‘A Boys Own Adventure’ doesn’t even come close to describing Leslie Young’s war. Nicely retold by his son, Nicholas, this memoir ticks all the...
Alerted via Jonathan Pittaway, the LRDG historian from South Africa, to this article with many photos from a new book: Photographs show the Army's...
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could help me in finding more info about my Great Grandfather and the battalion in which he may have fought...
Veteran gets to wear bearskin for birthday [ATTACH] During Leonard Boxall's 12 years of service he only got to wear the khaki uniform A World...
Good afternoon all, Firstly my apologies if I am asking too much or asking in the wrong place. I am very new to this despite having done a little...
Well its only taken about 9 years but I have finally managed to complete my book about the 78th Infantry Division's operations in April -May 1943...
Does anyone have the exact date of capture for Stirling in Tunisia? I know it’s January 1943, but just wondering about the day, can’t seem to find...
Hello - I’ve hit a brick wall on my grandfather - have researched him for 2 years, National Archives, SAS curator, FOI etc... done all the...
Hi, I am just starting to research my fathers military record. Sergeant Frederick Skidmore served in the western desert, Sicily and Italy mostly...
Afternoon all, Still trying to decipher a Service record. Two points being; 1) A service record where they have passed as a driver mechanic II....
I am trying to find info on my father's service during WW2. I have his old kit bag with a number on it but have not found any docs so far. I know...
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...
My father was in HQ Company of the 159th (Welsh) Field Ambulance from 1940 to 1944 including Dunkirk, North Africa (Operation Torch), Sicily...
Hi all, i am new. Do you have witnesses, writings, witnesses or photos of companies A,B and C of 6th Lincolns in Africa and Italy in 1943?
Set of maps from 7RTR War Diary
I am new to the site am interested in the 5th Northants part in the italy campaign. I have heard the names of cassino and sangro mentioned but any...
Hi, I've been tracing my dad's WW2 covert activities whilst he was in Tunis. He was originally employed by the British consul and then loaned to...
Hi, Does anyone have any information they could share on 6 Base Supply Depot, RASC, Italy? We know my grandfather served in Algiers as part of...
I am asking for help for a friend of mine. This is the info from his son, he had from the mod, he is looking for any info on his dad or any unit...
My father would have been 100 years old last September. He enlisted in the army in 1939 and served at Dunkirk and in North Africa in the British...
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