Most Popular Talking Points

Recommended Veteran Interviews

Army , Women of the Army (1949-92)
Army , Women of the Army (1949-92)

Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

Budgie provided us with some lovely photos of her at work and play!
Go to Veteran Profile >

By Service

Recommended Projects

Women of the Army (1949-92)

In 2024, with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we proudly added 30 female voices to the Legasee Archive...
Browse Project
41 Results

You searched for: "Aden"

Projects - 1 Result

The Aden Emergency

If you're a veteran who served in Aden either before or during the Aden Emergency, we would love to hear from you. Legasee Educational Trust has been awarded funding by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to record and preserve veterans’ experiences of Aden, ensuring these stories are preserved for future...
Browse Project

Recommended Veteran Interviews - 40 Results

Showing 1 - 20 of 40 results
Army - The Aden Emergency

Stephen Jackson

Stephen Jackson gives an emotional account of his service with the Northumberland Fusiliers during the Aden Emergency. Surviving Aden’s volatile streets and Belfast’s Troubles, the...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Description
  • Transcript
Army - The Aden Emergency

Stephen Weall

An Aden veteran whose testimony explores frontline service, responsibility under pressure, and the lasting impact of a largely forgotten conflict. Stephen Weall served as a...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Description
Army - The Aden Emergency

Judy Hasnip

Judy was deployed to Aden when she served with the WRAC. In this interview Judy recalls joining the WRAC as a way to begin...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Description
  • Transcript
Army - The Aden Emergency

Alfred Blake

Alfred Blake was conscripted to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in 1955. He was advised that the Infantry would provide more excitement to his National... Go to Veteran Profile >
Talking Point Found
Talking Point: Aden Emergency
Timestamps: 16:05
Play video icon
Watch from
16:05
Matches found:
  • Description
  • Transcript
Army - The Aden Emergency

Colin Parker

Colin used to love watching the trooping of the colour but coming from Hull had assumed a life on the docks was his lot. That... Go to Veteran Profile >
Talking Point Found
Talking Point: Aden
Timestamps: 18:43
Play video icon
Watch from
18:43
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Army - The Aden Emergency

David Armstrong

David Armstrong provides an interesting and emotional account of his military career. He served with the Northumberland Fusiliers in both Aden and Ireland in the...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Description
RAF

Paul Farnes

Paul Farnes is one of the surviving pilots from the Battle of Britain. He was awarded 8 kills and a DFM. A story of valour,...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Navy - Falklands Conflict (1982)

Lord Alan West

Alan William John West, Baron West of Spithead, GCB, DSC, PC (born 21 April 1948) is a retired admiral of the Royal Navy and formerly,...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Brian Daley

Brian Daley was called up in 1951. He went to the Far East but ended up as an MP patrolling the docks in Kure, Japan....
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Army

Jack Charlton

Jack Charlton was in the Green Howards, but volunteered and trained with several other regiments. He gives vivid and humorous stories of serving in the...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Description
Army - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Sir Peter Downward

Major General Sir Peter Downward spent almost 58 years in uniform. From the Rhine Crossing to the Berlin Airlift, Korea and Aden
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Description
Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

Frank Bewley

Frank Bewley provides an excellent account of his service in the Fleet Air Arm up to and during the Korean War. He served onboard HMS...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Army

George Barnes

George Barnes had spent his child hood playing around on the harbours and beaches of his native Cornwall. In 1950 he was conscripted and sent...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Guy Eddy

Cornish Veteran Guy Eddy reflects his time in the RAF Cornish boy to a Berlin Airlift veteran, Guy Eddy provides an outstanding account of...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Peter Waddington

Peter Waddington was initially conscripted into the South Lancashire Regiment but when the opportunity to volunteer for the 1st Kings Regiment.

When Peter Waddington turned...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Harry Card

Harry was a look out on HMS Swift. From his vantage point he witnessed some of the most incredible scenes of WWII. From his vantage...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Army - Our Secret WW2 (1939–1945)

John Debenham-Taylor

John Debenham-Taylor was one of the earliest instructor agents recruited by the SOE. He spent the early part of the war in Finland aiding the...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Lewis Trinder

Joining the Navy on his 18th birthday, Lewis Trinder experienced so much of the war, from navigating the swells of the Atlantic to DDay Lewis...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Army

Bob Stewart

Bob Stewart became better known as 'Bosnia Bob' when he found himself as the military's media man informing the world about Balkan Politics. A... Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Eric Coombes

Eric Coombes was a private in the Royal Norfolk Regiment. Like most men serving in Korea he had a few lucky escapes and witnessed dreadful...
Go to Veteran Profile >
Matches found:
  • Transcript
1 2
Service Type
Project
Match Type

Most Popular Talking Points

Recommended Veteran Interviews

Army , Women of the Army (1949-92)
Army , Women of the Army (1949-92)

Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

Budgie provided us with some lovely photos of her at work and play!
Go to Veteran Profile >

By Service

Recommended Projects

Women of the Army (1949-92)

In 2024, with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we proudly added 30 female voices to the Legasee Archive...
Browse Project