France

Frank's Tank

I was in D squadron of 7 troop which landed on Gold Beach on D Day Plus One. During Operation Goodwood, my...

His name?

My father had just returned albeit a little shell shocked from the evacuation at Dunkirk and was sent with...

Night life — France 1939

For a non-drinker such as Bill, the local cafés had few attractions. One night, curiosity led him to...

Memory of My Dear Uncle

He died May 28th 1940 in a barn at Wormhaudt during the retreat to Dunkirk. He died at the hands of a...

Crossing the Orle

I was the driver and we had to cross the River Orle....

landing beaches

landing beaches...

Avoiding Mines on Boulogne Beach

We were due to cross but what I realise now was that Boulogne had not been completely cleared of mines on...

Our American Allies

Captain Cohen was an Artillery Officer in General Pattern's Army and landed on Omaha beach... Later he...

Evacuating Wounded at Dunkirk

Albert Mitchell drove an army ambulance for the 4th Field Ambulance in France. He was "somewhere in...

No4 Commando

He was initially buried in Biervielt, Netherlands and now rests at Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetry, Netherlands....

A Swift Promotion

He would find himself involved when they were organising the Normandy Landings from England, I think it was...

my loveing great grampares fight

My great granddad fought in ww2 and there were good moments and bad moments... John hated having to leave...

wintergreen's call

My father was @ Dunkirk, but he never spoke about it till one night in Sydney we were looking @ a BBC...

Fathers background

Spycatcher

Muriel Dobson worked in a laundry at Whitley Bay during the war. She was sworn to secrecy about the laundry...

207 Field Park Coy, Royal Engineers

Jim Holley was awarded the 1939 to 1945 French and Germany Star for service in the Royal Engineers during...

one of the little ships

I dont know a lot about my father at Dunkirk, But i do know he came back on a ship or boat...

Dunkirk Litle Ships

I dont know a lot about my father at Dunkirk, But i do know he came back on a ship or boat...

207 Field Park Coy, RE, 43rd Wessex Division

Jim Holley was awarded the 1939 to 1945 French and Germany Star for service in the Royal Engineers during...

Smoking in the non-smoking part of a train

Dad was a civilian and it appears that at the time no one really new what was going on across the channel...

Taxi!

During and immediately after the evacuation from Dunkirk when we fully expected the German army and...

LEE H

JOINED TANK REGIMENT IN 1939 SGT CLARKE COMMANDED A TANK TROOP UNDER GENERAL MONTCOMERY 8TH ARMY. SADDLEY...

A German Baker in France

When the armistice was signed with Germany, the baker in our village of Les Vans was made a prisoner of war...

Helping a little Belgian girl.

During the war my father gunner WilliamCurtis from Leicester with some friends pulled a young Belgian child...

Army Desk: A2660591 - Operation Frankton

I am extrmemly proud to say that my great Uncle James Conway was a member of the Marines during WWII and...

Crossing the water

One of her sons - Patrick Costello - was going to be a pilot... My uncle was killed and the priest was...