Ajdabiya / Ajdabiyah Aka - Ajdabiya, Ajdabiyah, Agedabia Ajdabiya - Wikipedia "The area was the scene of heavy fighting during the Second World...
I'm trying to piece the career of William Donovan Stamer together and there's a hole around the start of the war. He was promoted to Lt-Col in...
Personal Number: 12895 Rank: Lieutenant-General Name: Geoffrey Charles EVANS, KBE, CB, DSO**, MiD**** Unit: Royal Warwickshire Regiment ; 1 Royal...
Award Mentioned in Despatches Pte. R. O’Connell, 7 Green Howards (4390604/4394604) Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila) Italy Captured at FUKA on 30th...
Rfn. John. Perkins, (6204127) 2nd Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila) awarded Mention in Despatches After his capture at EL...
Cpl. William Stott Pearsall, (1868575) 4 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers attached 7th Armoured Division Mentioned in Despatches PEARSALL was...
Sapper John Henry Monday (2008889) 974 Inland Water Transport Workshops Company, Royal Engineers awarded British Empire Medal Sapper John. H....
C.Q.M.S. Robert George Holmes (2928482) & C.S.M. William McBride (2688210) 2nd Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders awarded Military Medals On the...
123546 Lt. Colin Paddock, Royal Armoured Corps 46th Royal Tank Regiment awarded the Military Cross for Escapes made in North Africa Lt. Paddock...
Sgt. Spittle of No. 2 AFPU photographed Cpl. Stanley Skinner escaped twice in Italy after being taken prisoner outside of Tobruk. Skinner was...
Personal Number: 37112 Rank: Corporal Name: Merlyn CRAW, MM Unit: New Zealand Military Forces attached Long Range Desert Group London Gazette :...
Bayoneted and shot, but the ultimate commando wouldn't die...
Personal Number: 9503 Rank: Brigadier Name: John Charles Oakes MARRIOTT, CVO, DSO, MC, MiD* Unit: Scots Guards London Gazette : 9 August 1915...
I am researching my grandads war history and he was captured in North Africa in Tobruk 1942. I have found out that he was held in a camp near...
Army Number: 2695796 Rank: Lance-Serjeant Name: Geoffrey DOWNES, MM, MiD Unit: Scots Guards & 1 Special Air Service London Gazette : 14 October...
Hello Mr. Fitzgerald. Did you happen to Know my uncle, Chris O'Dowd? He was with the 1st in Norway but joined the SAS afterwards and was killed...
...as you can imagine, the monotonous desert landscape provides not so many chances to do a then & now photo and the cities have developped a lot...
Hi there..I have just joined.I live in New Zealand and am currently tracing my fathers war history.He was with 24 th New Zealand Battalion...
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