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W. Robinson (Hessle, Nr Hull), 55th Field Regiment, West Somerset Yeomanry - Guards Armouredicon for Story with photo

W. Robinson, 55th Field Regiment, West Somerset Yeomanry - Guards Armoured. The attached photo of W,...

Charles George Stokesicon for Story with photo

Charles George Stokes...

the boming

It was my grandfather, who was fighting with the army in the Tank Regiment,when the last bomb exploeded and...

BEF

I am trying to find out where my father sailed from, and if possible the name of the ship he was on,...

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Rescued with members of the BEF

My Lasting Memory of World War II is……I was fortunate to be rescued with members of the B-E-F...

Anti Aircraft Shell

I have in my possession a heavy solid brass anti aircraft shell 23ins high which was recovered from the...

"CLEMENT TOWN" (Photograph of Signal and RHQ Lines)icon for Story with photo

"CLEMENT TOWN" Please see story at A7046165 "GRANDAD PALMER'S WAR AS A DISPATCH RIDER IN...

HIGHLAND BRIGADEicon for Story with photo

Ray was on the Highland Brigade for 12 months from 1945 to 1946... Eventually the ship was towed into port....

THE WAR IS OVER

It's easy to start a war - just ask George W. Bush. See the jpeg I have attached....

Paris circa 1928icon for Story with photo

Irene M. M. Taylor, Wilfred Clifford Taylor, Paris circa 1928 possibly when we were taken into care. The...

Falling in Loveicon for Story with photo

They met and fell in love in 1944....

The long walk

COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW I CAN SEND A STORY ALREADY PUT ON TO A DISC WHICH I WROTE AFEW MONTHS...

Ernest Wood's Familyicon for Story with photo

A photo of Stan Wood and his sister Gill taken to send out to their father Ernest whilst he was serving...

1st Border Reg.icon for Story with photo

1st Border Reg. War grave in Tornaui from the action with Border Reg....

World War Two A rmy Conscript [1941-1947]

World War Two A rmy Conscript. My return to barracks....

2nd Division - Thank youicon for Story with photo

This document was submitted by Chris Morris form Bristol....

Thats himicon for Story with photo

This picture is of the 243rd Kings Squadron of the Royal Marines, my dad John Slack was on the front row at...

battle of the bulge

My father served in the US Army field artillery and was in the battle of the bulge... He was from Alabama....

53rd Heavy Regt. Royal Artillaryicon for Story with photo

53rd Heavy Regt. Royal Artillary...

hiding in the barn

hiding in the barn...

21ST BIRTHDAY AT WARicon for Story with photo

MY GRANDAD CELEBRATING HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY HE IS THE ONE IN THE HAT ON THE GUN PLATFORM BEING HELD UP BY HIS...

Dad at Dunkirk

do u know my grampaicon for Story with photo

do u know my grampa...

Brussels 1945icon for Story with photo

Brussels 1945...

Albert Raynericon for Story with photo

Went to France in 1939 and survived the Dunkirk evacuation....

On a Wing and a Prayer

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