The attached is taken from a Canadian Army document issued by the Chief of Staff on 10 May 1944, which is a recommendation to see and retain the...
How long was training for soldiers in commonwealth nations like Australia, Canada and colonies like India?
All I know about this photograph is that it was a part of a WAAF training exercise, taken in Britain 1943. If anyone has any information at all...
Dear all - my father's wartime RAMC records mention that 2 months after he joined he went on a 10-day 'Messing Officers Course 626' - what does...
Personal Number: 240633 Rank: Lieutenant Name: Kenneth Coleridge BOLES Unit: Grenadier Guards London Gazette : 14 August 1942...
In my collection I have lots of individual photos as well as other random ones that have been part of groups - I've picked out quite a few that...
I asked this question on a more specific basis a few months ago, and am compelled to revisit the subject more generally. It turns out that the...
My grandad was a barge engineer in an IWT (inland Water Transport), Royal Engineers in 1944 and 1945 in UK/Europe then Burma, (Prior he was in...
One of the sources of information on the RA listed over on Nigel Evans' mammoth site are the series of "Artillery Training" pamphlets; Useful...
What was Pinefield Camp, Elgin used for March to May 1944
George F. Collier enlisted in the RAFVR May 1941 as an AC 2nd. class/Aircraft hand/ Observer. He was mobilised on the 11th August 1941. 4 months...
Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944: From Dunkirk to D-Day First published in the UK by Routledge 2000. This edition: 20 Jan 2016 -...
....or so I'm assuming. Grandad wote these in the back of a small pocket diary for 1942 - they look like some of the places where he trained,...
Theres a good few RaF course photographs on this guys Flickr account ( I have used his Guards photographs previously)...
I'm looking for references that provide as detailed a history of the training of British Army officers during the course of the Second World War...
I am researching my grandfather's service during WW2 (and this website is invaluable). He fought from Normandy to Germany as a Bren Gunner with...
Where would I find info or any photos of course 114 at ringway This one was from 30th April to 13th may 1944. Successful candidates were then...
This book has been out awhile, this is the first review (October 2017) I've spotted via Twitter, albeit on an obscure blogsite with an American...
Has anyone any information on any of the British Army Battle Schools near Barnard Castle in Teesdale? There was; Bradford Camp Humbleton Camp...
The subject of 'Left Out of Battle' (LOB) is one I've kept returning to over the years. The central question to my mind has been did units rigidly...
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