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Sacrifice: Stories of Bravery and Resilience (Astley Hall, Chorley)

Sacrifice: Stories of Bravery & Resilience features in-depth video interviews with 13 veterans who served in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. These interviews offer a unique and intimate look into the lives of those who have served in the British Armed Forces in the past two decades. The...
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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 through interviews with trailblazing women of the Women’s Royal Army Corps (WRAC). This collection captures the experiences of women who served in the British Army between 1949 and 1992, during...
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Army - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Margaret Lee

Margaret Lee was a hairdresser in the WRAC. She served in Northern Ireland. Margaret served as a hairdresser in the WRAC. As a child Margaret...
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Nigel Caldicott

From boy soldier to tank commander: the outstanding 34-year military career of one man throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Nigel Caldicott joined...
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Darren Swift

Darren Swift joined the Royal Green Jackets in 1982. Ten years later his career is ended when he is blown up in Northern Ireland. A...
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Katherine McMullin

Katherine McMullin was a Driver in the WRAC Katherine describes her time as a driver for the WRAC. From a young age Katherine knew she...
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Peter Noad

This video account chronicles Peter's journey from a young, eager recruit to a respected Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) in the British Army. Peter Noad's...
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Rusty Firmin

Rusty describes his years in the SAS on many missions including the conflicts in Northern Ireland and the Falkland Islands. Rusty describes his years in...
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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 >
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Talking Point: Northern Ireland
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Tom Howard

In 1970 Tom joined the Royal Artillery in order to support his family. What follows is an epic account of life in the military in...
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Army - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Jane Fountain

Jane Fountain shares her memories of her career with the Royal Military Police as a WRAC Provost. Jane Fountain served in the Royal Military Police...
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Diane Pratt

Diane Pratt worked in logistics for the WRAC and the Royal Transport Corps. Diane Pratt worked in logistics for the WRAC and the Royal Transport... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Rachel Webster

  Rachel Webster's 24-Year Incredible Military Journey: Serving in Iraq and Witnessing Harrowing Atrocities in Bosnia and Kosovo Rachel Webster served all over the...
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Bernadette Dolan

Bernadette 'Bernie' Dolan worked with the Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Services. Bernie's interview begins with her retelling the story of how she never... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Linda Rudkin

Linda Rudkin’s husband Colin served with the Royal Green Jackets in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. What happened to him there has stayed with him...
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Army - Military Musicians

Eddie Pickering

In 1982 Major Eddie Pickering became the Bandmaster of the Cheshire Regiment having served in Germany and Northern Ireland. In his interview, Eddie recalls subsequent...
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Gen Sir Mike Jackson

During the Kosovo conflict General Jackson disobeyed an order from a US general in order that a confrontation between British and Russian troops was...
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John Huggins

John Huggins was the serving Corps secretary at CAMUS, and was a great help in ensuring we had a successful project. An extremely accomplished musician,...
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David Loftus

David Loftus describes his journey from Lancashire schoolboy to military musician to padre A Padre at Kneller Hall reflects on his experiences as a tuba...
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Ishbel Thomson

Following her pharmacy degree, Ishbel Thomson served in the WRAC and AGC. Joining the OTC at university while training as a pharmacist set Ishbel Thomson... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Navy - Falklands Conflict (1982)

John Ramage

John is a Consultant in Gastroenterology, Clinical Research Director at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a Visiting Professor in the Hampshire Collaboration for Health...
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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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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

Budgie provided us with some lovely photos of her at work and play!
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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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