Hello, I am visiting a cemetery today and looking at the grave of 82851 Wren EUGENIE NETTLETON DENBY who died 2nd May 1945. I wondered if anyone...
This notice in today's The Times caught my eye: In Memoriam – War LIEUTENANT WILLIAM FREDERIC NEWTON, 5th Royal Tank Regiment, treacherously...
I literally just stumbled across some records of my great grandad's brother Jack having served some time in the war, (maybe only briefly, I've...
Items from the The Reconnaissance Journal (kindly posted on here by Tony56) and the Polar Bear News (source forgotten!) concerning 3 Recce. For...
In his generally excellent, 2020 ‘Theirs the Strife: the Forgotten Battles of British Second Army and Armeegruppe Blumentritt, April 1945’, John...
A new website containing a collection of film footage from the final months of the Second World War is now available. More than 60 video clips...
Hi all This is my first post and wondered if anyone could help with my Grandads Navy record. When I was a child I remember seeing some old...
This query came up via a discussion on another forum a while ago, which I've just revisited and was reminded about. Joslen gives the composition...
Personal Number: 31303 Rank: Major-General Name: Henry Maugham 'Bill' LIARDET, CB, CBE, DSO, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 25...
Personal Number: 151677 Rank: Major Name: Francis Conder WHITTY, MBE, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 18 October 1940...
Personal Number: 45004 Rank: Brigadier Name: George Clifford WEBB, CBE, DSO, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 31 January 1930...
Army Number: 4539248 Rank: Serjeant Name: Robert William Hartley CARR, MM, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment London Gazette : 9 August 1945...
Personal Number: 86138 Rank: Major Name: Stanley Eustace BECKINSALE, MC, MiD Unit: Royal Tank Regiment ; SOE London Gazette : 28 February 1939...
Hello - I am interested in learning more about where in Germany the 7RTR were operating in late April 1945 and early May 1945. My cousin was...
Does anyone know which British unit was involved in the thefts of jewels and the desecration of royal tombs on 23 May 1945 at Glucksburg Castle,...
Hi My Grandad served in the Royal Engineers training at Ripon at the beginning of 1940 and being sent to the Isle of Sheppey until September...
Hello. I am trying to find out which airfields in the Netherlands were used by the RAF for air evacuation of casualties in March and April 1945...
Looking for any information on the Unit name of the Pioneers that were based in Lerwick, Shetland during WW2- thanks
Hello, can anyone tell me where this particular Hees is situated and which airfield the text below refers to? In the bottom half this location is...
William died in Roosendaal (30th British Field Dressing Station / hospital “Charitas”) on March 14 1945. He was killed in action or died of...
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