The road to Dunkirk was trodden with George and many others wounded and exhausted... Several years later,...
When the Expeditionary Force was evacuated from Dunkirk, Albert spent three days and nights on the beach...
At one stage guns from tanks opened fire, his car was wrecked, but they all got to the river without...
Following a train journey through France and Belguim and a five-day 115 mile march we met and were overrun...
He travelled from a place near Paris to Dunkirk which by that time was taken over by Germans so they...
My grandfather Mr Benjamin Hames, who is now 87 years old, was a member of the Territorial Army prior to...
With regard to the evacuation at Dunkirk, I was not at Dunkirk but formed part of a rearguard action...
Locking the door of our flat, and just in the clothes we were wearing, my mother grabbed her handbag, my...
On arrival at Normandy, we were lifted out of the Liberty ship into a T.L.C tank landing craft--the driver...
Quite a bit of my time was also spent working on the Spurn Peninsula, a narrow strip of land jutting out...
The Russians had taken the island of Bornholm, which was Danish, and Field Marshall Montgomery said we must...
My Father came off the beaches of Dunkirk... , signed B. Jones I also have a letter hand written by him...
Part of a letter written by John Horsley from Paris,to his best friend John Purser of Stanwell. We heard...
On completion of my training as a Reconnaissance Corps Wireless Operator/Driver/Gunner I was posted to the...
Little did she know on that day that her knowledge of both French and German languages would find her...
The Commanding Officer received a message telling him we were to be bombed that afternoon... Fortunately,...
My Father came off the beaches of Dunkirk... , signed B. Jones I also have a letter hand written by him...
The crew consisted of 42 merchant seamen and 40 mixed Army and Navy personnel who were gunners, operated...
My Grandfather Mr George Edward Temple, 4447868, WOII Temple an Armourers Sergeant serving with the REME,...
Bernard who was in charge of his section decided they would take an armoured car and the vehicle with the...
When my Dad was packing food supplies in canisters in preparation for the Arnheim landings, busy and not...