Army Number: S/5727451 Rank: Serjeant Name: Francis James WHETSTONE, BEM MID** Unit: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment; Royal Army Service...
Dear all It gives me great pleasure to announce that my article on the tank battle between 4th Armoured Brigade and KG Stephan on 19 November...
Having skimmed this article I think this is the best place for it; it is contemporary review of those events and Montgomery. It opens with three...
From the Wiki page for the Battle of Gazala (footnote A - paraphrased by me) - “a volunteer troop of three M3 Grant tanks manned by instructors...
The author Neal Dando appears in another thread on forthcoming books in 2013, with an article 'From ‘Jock Column’ to Armoured Column:...
Hi, Found this in my Dad’s war souvenir box. Anyone knows what it is? My Dad was woth R22eR in Italy, Germany and Holland. thank you ! [ATTACH]
Does anyone know which armoured cars were used by which units in North Africa? I’m specifically interested in which vehicles were being used by...
I've just returned from my first trip to TNA for six months and I came across this in a 44 Recce WD. A cash prize to whoever can name all them...
I have a photo of my grandfather who was a driver in the 8th Army 552 RASC. He was there between 7/3/42 and embarking from Alex 17.11.43. He...
I am trying to get information about my grandad driver George Daniels , he was in the 8th army , I remember playing with his medals as a young...
Bayoneted and shot, but the ultimate commando wouldn't die...
Army Number: 2655648 Rank: Second Lieutenant Name: John Edward ALMONDS, MM* Unit: Coldstream Guards & SAS London Gazette : 26 November 1942...
I've just come from the User Introductions and I'm looking for more info about my dads War. I have his Release Book and his Service and Pay Book...
Hi I am attempting to find out more about my Grandfather George Lee. The only info I have to go on is that he was part of the 8th Army and was...
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In case it's of interest, I have just published the edited diaries of my grandfather's diaries from WW2. It's called "Churchill's Colonel: The War...
My subject served with (as written on his record) 8th Army Signals from May 1943 to Sep 1945. I can find no war diaries under a variety of...
I have the following entry detailing the route used by 1503 Coy RASC on the 22nd July 1944. While the places are easy to track I would be...
I am reading A Full Life by "Jorrocks" and he says that at the time of link-up between 1 Army and 8 Army, the Eighth had been getting all the...
[ATTACH] My grandfather James Wright (top of photo 5th from left). Born Belfast 17-5-21, joined age 17 the Royal Ulster Rifles. Overseas service...
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