Prisoners of War

A Lighter Aspect of War

Later the factory also had Italian POW's and after the Italian surrender the POW's were allowed...

The Lost Diary

On one occasion, at Warburg in 1942, they decided to confiscate all diaries which most POWs had kept in one...

As it Was

Whilst there, Dunkirk happened and I was made up from from an A2 person, A1 person, and drafted to...

The War of Two Sailors part five

August 28th 1948 Twenty three year old Harold Ernest Williams married Marjorie Edna King on the day before...

A Scottish Soldier

He was declared 'unfit for active service' and posted to 18th division, Reconnaissance...

"Don't Go down the mines, Daddy..."

My Uncle Joe was one of the many who didn't get taken off the beaches at Dunkirk. Uncle Joe was one of...

Sentenced to Death at Singapore

As soon as he was old enough, he joined the army, and was quickly dispatched to the Far East — or as...

Memories of being a POW

In 1943 Edward was on the Greek island of Losbos when, because of an ammunition shortge Edward and his...

Lewis Edwards - Background

Name Age Place of Birth Status Current District Emma G. Edwards 24 Limehouse, London Wife Bromley, London...

Teenager Prisoner of War

My Dad was an amateur boxer, and Harold was always interested in boxing. After the war, my mother kept all...

Prisoner of the Japanese

The Japanese had to treat us much better there because the French were Vichy French. It finished up at one...

A Story Among Many

When they arrived at the beach it was empty and the Germans were not far behind ,their brief was in this...

Dunkirk Retreat: Queen Victoria Rifles at Calais

We were ordered into the town to defensive positions.We had been sent to Calais to act as/create a...

My Story (HMS Speaker)

MY STORY Freedom In 1945 I was a Petty Officer serving on the aircraft-carrier H.M.S. Speaker with the...

Journey into the Unknown - Part 47

The bombing of Dresden could be heard as very heavy thunder on the other side of those Erzgebirge Mountains...

Stolen Aircraft Prints

My friend and colleague, Charlie Saunter had been interested, and was involved in a small way with some...

On the run in Italy

To Switzerland, which meant swimming lake Como or make for Genoa hoping for a British landing there —...

The Kindly Nun

Bill Younger, my father, was attached as a navigator to 19 Squadron of the SAAF, flying Beaufighters on...

Harry Tenny R.A.F.

Many swapped yarns about their exploits but the main thread of the conversation was, "Stick to the...

The Well Dressed Thai

Needless to say well-dressed Thais were not very thick on the ground around the jungle camps. One day I...

Prisoner on Crete

What we had to fight with on Crete: half of the chaps didn't have rifles, those with rifles didn't...

The Return of White Russians and a Chicken in War

As war was being declared German engineers were installing extrusion presses in the Banbury aluminum...

Memoirs of JR

He said "For you the war is over". The germans placed us in an Italian prison. From the Italian...

Stornaway Soldier Hits Rommel with Everything but the Kitchen Sink

Under the leadership of General Fortune we fought a brave rearguard action under the French flag in an...

Out of the Bag in Drag

In September 1943 the Germans took over the Italian POW Camp I was in near Modena and shipped us off to...

Putting The Record Straight

The 2/6 Battalion consisted of Officers, NCO's and other ranks that had seen service in the First World...