Hello all I’m trying to find out which aircraft my grandad 5105738 CQMS James Berrisford HQ company emplaned from RAF Blakehill Farm on 5th June...
Just before the evacuation from Dunkirk in May 1940, there were numerous targets identified that shouldn’t fall into German hands. From what I can...
Hello, on March 24th, 1945 a US C-47 of 45th Squadron / 316th TCG crashed - it says all British paras of 9th Para Battalion on board were killed....
At the start of March 2020 I started my dream holiday with a general plan on spending a couple of months in France & Germany before returning home...
Hello all, i thought the attached may be of interest. I recently bought a copy of 'One night in June' about Op Tonga from a charity shop and...
Why Arnhem? While numerous books have been written about the battle of Arnhem, very little discussion has taken place about why in fact the...
The Bridges to Arnhem - A Travesty of the Truth by John Waddy commenting on Max Hastings' Armageddon [Eagle Magazine, Glider Pilot Regiment]
Hello, please take a look at this picture. [ATTACH] These - in my opinion - must be soldiers of US 17th AB Div. The M1943 field jacket, the US...
Sad story about the father of Pvt. William H. O'Brien having to take down the message of his own son being killed in action. O'Brien was KIA 12th...
Personal Number: 99246 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Iain Arthur MURRAY, DSO* Unit: Grenadier Guards ; Glider Pilot Regiment London Gazette :...
Canadian soldier buried in a nameless grave in the Netherlands near the end of the Second World War has been identified 75 years later, the...
It's All Saints` Day - and I visited the little cemetary of Bergerfurth, the hamlet next to DZ "A". This is the grave of Stefania Szpak who was...
Cpl. John George Dalgleish (5507071) No. 3 Commando (Hampshire Regiment) captured 19th August 1942 at Dieppe, imprisoned Stalag 344. Took part in...
Looking for details on Pte. Roy David Davies KIA in Schneeren, Germany
Hello, I understand that the 53rd (Worcestershire Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment Royal Artillery also carried two 25 pounders into battle on...
Would anyone have any information on Rifleman George William Bell 7046436 1st Airborne Royal Ulster Rifles From Banbridge Co Down Northern...
[ATTACH] Casualty Details | CWGC In the context of “Operation Varsity” I am currently researching the circumstances of the death of Driver Victor...
Personal Number: 278645 Rank: Lieutenant Name: John WODEHOUSE, 4th Earl of KIMBERLEY Unit: Grenadier Guards London Gazette : 13 July 1943...
Personal Number: 229359 Rank: Captain Name: Peter FARRER, MC Unit: Royal Engineers London Gazette : 24 April 1942...
[ATTACH] This is one of the rare colour photos taken during "Operation Varsity". It shows US glider pilots on DZ-W near Flueren - they are...
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