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I trained in Douglas, Isle of Man. I had applied to join the Royal Signals, having been in a Signals Section in the Home Guard (under age really but many of us were - nobody asked awkward questions at …
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Rifle Company Officers of 22 Column, 2nd Bn Queens. Gordon Hughes, then a Lieutenant, is in the centre By Gordon Hughes For many years during March, I found myself remembering Harry Sparr …
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We boarded the ship on the 16th January 1943 at Liverpool Docks, where we had been in the transit camp for about a week. Ours was a very small draft, twelve in all. We all came from the same Battalio …
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By John Winter - Ex 117 Squadron 117 Squadron was formed at Khartoum on 30th April 1941 under the command of Wg Cdr WE Rankin from a detachment of another famous transport squadron -216 and became a …
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By Thomas Joesbury Phase II ""The Gunners"" [1944] When 70 British Division first heard that it was to be handed over to Orde Wingate to become Chindits, its gunners 60 Field Regiment R.A. receiv …
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The Burma Campaign, 1st Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders, 23rd Indian DivisionBy PM Torrance Chapter 1 - 1942 February 25th The Battalion entrained at AGRA bound for KOHIMA. Our Transport consist …
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By Ken Moses My first unit in India No. 3 P.R.O. had a Co W/C A. Pearson later to become the legendary CO of 194 Squadron. I did not know that I would follow him to 194 Sq. the most arduous, taxing …
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by Richard DeR Channer From the Winter 1991 edition of Dekho! "You're dropping the shells on my man!" shouted Major McLean, commander of a Company of 6th Rajputana Rifles. Their attack up the narr …
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Joined the RCAF in Oct./41 at London Ontario. After manning pool at Toronto he was sent to the University of Toronto for an accelerated course in Physics and Electrical theory. On completion of this …
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By Capt DW (Joe) Payne, 33rd Anti Tank Regt RA Sgt. Bill Willingham (OPA), Bdr. Danny Wright (signaller) and I, escorted by Gnrs. Cowan and ‘Yorky’ Woolard, crossed the Irrawaddy in the dark and a r …
