East Africa

Service in the RASC 1940-46 (part 1 of 3)

From there we travelled by lorry to Palestine and were met with a very hostile reception. The Italians had...

Training with the F.A.N.Y.s

We trained in Lady Sydney Farra's farm at 8000 feet at Mau Summit in the highlands of Kenya. They...

223 Sqn, N Kenya

Maps of Italian - occupied territory were pre-war or otherwise inadequate; they flew by following railway...

King’s Rifle of Africa

At the age of 28 years, my grandfather, Mr Peter Frank, was enrolled in the King's Rifle of Africa. Mr...

The Story of James Lang: RAOC in Kenya

There were three of us sharing a hut and two of us were transferred, David joined the Royal Artillery, and...

The Day I Drove off with the Brigadier’s Luggage.

The Day I Drove off with the Brigadier's Luggage. Soon there was frantic messages, ‘Where is the...

Sailing With The Convoy

On New Years Eve we anchored in the Harbour at Freetown - a dance was organised for officers, warrant...

223 Sqn in Kenya in 1939

Prior to the declaration of war he was sentwith others to patrol northern border with Italian Somaliland...

A Chance in a Million

Alfred served in the Navy, his two younger brothers Jack and Leonard were all separated during the war,...

A Snapshot from Kenya

He lived in Kenya then....