Two weeks ago I visited Kew and copied the war diaries for the above unit from its formation on 2nd April 1943 to disbandment in May 1946. Happy...
Hi everyone ! You certainly know the intersection now called « carrefour du 9e bataillon », in Gonneville en Auge (attached picture of the...
Hi there, I recently went to the bridge over the Dives River near which Horsa number 4 landed by mistake just after midnight on june 6th 1944...
Award British Empire Medal (Military Division) Cpl Edmund Robert Cox Melville (1556525), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Corporal Melville...
Hi all, According to the Pegasus Archive the attached photo was taken before liftoff on D-Day where in actual fact I believe it is an Operation...
according to the Account of the operation carried out by A Company, 7th Bn (LI) The Parachute Regiment on 6 June 1944 by Lieutenant Archdale, as...
Award Military Cross Captain Leslie James Evans (198697) No. 5 Army Film & Photo Section (PR) Captain Evans was in charge of a Section of...
Has anyone got a wwII map of Newhaven Docks? The Hallamshire Battalion embarked in 5 x LCI(L) from the Hard where was this? Any information, map...
Hello everyone, Allow me to explain a short backstory to get this thread started. My Great Uncle served during the Second World War in the...
I’m sorry to report that Jim Holder-Vale, who posted here on WW2 Talk as Driver-Op, has died at the age of 98. Jim was a member of my late...
Hello, Recently Christine Le Callonec of the Association "Un fleuve pour la liberté, La Dives" sent some photos of objects discovered on a...
Over the past 6 months or so I have been involved with the Canada based Project '44 Team to map the movements and activities of the 9th British...
The attached list is transcribed from a typed document held by Major C.B. Stone, D.S.O. (O.C. 262nd Field Company, R.E.) and used by him from 6th...
Army Number: 1496973 Rank: Serjeant Name: Henry John MULLINEX, MiD Unit: Royal Corps of Signals London Gazette : 22 March 1945...
Personal Number: 95604 Rank: Major-General Name: Peter Lawrence de Carteret MARTIN, CBE, MiD* Unit: Cheshire Regiment London Gazette : 4 July...
Some of you may have already seen this via social media, but in case you didn't: COPP Survey | Video footage – X-23 on D-Day
Personal Number: 255181 Rank: Lieutenant Name: John Lintill Aborn ALLEN, MiD Unit: 22nd Dragoons, Royal Armoured Corps London Gazette: London...
Award Croix de Guerre with Vermilion Star Lt. Alastair Arthur Banks, (94689) 4 Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Captain A.A. BANKS was an O.P....
Army Number: 3453879 Rank: Serjeant Name: James Henry WAINE, MM Unit: 23 Hussars London Gazette : 24 January 1946...
Hi, I was wondering if anybody can help me with this? I'm doing some D-Day research and I've become quite interested in the various 'behind the...
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