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Army - Our Secret War (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 - 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 - Our Secret War (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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RAF - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Gordon Mellor

Gordon Mellor was an RAF Evader. He was flying in a Halifax bomber when attacked by an ME10 and was forced to bail from his...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Joan Endersby

Joan gives an interview that's full of fun and laughter. It was brilliant meeting her and, like so many of her type, she is terribly...
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RAF - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Marcel Jaurant-Singer

Marcel Jaurent Singer was a Wireless operator and resistance organiser from Lyon in France. He helped to establish many resistance connections. A wireless operator and...
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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...
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Army

John Clarke

John Clarke gives a brutal and compelling account of his experiences as an infantryman with The Black Watch during the Second World War. Go to Veteran Profile >
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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)

Bill Bennett

Merchant Navy pipeline specialist Bill Bennett was selected for D-Day action because of his wireless operator skills. From tough beginnings to top secret mission at...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Don McArthur

Don McArthur was one of the 9th Airborne Para's who dropped into Normandy to take the Merville Battery out of action on D-Day. But things...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Garry Garretts

Squadron Leader Garry Garretts flew on the Berlin Airlift as part of a 30 year RAF career. He's one of a handful of people to...
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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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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Admiral William O’Brien

A remarkable interview, full of detail and opinion. One of the best Second World war Naval accounts we have in the archive. Career Naval Officer...
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Jimmy Taylor

Fantastic interview with Spitfire photo reconnaissance pilot who survives an engine failure over Holland. From RAF trainee to war hero: Jimmy Taylor's journey through aviation...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Baden Singleton

Baden Singleton provides an honest account of his time in the Royal Naval Patrol Service. From boyhood dreams to perilous seas as a young Seaman...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Fred Estall

Fred Estall gives a good account of his life as a Gunner onboard a Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships [DEMS]. Trying not to think about the...
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Most Popular Talking Points

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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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