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The Morning of December 25th: Major Albert Parker Recounts

I was called to Brigade Headquarters at Stanley Barracks and met with Brigadier Wallis, Colonel ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and...

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Frank Geraerts' cousin Ben Geraerts was captured in Singapore by the Japanese and later sent to work on...

1944 - AN INITIAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE JAPANESE

We were not disappointed, for that night a Japanese jitter party prodded our defences and 15 Platoon had a...

Wartime memories of the Royal Norfolks - Part Two

I was in the 5th Indian Division and our first show in Burma was in Arakan and we came out of Arakan...

THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER, AUTUMN 1945

Here in our high rank at the high table, after thirteen starters and tumblers of white rum, I face a vast...

An Infantryman's memories Part Three - Capture of Luneberg airfield and return to UK and a posting to Palestine.

So they put us on a boat called the Duchess of Bedford it was a 21,000 ton boat and they sent us...

A Signaller's Story - Part I: Scotland to Burma

I was at Hillhead High School, Glasgow and then, when my father, who was a Minister in the Presbyterian...

My War

DAVID HENRY DAY O.B.L.I. R.A.O.C. R.E.M.E Born in Loudwater, High Wycombe, Bucks in 1901 In 1915 his elder...

Make Me A Soldier, A Burma Soldier (Part Three)

Now, the last big battle I was in was the assault over the Irrawaddy, and we did a three battalion assault,...

The last mission

After following the jungle path for a short distance from our battalion position, we reached the course of...

The Alexandra Hospital Massacre

The Japs then motioned the staff to move along the corridor, which they did, when for no apparent reason...

Japanese POW

Moved to Singapore because Japanese were coming down via Malaya to Singapore... I was operating bren guns...

Man's Inhumanity to Man - The Liberation of Pokuku P.O.W. Forced Labour Camp in Burma

These men were the prisoners of the Japanese Army condemned to the living hell of the stockaded, barbed...

The Breakout

British and American paratroops were dropped adjacent to all the main river crossings to secure the route...

Your Dad's story

According to Dad, their taxi was pursued all the way to the station by the cut-throats and they were lucky...

War Service

My first Christmas, we were doing a towing job, and we hadn't gone very far, and we just had enough...

Rand Austen

In 1941 my uncle died and my father shut his greengrocer and fruiter shop at 79a Canterbury Road, Westbrook...

Life aboard a wartime troopship, Part 2

The next morning as part of our daily exercise, we went on a route march round the outskirts of Capetown...

Life in the RAMC

After James finished his exams it was inevitable that he would be called to the army: In 1946, James was...

FACTORY and ARMY CADET FORCE by Robert Nelson White: Part 1 of 2 - War equipment, Army Cadet Force, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Guard, End of War

FACTORY and ARMY CADET FORCE by Robert Nelson White: Part 1 of 2 - War equipment, Army Cadet Force, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½...

75th Anti Tank Regiment WW2

We crossed over and landed at Juno beach on D-Day + 2 The Canadians were with us and we went up towards...

Canadians in Italy

Unfortunately for the 5th Armed Div. they bounced into the German 1st Parachute Div. of whom General Sir...

The Two Frank's War

Also when the platoon was being sent off on anything regarded as hard a runner would come from senior...

THE BEST AND THE WORST OF TIMES

In 1940 he was conscripted into the 1st Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, to partake...

PACIFIST to S.O.E.

When a Liberty ship loaded with bombs was blown up by limpet mines in Bari harbour I was nearby and helped...

Destined to survive

After a couple of days attached to the 11th Foreign Regiment, at Valbone, I joined the Compagnie de...