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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

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Tom Neil

Tom was just 19 when he piloted his Hurricane in the Battle of Britain. He then went onto Malta where conditions were far worse for...
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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,...
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Geoffrey Wellum

Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC was a British Battle of Britain fighter pilot who was 18 when he signed up on a short-service commission with...
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Tony Pickering

Tony was a pilot in 501 Squadron. He was 19 when he flew his first sortie in the Battle of Britain and this was after...
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Ken Wilkinson

Battle of Britain Pilot shares memories of life in the RAF. Ken describes his journey to become a Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force,...
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Tim Elkington

Wing Commander Tim Elkington admits to an uneventful childhood. He's also equally modest about a very eventful life as a World War II fighter pilot...
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Bob Foster

Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot, Bob Foster reflects on the Second World War in Australia Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot, Bob Foster provides an...
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Terence Kane

Terence Kane gives an amazing account of his short Fighter career in the RAF. Short because he was on shot down over the English Channel...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Tom Renouf

In the Second World War Tom Renouf served with the Black Watch. As a front line infantry man who was involved in intense fighting in...
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Michael Wainwright

Michael Wainwright is one of the Battle of Britain fighter pilots we filmed with the help of the Roger De Haan trust and Group Captain...
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Tony Iveson

Tony Iveson gives an amazing account of his distinguished career in the RAF. He was one of the few pilots to fly in both the...
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William Walker

William Walker was the oldest surviving veteran of the Battle of Britain.
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Joy Lofthouse

Joy Lofthouse flew Spitfires with the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during WWII. This short film [edited from her whole interview] is thanks to the support...
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John Edward Lee

John Lee watched the Battle of Britain from the ground and knew he wanted to join the RAF. He becomes a Navigator of a Lancaster...
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RAF - Our Secret WW2 (1939–1945)

Vera Morgan

Vera Morgan worked in an ammunition factory and as it was a reserved occupation, she almost never made it to Chicksands. Joining the...
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Operation Freedom

A short film featuring the wonderful Brian Bird who was reunited with his beloved Spitfire. It might only be a model version of the real...
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Civilian - Our Secret WW2 (1939–1945)

Margaret Jackson

Margaret Jackson was PA to SOE's Director of Operations, Major-General Sir Colin Gubbins. Margaret Jackson was a civilian secretary who joined SOE in December 1940,... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Bob Montgomery

Captain Bob Montgomery was awarded the Military Cross for his part in Operation Chariot. Better known as the Assault on the St Nazaire docks ...
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Jack Lyon

Jack Lyon was captured and taken POW when his Whitley bomber crashed over Germany. He was taken to Stalag Luft III 
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Joan Harrison

Joan Harrison served as an ambulance driver in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during World War II.

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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!
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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...
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