France

Utah Beach and the liberation of Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam

After taking Cherbourg, Ray's unit moved quickly across France to Paris and his unit were the first...

An Extract from 'My War' - Raymond Webb

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

A German Grave

His name was Heinrich Vidner, and on our return to Ramsgate at daybreak he was quickly transferred to the...

D-Day Memories

When I was waving off I saw this guy who I had been looking after his crown and anchor game and I...

Dunkirk rescue

My Father was a coach proprietor and was only a few miles from the Airfield, at Mendlesham, in Suffolk. He...

D Day in Normandy

When we got to Germany I played football with him and drank with him in the Malcolm Club. Lady Malcolm put...

Bomb Disposal in Birmingham

He spent his army career bravely diffusing bombs in various locations throughout the Midlands and was...

Flowers from the grave!

Uncle Charlie’s War Experiences

Meanwhile back in England, Robert Randall, my cousin and son of Charlie, was called up into the Royal...

Combined Operations

When I was at the Officer Cadet Training Unit at Barmouth in North Wales, preparing to be an Officer, we...

Extracts from the memoirs of Father R A Anwyl

Reverend Reginald A Anwyl Chaplain to the Forces Attached 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, 154th...

A Brother's War

Dad and his brother, David, joined a Highland Regimentand they were both sent to France. When it was time...

RONS WAR

After a short time, having been sent to France he was 'volenteered' to the Army as they were short...

Don't ever say you know me again!

Meanwhile back in England, Robert Randall, my cousin and son of Charlie, was called up into the Royal...

W.W.2 MY GRANDAD by Anne, Alan, Len and Ben.

-My grandad was in the northumberland Hussars, an anti-tank regiment in the 50th division which landed on...

The War Office Letter

His parents received the letter whilst living in Shropshire, however Cliff lived in Derby from about 1953...

D-Day Memories - Juno Beach

About seven miles from the beach we transferred on to smaller boats, mostly tank landing craft, and we were...

15th Scottish

I set sail from England to France on one of the large war ships from a little village just above...

Edwin Knott — A Uniform Incident

Seeing our position the German dove down and strafed the length of the field with his machineguns, forcing...

Night Time Bombings in Combat

But despite this reassurance, the screeching of the bombs as they shot over head filled me with the most...

The Green Howards' Padre on D-Day

There was one encounter on the Beach, with a young Lieutenant who was obviously feeling the strain, who...

I was no hero

As part of a group of Airborne troops held up a few miles from Arnhem, Holland, where one of the Second...

dunkirk escape & return

Very hungry and thirsty. the boat made its way across the channel and when it neared to Dover port, they...

Harry Brown's Experience with the Evacuation of Dunkirk

Harry went to Dunkirk in his boat the Gipsy King with Alf Betts and Fred Hook, both now deceased... The...

In At The Deep End

Here I helped paint the vehicles from sand colour to green ready for the invasion and then spent the rest...

Evacuation from France

By a member of the Merchant Navy. Two ships in our convoy were hit, one had the wireless cabin blown off...