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Scots Guards : North Africa

From Imperial War Museum collection E 2823 - 06/05/1941 NA 1106 - 12/03/1943 NA 1107 - 12/03/1943 NA 3016 - 20/05/1943 NA 5197 - 01/08/1943 NA...

Thread by: dbf, Sep 5, 2021, 9 replies, in forum: The Brigade of Guards
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S/5727451 Serjeant Francis James WHETSTONE, BEM, MiD**, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment & RASC

Army Number: S/5727451 Rank: Serjeant Name: Francis James WHETSTONE, BEM MID** Unit: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment; Royal Army Service...

Thread by: dbf, Aug 21, 2021, 4 replies, in forum: RASC
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Article on 4th Armoured Brigade against KG Stephan 19-11-41

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...

Thread by: Andreas, Jun 3, 2021, 5 replies, in forum: Higher Formations
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Maximising Fighting Power: Eighth Army at Alamein 1942

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...

Thread by: davidbfpo, Mar 19, 2021, 1 replies, in forum: Higher Formations
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American Army personnel attached to the 8th Army in the Western Desert prior to Operation Torch

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...

Thread by: DaveB, Jan 28, 2021, 11 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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The impact of terrain on British operations and doctrine in North Africa 1940-1943

The author Neal Dando appears in another thread on forthcoming books in 2013, with an article 'From ‘Jock Column’ to Armoured Column:...

Thread by: davidbfpo, Jan 3, 2021, 15 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Help ID cloth insignia

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]

Thread by: J.Dagenais, Oct 11, 2020, 4 replies, in forum: WW2 Militaria
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British armoured cars in North Africa

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...

Thread by: JH1990, Oct 7, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
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Formation Signs 8th Army

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...

Thread by: Gary Tankard, Aug 28, 2020, 9 replies, in forum: Higher Formations
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552 RASC Middle East

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...

Thread by: Maxine Smith, May 30, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: RASC
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8th army

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...

Thread by: Stephen cliffe, May 26, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
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2060658 Jack (John Victor) BYRNE, DCM, Gordon Highlanders & SAS

Bayoneted and shot, but the ultimate commando wouldn't die...

Thread by: Jedburgh22, Jul 13, 2011, 14 replies, in forum: Special Forces
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333683 (2655648) John Edward ALMONDS, MM & Bar, Coldstream Guards & SAS Original

Army Number: 2655648 Rank: Serjeant ; Second Lieutenant Name: John Edward ALMONDS, MM* Unit: Coldstream Guards & SAS London Gazette : 26...

Thread by: dbf, Mar 30, 2020, 6 replies, in forum: The Brigade of Guards
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Desert Rat - more info about my Dad

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...

Thread by: Biscuitman, Mar 2, 2020, 32 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
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Corporal George Henry Lee - 8th Army

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...

Thread by: Mark JS, Jan 3, 2020, 8 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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17834 Harold Rupert Leofric George ALEXANDER, KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC(Can), Irish Guards

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Thread by: Gerry Chester, May 5, 2005, 43 replies, in forum: The Brigade of Guards
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Churchill's Colonel

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...

Thread by: Charles Barne, Oct 28, 2019, 7 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio
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"8th Army Signals" - war diaries?

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...

Thread by: GnrGnr, Jul 9, 2019, 5 replies, in forum: Royal Signals
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8th Army Express Route

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...

Thread by: hutt, Dec 31, 2018, 14 replies, in forum: Italy
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Eighth and First Army friction

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...

Thread by: Chris C, Sep 29, 2018, 35 replies, in forum: Higher Formations

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