Hi, I’m doing some research on my great uncle Douglas Hirst who was in the Devonshire and Dorset regiment during WW2. I have many fond memories of...
Any ideas on this uniform please from 1928, he would have been 15yrs old lived near Tavistock Devon
Hey all, I've been trying to find some info on a CANLOAN officer: Lt. William Stewart Rodger. He served in the 2nd Devonshire regiment, 231st...
I am wondering, given the tragedies of WWI, what was the official line, if any, towards brothers serving together in WW2. Namely was there any...
Hey everybody, I'm currently researching the 2nd Devonshire regiment (specifically B coy) in the preparation, and after D-day till the end of the...
Awards D.S.O. & O.B.E. Capt. Vivian Wakefield Street, M.C. 1 Special Air Service (53698) O.B.E. Officer in charge of beach at Port Raphtis...
I am looking into the above soldier for a friend. On the death certificate of his first wife in August 1944 he is listed as 4342520 Gunner Royal...
I am looking for the War Diary of the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment. I am looking for the period January 1945. (WO 171/5171 2 Devonshire...
First time here in several years and hoping the knowledgeable folks here can shed some light on something. Background is that my late father...
I cam across this chap who is the uncle of my aunt (not a direct relation but interesting anyway). He is buried in a CWGC plot in Ardara, County...
In another thread I introduced the "Hamminkeln list". Varsity - German civilians listing British casualties I received this list from the...
Hi guys, Has anyone got the diary for 12 Devons for February 1945? I have friends in Holland who “adopt” graves of British soldiers killed there...
Hi guys You might be interested I have recently stumbled on the overgrown grave of a Thomas Albert Woodcock MM who died in 71 aged 59. He would...
Hi there, I have recently been going through my Great Grandfather's service records from WW2 with my Grandfather and we've come across something...
I have been asked if I can find a picture of the officer mentioned above, he was the Mortar Platoon officer but was killed in action on 7.6.44. I...
Hi, I am trying to find out some information on a Lt. F.H.Pease MC who was killed in action on the 12.8.44. He was C company commander at the time...
My great-uncle Charles Henry Ware served in the RTR in India (11th Light Tank Regiment) and at the start of the war was sent to France and...
Could anybody help me? i am trying to put together a set of badges for the 4th Devons after they returned to the UK from Gibraltar in 1943. they...
Remembering Today Casualty Details | CWGC FORD, HORACE JOHN Rank: Private Service No: 5627732 Date of Death: 13/05/1944 Age: 28 Regiment/Service:...
I've been working on an OCR application to transcribe Overlord/WW2 documents from the UK National Archives, I've started uploading my progress so...
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