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A Personal Record 1939 to 1946 by R McHugh

Armistice Day 1943

Jonah was bemoaning his fate of being blackout officer on the morrow, as he was sure that we would be...

My War by James Murray

At this stage of the War, the entire 'management', Officers and NCOs alike, seemed to be working on...

I CHOOSE, IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU, THE FEAST OF THE BEAST, THE SIGNAL, THE LETTERS, AH LIBERTY, STALINGRAD, DIRTY HANDS, A WORKERS THOUGHTS, CLARION CALL

And then shall start a lease in life, with freedom as it's mark When men and wives shall know of peace,...

D-Day Landings (Part 3 continued from A6190535)

However we started digging in on a line at the far side of Amfreville and I found myself on the far right...

Escapers Escapade Part one of three

We were going across to Greece to be attached to 53 R.S.U. at Hassani, a Greek airfield close to a place...

Thomas Rodber

Mum and Dad moved to Bedford, after staying in Leicester for a short time, and we travelled up to London by...

Wartime Missions with SOE in Northern Italy (2/2)

Charles and I were, in fact, together when we came across the German machine-gun emplacement on the...

A Rothschild Family’s Escape from Nazi Germany

Abe had decided to tour Europe and heard about Aleece from Max who asked him, if possible, to visit his...

A Panzer and a Sherman 'duel of shells' (Part 1)

Tug Wilson, 2nd in command 'C' squadron, together with tank driver Bert Arrowsmith, Denis Knight,...

CANADIAN ARMY NURSING SISTERS

BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES: R&R in India

We were then stationed at Agartala, not far from the Burma border. Everything and everywhere was hot and...

With the ATS on a Search-Light Squad (Chapter Four)

We didn't have to wait long for the sequel to the MP's visit, and Freda's spirited defence of...

Lake Comacchio

The Battalion was grouped in an assembly area at Madriole around some farm buildings adjoining the flooded...

From the Territorials to the Regular Army - Part Two: - Two Weddings and D-Day

However, on the way there the Platoon passed their Officer — Captain Gill — he noticed I was...

Life on board a troopship

Just before 10.30 hrs we were all in our places at our tables awaiting the inspection by high ranking RAF,...

How I heard about the bomb

He told me that there had been a message from Moulmein, and all the Japanese soldiers were very upset, and...

CINQUEPORTSSIGS

But as is always the way, somebody had heard of it so we played follow-my-leader until the Stukas started...

"A Lighter Shade of Pale Blue" Chapter 1. "Joining up"

After an uneventful journey through London via the Southern Railway and the Underground, we eventually...

To all the girls

Yet, I had fallen in love twice in the space of about three months during my stay in Belgium and France,...

The Lost Years - Chapter 10

The introductory course which we attended dealt with the workings of the Control Commission which was...

W Africa and India

The next day we flew to Rawalpindi, India where the squadron was based on a new airstrip called Dhamial to...

Call up, chaos and capture in Belgium - Bernard Loughlin’s War Part 1

One day I was summoned from my trench digging by the CO Colonel, as usual expecting trouble, but he, being...

Hyde Park and office work - a Gunner's war

He carried the documentation between Montgomery and General Eisenhower at Bushey Park in relation to the...

Moonrakers 2

At Armednagar we were all inoculated in both arms and put on a course of pills against Malaria and the...

Experiences of a Young Man at War

Sandy's father had been made redundant within the Army under the Geddes Act of 1923, and had opted to...