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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Fred Perkins

The massive logistical operation of the war is sometimes forgotten. But Fred Perkins played a crucial role in helping keep the supplies rolling Fred recalls...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Jack Webb

For an unlucky man, I’ve had an awful lot of good luck’ - Jack Webb tells us how he escaped the war unscathed.. Infantry solider...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Richard Davey

Richard Davey provides a detailed account of his time as a Gunner / Radio Op in Korea where for a while he was working in...
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RAF - Korean War (1950–53)

Dennis Grogan

Dennis Grogan talks in detail about his time in Korea serving with 1903 Air Observation Corps. These flights, were equipped with Austers, and operated from...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ted Baker

The war was pretty grim for Ted Baker and he saw some difficult things during his time as a telegraphist and cypher officer in the...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Bill Price

World War 2 Veteran who volunteered for the Territorial Army before serving for the 76th Anti-Aircraft Brigade at one of the Mulberry Harbours during...
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RAF - Korean War (1950–53)

John Cumming

John Cumming provides an excellent account of his Korean service with the RAF. Initially he was involved in aircraft movement. He was a movement officer...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

John Morgan

John describes his time in the 71st Light AKAK Regiment as a motorbike dispatch rider in occupied Normandy John joined the army in 1937,...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Cyril Simms

Cyril Simms was a Royal Marine and during the Normandy Landings his LCG patrolled the Trout Line keeping an eye out for midget submarines. Cyril...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Bob Gale

Life manning Landing Craft Assaults was both exciting and frightening for Bob Gale as he faced rough seas, mortar attack, and abandonment on beaches. Rough...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Bill Blount

In one of the toughest war roles, Royal Marine Bill Blount gives a compelling account of his experience as a landing craft gunner. In one...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ken Howes

Ken Howes was in the Royal Navy with 519 Flotilla LCAs. He found transporting the Americans to Omaha Beach a traumatic experience. Ken Howes’ account...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ken Turner

For Ken, the war was something of an adventure. Escaping an unhappy childhood, he joined the Royal Tank regiment. Journeying through the fires of war,...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Eric Downing

Eric Downing provides a rare and often times emotional insight into the role of a Gunner on a Flail tank during the Second World War....
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Alec Hall

Alec Hall provides a fantastically detailed account of his time in support of the Airborne Forces as a medical nurse. He served in North Africa,...
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Army - Our Secret WW2 (1939–1945)

Arthur Staggs

Arthur Staggs was an SOE wireless operator in northern France whose fluency in patois saved him from the Gestapo. A determined and resilient wireless operator...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Larry Lamb

Air Vice Marshal Larry Lamb gives a superb account of his 36 year RAF career.  Watch out for stories on the Berlin Airlift An incredible...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ian Hammerton

A very interesting interview highlighting some of the difficult tasks Allied troops faced on the D Day landings. Ian was the commander of a squadron...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Joe Hoadley

Joe gives an amazingly detailed account of his life in the services. Starting with stories about life in the Home Guard in Kent, trying to...
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RAF - Our Secret WW2 (1939–1945)

Bob Frost

Bob Frost flew Wellington Bombers with 150 Squadron. On the 16th September 1942, he was shot down over occupied Belgium and became an RAF evader....
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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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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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