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Omaha

Seas of white crosses Stretching for miles Memories of heroes who lost their lives On that fateful day They...

The last farewell

The dead, the dying, twix sand and stones, A mangled mass of flesh and bones. Poem for the 55'h...

Britain's Heroes in Poem

What the youngsters of today don't realise when they complain about identity cards is that all...

End of the War

"When the war ended and we'd beaten the hun, We all went out into the streets to all dance and have...

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EIGHTH ARMYicon for Story with photo

Montgomery's men, you've fought and won Your gallant deeds have thrilled the world From Egypt's...

"If" you served with me when we were young

If you had a Sergeant from World War One And marched with his son You served with me. If what you sang...

That Special Place

He cries for his comrade beneath the stone And I tell you friend he's not alone... And now it's...

Poem written by Patricia Harris Aged 11/12 years (1945)

That question we ponder at each new birth, Of why we are all put on this earth, Could easily be answered by...

Night Guard

The tall stack of hay behind me, I'm afraid, Might be the torch that sears my flesh, And when the...

Poem: 'They Will Never Forget Sword Beach'

He played until his bagpipes took a bullet, the Germans all thought he was mad, he miraculously never got...

Uncle Harry's Poem

John's uncle Harry was in the Chindits,and this is one of the poems written by the Chindits during...

TO THE OPPRESSED PEOPLE OF EUROPEicon for Story with photo

Lift up your hearts, soon now you will be free At liberty to live again in peace Swift will the allies...

Why?

Strolling barefoot through the golden sand On this beautiful beach in another land. Feeling the warmth of...

The Western Desert (1)

An awesome stretch of barren land, ridges, wadis, dunes and sand, waterholes and oases do not abound, but...

SALUTE TO THE 'GALLANT FEW'icon for Story with photo

Heroes of Arnhem, ‘Gallant Few’ You showed what British grit can do; Through each succeeding...

Ranville

I stood alone amidst a crowd With tear-dimmed eyes, head slightly bowed... Then through the mist, across...

Death of a child

My grandfather wrote in his diary of May 1941 "Our little son 'Louis' died at Johnstone...

To the Boys Beyond the Clouds

And wrote upon the clear blue sky A white, undying name... For they were lads whom England bred And for her...

15th September 1941 - A poem

Our Brylcreem Boys, They kept on scoring, A slap in the face for Old Fatty Goering. They thrashed them...

Sierra Sou

I see the plane and recall the name and I wonder which one of the crew gave her the name Sierra Sou....

A Poem: Fryent Farm

In my memories of long ago I recall the harvester at the plough The hot sun ablaze In the childhood...

Normandy

To Juno, Sword and Utah Beaches of renown. When my life is over And I reach "The Other Side"...

1945 50 years 1995icon for Story with photo

Gita, Ela Hinda and Chaja my friends all raped and shot by the SS Dragged along by motocycles For all of...

Minturno 1944

Our orders: Target - Minturno junction Y roads - X rounds gunfire -- Fire! We killed Minturno, yes It was...

Poem 'That Distant Isle' by George Smith

Let them enter then thy gates To a free and happy land, Rejoicing in thy beauty, Therein from nature's...

TWO CROSSESicon for Story with photo

The German emblem is the crooked cross, A choice that leads to misery and loss; Their leaders leagued...

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