Some excellent television last night and a very thoughtful Gary Lineker visiting scenes of the 1943-44 Allied invasion of Southern Italy, resonant...
My father Jack Leslie Newark was in the buffs and fought in battle at Monte Casino before his company made their up to Milan. Up until he died at...
Major Robert Surridge 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 4th Indian Division Like many men of his time my Father spoke little about the war,...
Hi, I am going out on a Battlefield Tour in early Sept and I am trying to do some research into Stand 1 & 1a - What were the formation of medical...
Hello all, i’m trying to establish the deployments of 87th Heavy anti-aircraft regiment RA during the Italian campaign but i’m going round in...
The Royal British Legion’s commemorative event to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino will take place at the National...
One of the many things that puzzled me, when I started looking through my dad's WW2 stuff last year, was a letter written by dad to Syd Pullen....
Is there anyone who has advice on how to research the East Surrey Regiment 1/6th? I know the war diaries are in Kew, the leatherhead archives are...
My name Is Ian PENMAN, and I am the son of Robert PENMAN DICK, often known as Bob DICK. My father was in the Royal Corps of Signals during the...
I only acquired this newspaper clipping today.Jim Layton, know to us as uncle Jim. He was my mothers brother.The report came to light when my...
Hi, I am due to fly to Italy on the Monte Cassino battlefield tour, I would like to be able to deliver something to the men on the 1/4 Battalion...
Hello Nomad here just looking for some guidance and help. I'm researching my great uncles life in the 1St battalion royal Sussex regiment. He...
Dear Sirs, I am interested to find out more about Roy Perrett, dob 3.11.1923, in Amport, Andover. Enlisted: Salisbury as Pte : 21.10.1942. Army...
I have made a film on 'Hove Dump' as it is today and uploaded on youtube. Hove Dump was an Allied forward stores dump on the Gustav Line in 1944....
I thought this would be interesting for members who haven't seen a "Frontpost" before. It's the bilingual propaganda leaflet which was dropped...
Hello everyone. I'm really hoping someone out there is able to give me even a slither of information about my grandfather. I would ask him about...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Just returned from a trip to Cassino, following 'the footsteps' of my Great Uncle,...
A poignant story of a veteran's sad demise: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36834507
Apologies if this has been posted before, but I haven't seen it and search turns up nothing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oLdd_r_EdM His...
I'll be staying in Cassino 27-29th June and am happy to take any photos of Graves or names on the memorial that anyone is after - I will also be...
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