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Stories categorised in 'Journey into the Unknown -William Ledbury's Army Memoirs '. These stories may contain references to other themes.
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Journey into the Unknown - Part 29

They had been taught such a lesson by the gunners of 155 Battery on the previous day, that they now decided...

Journey into the Unknown - Part 32

Journey into the Unknown - Part 33

Journey into the Unknown - Part 34

Journey into the Unknown - Part 35

Journey into the Unknown - Part 36

Journey into the Unknown - Part 37

Journey into the Unknown - Part 38

Journey into the Unknown - Part 39

Journey into the Unknown - Part 40

Whilst in Camp 66 at Capua there were a number of Sudanese with their Sgt.Major and each morning they could...

Journey into the Unknown - Part 41

Journey into the Unknown - Part 42

Journey into the Unknown - Part 43

Journey into the unknown - Part 44

Journey into the Unknown - Part 45

The only bandages available were of a crepe paper type, the proper bandages were sent to the Russian...

Journey into the Unknown - Part 46

Following an air raid warning during the night, it was pitiful to see all the old folk doubled up by 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...

Journey into the Unknown - Part 48

These must have been taken from the Lagerfuhrer's headquarters after they had fled, One sentry had only...

Journey into the Unknown - Part 49

For a few hours we were in a 'No man's Land'situation, until eventually the forces of Russian...

Journey into the Unknown - Part 50

Journey into the Unknown - Part 51

Next we were taken along to some aircraft hanger where to our surprise, some very kind W.A.A.F.personnel...

Journey into the Unknown - Part 52

I mentioned earlier on in this story that we POWs had wondered if we were ever likely to meet any airman...

Journey into the unknown - Part 01

On the day on which I became 21 and eligible for war service on Sunday 23rd July, 1939, my sister Josephine...

Journey into the unknown - Part 02.

Our second move was to Brickwall House at Northiam, north of Hastings, where on 15th September, 1940, we...

Journey into the unknown - Part 08

Whilst in Bone, we went on several treks, including one which led us through a large orange-grove, the...

Journey into the unknown - Part 10 - Operation Torch.

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