Bloody Orkney This bloody town's a bloody cuss No bloody trains, no bloody bus, And no one cares for bloody us In bloody Orkney. The bloody...
Having picked up A SHORT HISTORY OF THE 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION in a 2nd hand book store quite awhile ago I finally sat down to read it this week....
Personal Number: 55987 Rank: Captain Name: The Honourable Alexander Hardinge Patrick HORE-RUTHVEN, MiD Unit: Rifle Brigade London Gazette : 7...
I am visiting Tunisia, hopefully in October and November. Any requests e.g. grave photos or particular sites on battlefields? I will be in Sfax,...
Hi all, My brother gets the LRB and said he would forward something to me. It turns out to be that one Robert Crawford has turned parts of the...
Hello! Straight to the case, Looking for one Major John Francis Wilton Ellerton, of the Royal Artillery. Appears to be apart of the army pre-1939...
Hello all, My name is Lloyd Scott, I am a Battlefield Historian and guide working in Normandy, France. I am currently working on a project that...
Tank Man- Knight I’ve always wanted to be a Knight To feel the Queen’s sword On my shoulder would seem right My grateful country’s award. With...
"The light of day is cold and grey and there is no more peace By the high white moon-washed walls, where we laughed and where we sung; And I can’t...
[IMG] The bridge at Rethem in the 1930s. Hey folks. I'm a local here in lower saxony and searching for more informations/details (war diaries,...
This poem was written by my father in law while lying at night in a trench at El Alimien, C Coy 8th Royal Scots 1939 - 1945 x THE MOON Oft have...
The World War 2 Poetry Blog has featured World War 2 related poetry by Vernon Scannell, Vera Brittain, Mark Bayliss, Henry Treece, Alexandra...
Michael Bully submitted a new resource: World War 2 Poetry blog - World War 2 Poetry The World War 2 Poetry Blog has featured World War 2...
Good afternoon, I am Michael Bully, and my main World War 2 interest concerns poetry written during World War 2 and about the War. I run the...
Captain Keith Douglas (SRY) [IMG] A name I have often heard mentioned and whose poetry I have often heard, was on "Something Understood" this...
I have just posted some material on my web site - the excellent Normandy daily diary of Sergeant Douglas E Gray MM, sent in by his son, Douglas....
Hi All, My wife has a habit of buying what she calls "boxes of tat" at local general auctions and occasionally she turns up some interesting...
Hi I wonder if someone can help me please? My father was with the 8 Battalion A&SH, transferred to them on 14.6.43, 78th British Division. He...
I was approached late last year by a publishing company who wish to reprint one my wife's grandfathers books. The original was produced at Sagan...
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