These pictures are of my great-grand Uncle George Thomas Smith. The one of him and his crew was taken somewhere in North Africa (he is the second...
Sjt. P. Lynch (7043341) 6th Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers MiD M.I.D. London Gazette 29 November 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and...
Hello everybody who is interested in the Italian Campaign. I opened this morning's paper ( I live in Italy) to read for once that it wasn't the...
Hi there to all... Has anyone come across any files that have listings of the vehicles assigned to LSTs for Op GOLDFLAKE, the move of the...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone in the group has any photographs of this regiment? My grandfather Pte. Alfred Ames was in this regiment at...
Just wondering if anyone has any leads on any books or other resources written about or by members of the 1st Battalion Koyli. I'm particularly...
My Dad said he was attached to a Yorkshire regiment. He was a Welshman born in Wrexham. He was Royal Artillery. Fought at Dunkirk, El Alamein...
Dear All, Good evening. I would like to ask your help, if possible, on my current search for the above mentioned Officer, Captain Julian Henry...
In August 1943 two friends met whilst swimming in Bizerte. One was Lt Beadle GPO C Troop 67th Field Regt RA The other was an old friend Merlin...
Hello. Has anyone found out that their grandfather or Dad were part of Field Security? I am interested in 251 FSS, 278 FSS and 59 FSS. The first...
Hi all, I had a look briefly at Canadian history Mark Zuehlke's book The River Battles about the fighting for the Canadians in the latter half of...
Hi, my name is Lorenzo Paciaroni, I am writing from Italy. I am an amateur historian and I am studying the events of the Second World War that...
Hello all, Had so much help from my previous posts I thought I might try asking if anyone can help with South Africa's involvement. Have had some...
In his book about 5 RTR (The Tank War), Mark Urban refers to a letter sent by Lt.-Col. Wilson (CO 5 RTR, 7 Armd Div) to the CO of 6 RTR passing on...
[ATTACH] (Irish Guards): Guardsman Richard Eames Service No: 2721542 DOB: 03/09/1912 Enlisted: Caterham 04/07/1940 29/08/1940 – Joined 1st...
Hi, First time I've posted here ! Not sure if I've posted in the right place. My father served in the Royal Artillery as part of a 25 -pounder...
Hi there, is there anywhere we can look in regards to transfers, apart from personnel war records? I'm currently trying to research my great...
Hi all Apologies if this is the wrong forum, since this isn't strictly about PoWs. I attach a photo described as "23/09/1944 Crowds of Italians...
Personal Number: 42108 Rank: Colonel Name: William Philip SIDNEY, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, VC, KG, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ, PC Unit: Grenadier Guards...
Personal Number: 24317 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Francis Henry Herbert Bolton HARRIS Unit: Scots Guards, Commanding Officer 2 Scots Guards...
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