Does anybody know which beach No. 5 Beach group landed on at Salerno ? My Gt- grandad landed as part of the above group with 280 bty, 87th HAA...
Lt. Gerald Lionel Pearson, Award: Military Cross Service Number.: 103095 Unit: 6th Bn (Royal Welsh) Parachute Regiment Starred in The...
L/Sjt. Alfred Victor Statham Service No.: 4034743 Unit: 6th Bn Royal West Kent Regiment Award: Military Medal Ref Map ITALY 1/50,000 Sheet 88 -...
Cpl. William Walker Service No.: 7347033 Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 4th Bn Parachute Regiment Award: Military Medal On 26th...
Army Number: 2657805 Rank: Guardsman Name: Wilfred ROBERTS Unit: Coldstream Guards attached Long Range Desert Group Date of Birth: 20 May 1917...
Army Number: 14265 Rank: Lance-Corporal (assumed rank of 2/Lieutenant whilst POW) Name: Raymond Thomson PORTER Unit: Long Range Desert Group, 2...
Army Number: 323569 Rank: Lance-Corporal Name: Robert Henry PARRY-JONES Unit: Cheshire Yeomanry ; Long Range Desert Group Date of Birth: 1 Aug...
Army Number: 2763806 Rank: Lance-Corporal Name: John Gordon LYONS Unit: 2 Black Watch ; 50 ME Commando Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1917 Date of...
Army Number: 4124972 Rank: TROOPER Name: William JONES Unit: 50 Middle East Commando Date of Birth: 6 Jul 1920 Date of Enlistment: 2 Feb 1938...
Army Number: 327237 Rank: Trooper Name: James William JARY Unit: 50 Middle East Commando Date of Birth: 10 Jun 1917 Date of Enlistment: 1 Sep...
Army Number: 1042109 WW1 Regimental Number: 94834 Rank: R.S.M. Name: Sydney Charles PEAPLE, MM [1916] Unit: 31st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery...
Not sure whether this has been addressed in the Forum before. Apparently about 3200 Jews were hidden in Rome.
This coming December, I have an opportunity to spend one day south of Rome. I’m contemplating a day trip to Anzio as my grandfather landed there...
Hello, this is my first post on this forum. My late father served in the Royal Navy during WW2. He died 40 years ago, relatively young, and didn't...
I posted this on Twitter but it might be of more use here. I can also add a few more comments. [ATTACH] This is an infographic of the number of...
Here is a photo of my father Ernest William Gilbert. He seems to have a different colour beret than his comrades. I’ve sent off for his service...
Army Number: 410317 Rank: Trooper Name: Henry Charles CHARD Unit: Long Range Desert Group Date of Birth: 29 Oct 1918 Date of Enlistment: 12 Jun...
Army Number: 2696599 Rank: Guardsman Name: George ANDERSON Unit: 2 Scots Guards ; Long Range Desert Group Date of Birth: 13 Dec 1919 Date of...
Army Number: 1595481 Rank: Gunner Name: Austin HEHIR, MM Unit: Royal Artillery ; SAS Date of Birth: Date of Enlistment: Date of Capture: Place of...
Army Number: 549921 Rank: SerJeant Name: Hubert Martin ALLENBY Unit: 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) Date of Birth: 7/12/1911 Date of...
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