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The Second World War (1939–1945)

The Second World War (1939–1945)

The Second World War (WW2) was the most widespread conflict in human history, affecting nearly every corner of the globe. British and Commonwealth forces played a crucial role in key theatres of war, from the battlefields of Europe and North Africa to the vast oceans of the Atlantic and the...
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Army - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Pat Pressler

Pat Pressler was an experimental assistant in gunnery EAG at Shoeburyness whilst working with the WRAC Pat was an experimental assistant in gunnery at Shoeburyness... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Joan Mitchell

A WW2 evacuee relates her painful evacuation experience, and the joy and community she felt when reunited with her family. Joan, a widow who was... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Bill Fox

Desperate for adventure, Bill Fox volunteered to go to Korea with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He experienced some of the worst fighting of the war. Bill...
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John Curtiss

Like many men on the Berlin Airlift, Sir John Curtiss had bombed Germany during WWII.  Sir John passed away on the 14th September, 2013. Air...
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Alec Penstone

This is the first of 8 films about Alec Penstone's incredible life as a WWII submarine detector. Alec Penstone's journey from factory worker to wartime...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Gladys Yates

We met Gladys when she visited the Luton primary school as part of the education we’re creating around the significance of the Second World War...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Harry Marrington

Harry, a Seaman Gunner Royal Navy Patrol Service (RNPS), served on the trawler HMT Olvina during WW2. He gives a vivid description of escorting Atlantic...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Fred Danckwardt

During World War II, Fred Danckwardt survived 45 Operations with Bomber Command. He then returned to Germany to help on the Berlin Airlift. He fought...
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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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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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John Howard

John Howard gives a great account of his time in Korea as a National Service conscript. This is after he's spent 5 years fighting throughout...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Patricia Parker

Patricia Parker was a WREN based at HMS Ceres in Wetherby during WWII. A Wren from Kent reflects on her military service during WWII, including...
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

Frank Bewley

Frank Bewley provides an excellent account of his service in the Fleet Air Arm up to and during the Korean War. He served onboard HMS...
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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. John recalls... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Navy - Falklands Conflict (1982)

Nick Tobin

Nick Tobin joined the Royal Navy in 1962 first serving in the minesweeper HMS Glasserton after graduating from Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.  He then trained...
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Navy - Our Secret WW2 (1939–1945)

Patricia Davies

Patricia Davies was involved in one of the most notorious secret war events of the Second World War.  It was called Operation Mincemeat - aka...
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RAF - Our Secret WW2 (1939–1945)

Doreen Galvin

Doreen Galvin lives in Canada but returned to England briefly in 2015. During the war she worked at RAF Tempsford from June 1943 to October...
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Army - Our Secret WW2 (1939–1945)

Joan Nicholls

Joan Nicholls gives a thoroughly interesting account of her time in the ATS where she was recruited into the Y-service. With warmth, wit and empathy,...
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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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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Edward Fish

Edward recounts his time within the Royal Army Service Corps supplying Allied forces during WWII. Edward shares his experiences, some of them dangerous and harrowing,...
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WW2: Our Secret War

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During the Second World War, a covert war was also being waged to undermine the Axis powers using clandestine methods. The headquarters of many of...

WW2: Naval Convoys

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Keeping Britain Afloat set out to film the personal stories of 50 Veterans who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Collectively,...

WW2: D-Day

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The Battle of Normandy [codename Operation Overlord] was an Allied operation which launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. Whilst...

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...

Cold War: The Berlin Airlift

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In 1948, the world held its breath as tensions between East and West reached a critical point. When the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin, cutting...

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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