Hi all, Have recently had chance to look through a box of 'stuff' that none of the family new existed, some relating to my grandfathers the in...
76 years ago this evening news of the Armistice was broadcast in Italy. I have posted here what this meant for three prisoners of war: Fred...
Major Robert Surridge 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 4th Indian Division Like many men of his time my Father spoke little about the war,...
The attached poster can be downloaded from the Victoria & Albert Museum Don't keep a diary | H. Manly & Son | V&A Search the Collections When I...
I am blessed with possessing my Dad’s war diary, photos and red cross arm-band & documents. Before I continue to introduce myself and my deceased...
Just bought these two photos and on the back in german it says, 26 German Graves Dunkirk France 1940 Soldiers shot by sniper, i wonder is...
Hello WW2Talk members, I just wanted to introduce myself and my new project called The Silent Generation. My name is Tom and my grandfather,...
Wellington's George Evans, who turns 96 later this month , fought in the grim campaign in the wake of the landings, and is these days is a leading...
An extract from a letter by a B.S.M. in 76th HAA Regt, June 1944, about the retreating Germans: " One night we had to go out, and for some reason...
With the rememberance events due on 6th June for D-Day, the fall of Rome on 4th June and the northward push of Allied forces and the difficulties...
Afternoon all Am editing my grandfather's diaries from WW2 and came across the below intruiging passage. I was wondering if anyone knew where...
Hello everyone. An Italian friend has acquired the attached documents from a collector who had bought them in a street market. He tells me the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A well attended day at Cassino CWGC cemetery today, 16th May 2019, at the British Embassy organised...
First off, a disclaimer. I’m lucky enough to occasionally guide Battlefield Tours so I love memoirs like these. Concise, detailed, rich in...
I've recently come across the following doing my podcast and thought it ought to be placed in the forum. I've got a stack more material which I...
The Monte San Martino Trust, which exists to widen awareness of the role played by Italian contadini in harbouring PoWs, has published a...
I have created an internet site for the WW2 memories of my late father-in-law, who was in the Essex Yeomanry & 191st (Herts. and Essex Yeomanry)...
There seems to be lots of asking and not as much giving from family members to the info and information pool of WW2 at a (someone who was there...
Whilst serving in Korea with Royal Irish Hussars my Dad often had to stand night radio watch. Usually it was fairly quiet and he took the...
Hi I'm looking for information on my grandad who served in ww2 as a royal engineer..his name was Albert Joseph Turley..army number 5106255..he was...
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