Poignant and useful summary JJ. Thanks for sharing.
I thought members might be interested in a podcast which I've launched on aspects of my Dad’s war such as Dunkirk, North Africa and D-Day. The aim...
Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg - Talk at the National Army Museum, London 12.30pm - Thursday 27 September I thought members in the...
I would recommend Barry Barnes Operation Scipio for a first class coverage of Wadi akarit. Or for a first hand account of the battle you could...
Wilf Shaw, of Oldham, has been in touch and provided me with a bucketful of war photos and memories. He was at Alamein, Tobruk, Wadi Akarit,...
I thought members might be interested in the following extract from my Dad's war memoirs about the bloody battle of Wadi Akarit which he was in...
A follow-up to Wilf’s story – this fabulous anecdote about a gold ring which he sent me – the anecdote, not the ring! In Wilf’s words, ‘How do you...
I’m writing to let people know of some new additions to my web site. Wilf Shaw, of Oldham, has been in touch with me and has provided a bucketful...
Hi - I'm trying to track down more info on LL678 as I am in touch with the family of Don Savage, the rear gunner on board this aircraft when it...
Readers my be interested in the research I've been doing on the rear gunner of the ill-fated LL678 who was killed when the plane crash landed. Don...
As 6 June approaches, I thought I'd share an extract from my Dad's recently published memoirs. The extract starts with the foreboding lead up to...
I want to let forum members know that my Dad's war diary is finally scheduled for release on 19 May, by Pen and Sword. More info about his war is...
OK Rich - thanks - nice to know anyway. I'll let my friend know. Paul
Thanks for that comment Rich - it seems to be very sensible - though I trust the pedigree of my friend and his family I guess there is no...
I'm compiling the list of comrades mentioned in my Dad's WW2 memoir, which covers several battles incl Dunkirk and D-Day. I have managed to trace...
I thought forum members might be interested in the following: The item in the photos is a picture frame containing an enamelled badge, armband...
Help offered to anyone who may have had an ancestor in WW2 at Dunkirk, Nomandy, Sicily or Tunisia, particularly Green Howards, East Lancs, East...
Hi I'm Paul and have joined the forum to help me further research my Dad's WW2 war memoirs. He wrote them three times during his lifetime and I've...
