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2879366 L/Cpl. Leslie Wilson, MM, 5th Bn Border Regiment (Escape & Evasion, France 1940)

Award Military Medal L/Cpl. Leslie WILSON, 5th Bn Gordon Highlanders (2879366) [ATTACH] M.I.9/S/P.G.(F) 1005 Captured: ST. VALERY-EN-CAUX 14th...

Thread by: brithm, Jan 13, 2025, 3 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
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Op TORCH: Sherman tank deliveries

Gen Anderson mentions in his London Gazette Dispatch that on 20th January 1943 "241 Shermans" were delivered in a Convoy, presumably to Algeria....

Thread by: Takrouna, Jan 2, 2025, 3 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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A Churchill folly: landing in French Algeria 1941

Reading a research paper for another thread I found this surprising passage:A new commanding officer, Lt-Col Martin Saunders, was also appointed...

Thread by: davidbfpo, Dec 4, 2024, 11 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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The British Club Casablanca

My Grandfather Major Bill Potts escaped from the Germans having been captured at St Valery in 1940. He escaped via Marseilles with the French...

Thread by: chester, May 4, 2024, 13 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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3858211 Trooper Daniel HORNBY, Scots Greys: 14/09/1943, Help decipher CWCG Concentration Record

Hello Hopefull this is the right are We have an ancestor who was Killed in Italy, but is buried at Bone War Cemetary, his DoD is 14th September...

Thread by: SteveLunt, Apr 25, 2024, 24 replies, in forum: War Cemeteries & War Memorial Research
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Mysterious accident, Catania, Sicily - 24 February 1944

As we know, the fighting in Sicily had been over for six months by February 1944 and the burials in Catania War Cemetery reflect this with five...

Thread by: blitz_researcher, Jan 24, 2024, 30 replies, in forum: Italy
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62882 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Peter Allix WILKINSON, KCMG, DSO, OBE, Royal Fusiliers & SOE

Personal Number: P/62882 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Sir Peter Allix WILKINSON, KCMG, DSO, OBE Unit: Royal Fusiliers ; SOE ; No 1 Special Force...

Thread by: dbf, Sep 27, 2023, 8 replies, in forum: SOE & OSS
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German Flown Aerial Photographs, 1939–1945 (Partially Available Online)

German Flown Aerial Photographs, 1939–1945 This series consists of captured German aerial photographic contact prints covering England, Norway,...

Thread by: brithm, Jul 31, 2023, 1 replies, in forum: The Third Reich
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My Grandad's Diary

Hi. My name is Sonia, and I joined WW2 Talk for help with abbreviations and terms in my Grandfather's diary. My grandfather died in the 1980s,...

Thread by: Wytewych, Jul 25, 2023, 8 replies, in forum: User Introductions
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4986524 Private Ernest SANDERS, 5 Sherwood Foresters: 18/03/1943

Looking for any information please on; Private 4986524 Ernest Sanders 5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters died of wounds on Thursday 18th March 1943...

Thread by: aged, Mar 15, 2023, 8 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
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Ships damaged during air raid at Bone 4/12/42?

Friday 4th December 1942 S.S. Fort Bourbon Fireman and Trimmer Michael McKenna (38) [BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA] Fireman and Trimmer William...

Thread by: Steve49, Mar 15, 2023, 8 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
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HMT Cava losses on 30/11/42

Monday 30th November 1942 FAWCETT, Harry, Ordinary Seaman, RDF, P/JX 270554, killed [BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA] FOULKES, Harry, Stoker, RNPS,...

Thread by: Steve49, Mar 12, 2023, 3 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
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833924 L/Bombardier Roger WHITE, MM, RA & 2 SAS: 26/10/1943 - MiD?

I’m researching a soldier who was tragically killed in a parachute accident whilst serving with 2 SAS in 1943 (he is on the Doune memorial) ....

Thread by: Dorset_Man, Jan 23, 2023, 6 replies, in forum: Special Forces
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Bouira

Bouira Regimental-Histories_1936-1945 Bright_220.jpg - The Royal Lancers Museum at Derby [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

Thread by: Ramiles, Jan 4, 2023, 2 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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2499 Brigadier Arthur Leslie Walter NEWTH, CBE, DSO, MC, TC, MiD, Gloucestershire Regiment

Personal Number: 2499 Rank: Brigadier Name: Arthur Leslie Walter NEWTH, CBE, DSO, MC, TC, MiD Unit: Gloucestershire Regiment ; Cheshire Regiment ;...

Thread by: dbf, Nov 19, 2022, 4 replies, in forum: Higher Formations
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OPERATION TORCH - The tragic losses of the crews of HMS Karanja, Hecla and Avenger

Initially this 2nd post about Operation Torch and the Tunisian campaign was going to be about the sinking of HMS Karanja a Landing Ship Infantry...

Thread by: Instructor6, Nov 12, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Operation Torch's First Casualty - Lieutenant Villis

Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the start of Operation TORCH and the British landings at Algiers that morning by 11th Infantry Brigade of...

Thread by: Instructor6, Nov 9, 2022, 10 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Air attacks in North Africa 1943-44

Hello everyone My Great-Grandfather was in one of the vehicle companies in North Africa from May 1943 - February 1944, which was after the...

Thread by: Catherine2, Oct 25, 2022, 6 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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Operation Torch air reconnaissance photos

With the 80th anniversary coming up, I'm trying to pull together a page about beach reconnaissance ahead of this. A document in the IWM archives...

Thread by: Rob Crane, Sep 14, 2022, 0 replies, in forum: North Africa & the Med
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312076 (2330443) Captain Gavin Symington Watt LAWSON, BEM, MiD, Royal Signals & Royal Engineers

Personal Number: 312076 Army Number: 2330443 Rank: Serjeant ; Captain Name: Gavin Symington Watt LAWSON, BEM, MiD Unit: Royal Corps of Signals ;...

Thread by: dbf, Jul 26, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Royal Signals

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