Draper joined the army atDerby for 6weeks training.After completing...

My Dad

On 3rd September 1942 my father Norman Draper joined the army atDerby for 6weeks training.After completing...

My Dad

On 3rd September 1942 my father Norman Draper joined the army atDerby for 6weeks training.After completing...

Billie Cutter D/JX 611149

Very early in the morning, when we were about 10 miles off France, a small assault craft left the Glen Roy...

The Neufchateau Country at War

Having barely escaped from this German attack, and then having roamed through the countryside and forest...

POW of the Germans

In May the German army advanced into France and William's Unit retreated towards Dunkerque. In January...

My war service.It was six years, just!

We were part of the 53rd Welsh Division 30 Corps that took part in the battles in France, Belgium, and...

John Perrett

It was during this time that John and two fellow officers were confirmed in St George's Cathedral in...

A Modest Man at D-Day Landings and Suez

My Gran was 'forced' to have a civil servant billeted at her house in that time to share the house...

A Normandy Veteran

On the way we fought at Phillips factory at Eindhoven Grave, then to Nymegen where I cleared the Railway...