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Thanksgiving Serviceicon for Story with photo

Worse than hell at times So many don't realise Spending a well-earned penny Friends together A real...

By Train to Bordeauxicon for Story with photo

After waiting 3 days and 3 nights we found a crew member and asked why we had not moved, and we were...

My Phoney War

In 1949 I was a regular corporal fitter-rigger in 26 Squadron at RAF Catterick in Yorkshire, equipped with...

Bordeaux to Pointe du Graveicon for Story with photo

After waiting 3 days and 3 nights we found a crew member and asked why we had not moved, and we were...

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Don't Panic!

The road to Dunkirk was trodden with George and many others wounded and exhausted... Several years later,...

Albert Ford's Years 1940-1946icon for Story with photo

When the Expeditionary Force was evacuated from Dunkirk, Albert spent three days and nights on the beach...

Re: Dummy men and guns

At one stage guns from tanks opened fire, his car was wrecked, but they all got to the river without...

Escape from Dunkirk

Following a train journey through France and Belguim and a five-day 115 mile march we met and were overrun...

my great granddad

He travelled from a place near Paris to Dunkirk which by that time was taken over by Germans so they...

The Rabbit

My grandfather Mr Benjamin Hames, who is now 87 years old, was a member of the Territorial Army prior to...

cassel

With regard to the evacuation at Dunkirk, I was not at Dunkirk but formed part of a rearguard action...

A child escaped at Dunkirk

Locking the door of our flat, and just in the clothes we were wearing, my mother grabbed her handbag, my...

Bill goes to Normandy

On arrival at Normandy, we were lifted out of the Liberty ship into a T.L.C tank landing craft--the driver...

'Spurn Army'

Quite a bit of my time was also spent working on the Spurn Peninsula, a narrow strip of land jutting out...

Reconnaissance in Denmark

The Russians had taken the island of Bornholm, which was Danish, and Field Marshall Montgomery said we must...

Not even bully and biscuits

My Father came off the beaches of Dunkirk... , signed B. Jones I also have a letter hand written by him...

VE Day Paris

Part of a letter written by John Horsley from Paris,to his best friend John Purser of Stanwell. We heard...

Destruction Of The "Derrycunihy"

On completion of my training as a Reconnaissance Corps Wireless Operator/Driver/Gunner I was posted to the...

Yorkshire Girl Meets ‘Enigmatic’ Ike

Little did she know on that day that her knowledge of both French and German languages would find her...

An Extract from 'My War' - Raymond Webb

The Commanding Officer received a message telling him we were to be bombed that afternoon... Fortunately,...

Not even bully and biscuits

My Father came off the beaches of Dunkirk... , signed B. Jones I also have a letter hand written by him...

A Lad on the Richmond Hill

The crew consisted of 42 merchant seamen and 40 mixed Army and Navy personnel who were gunners, operated...

Michael Wittman - Tankbuster

Landing on the Normandy Beaches July 9th 1944icon for Story with photo

My Grandfather Mr George Edward Temple, 4447868, WOII Temple an Armourers Sergeant serving with the REME,...

Six Years of My Life

Bernard who was in charge of his section decided they would take an armoured car and the vehicle with the...

Narrow Escape

When my Dad was packing food supplies in canisters in preparation for the Arnheim landings, busy and not...

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