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Army - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Jean Eastham

Jean Eastham was lucky to survive the Birmingham Blitz. In this fascinating interview she recalls how she felt to be on the Berlin Airlift. A...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Tony White

Tony White provides a very interesting account of his time as a National Serviceman with the Royal Ulster Rifles. Tony fought in the Korean War...
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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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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

John Underwood

During the Korean War, John Underwood was captured and held POW by the Chinese in the notorious Battle for the Chosin Reservoir. John displays enormous...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Maurice Morby

Maurice Morby was a Driver in the 28th Field Regiment, Stores troop, Royal Engineers. He drove the Leyland Hippo - he felt like he was...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Ken Jones

Ken Jones provides a detailed, and at times amusing, account of his time in Korea as an Artisan Sergeant Ken Jones demonstrated technical prowess as...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson provides Legasee with an in-depth and often times, entertaining interview about his time in the Royal Navy. Alan Johnson provide excellent detail about...
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

Geoff King

Geoff gives an emotional account of his experiences at the Battle of the Chosin reservoir. A Royal Marine with memories of the Amethyst incident, Korean...
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Army - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Lieann Andrew

Lieann Andrew served in the WRAC whilst she was pregnant. There is a mother's room named after her in Worthy Down. Lieann served in the...
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Army - Modern Day War and Conflict: Compilation

Ali Brown

Ali Brown joined the army in 1984 and rose to the rank of Colonel. She was in the first female intake at Sandhurst College and... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

David Carpenter

David Carpenter served with 41 Independent Commando in Korea. He provides a detailed account of his time as a young man on the Northern Islands....
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Army - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Tom Henshaw

Tom Henshaw gives a frank and detailed interview about his military service on the Berlin Airlift. He was a National Serviceman and based at Wunstorf....
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Army - Stoll Veterans' Voices

Bob Barrett

Bob Barrett provides an honest, amusing and candid interview of his early life in the armed forces. He was a Life Guard and to say...
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Army - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Colin Cottle

On the Berlin Airlift Colin Cottle was part of Air Formation Signals who were a branch of the army that supported the airforce An army...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Bob Brand

Bob Brand had a remarkable career in aviation. Starting out in the RAF he finds himself on Sunderland Flying Boats and on the Berlin Airlift...
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James Bisiker

Jimmy Bisiker was a Royal Marine with 40 Commando. He recalls extraordinarily tough training and the handover of Palestine to Israel in May 48. A...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Clifford Thomas

Clifford Thomas served as a clerk with the RAF and was stationed at several airfields throughout Germany during the Berlin Airlift. Joining the RAF at...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Peter Ford

Peter Ford served in Korea as a Driver in the Royal Army Service Corps. He has good memories of the armistice Olympics.. Serving in the...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Godfrey Tetley

Godfrey Tetley, a career officer, recounts his experiences of the Korean War, the battle of Maryang-san hill and how stepping on a landmine changed the...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

William Ball

William Ball gives a great account of his life as an Aircraft Fitter with 77 Squadron on the Berlin Airlift. William Ball, Corporal Fitter for...
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Cold War: The Korean War

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‘Korea- The Forgotten War’ was a project that uncovered the stories of service personnel who fought in the Korean War from 1950-53. We filmed interviews...

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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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