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Budgie provided us with some lovely photos of her at work and play!
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Army - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Joan Harrison

Joan Harrison served as an ambulance driver in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during World War II.

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

Alec Penstone

During his latter years, Alec Penstone  became well known for his outspoken views on the British Navy  [RIP 28 May 2026 Alec Penstone's journey from...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Kenneth Hay MBE

Captured in Normandy aged 18, Kenneth Hay survived imprisonment and a brutal 1,000-mile forced march before liberation in 1945. While Kenneth certainly experienced the brutality...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Alan Guy

Alan Guy served with the Royal Army Medical Corps and his responsibility was to look after the general health of the soldiers... Army health Inspector...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Gerald White

Gerald White was a Technical Adjutant at RAF Gatow on the Berlin Airlift. The remarkable service of Gerald White who worked at RAF Gatow as...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Margery Draper

Margery gives an outstanding account of her wartime memories. She was incredibly fortunate to survive the Devonport blitz
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RAF - Our Secret WW2 (1939–1945)

George Duffee

Capt George Duffee was a Captain pilot in the RAF. Returning from a bombing raid, his plane is shot up over Holland and he bails...
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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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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Ken Weaden

On the Berlin Airlift, Ken Weadon flew 290 return trips to Gatow based on a shift system which could have started any time of day....
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Army - First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

Mary Soames

Published thanks to a grant from the Gerry Holdsworth Special Forces Charity. From bread-van ambulances to Army colonel: Mary Soames’ remarkable rise through war, command... Go to Veteran Profile >
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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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Army - First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

Chrystal King

Published thanks to a grant from The Gerry Holdsworth Special Forces Charity. A pre-war FANY recruit, Chrystal King OBE served as a driver and was... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Colette Cook

Colette Cook gives an entertaining account of her time as a Wren. She had a few scrapes and went on to become a Bombe operator......
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Irene Bellamy

Irene Bellamy provides an entertaining and detailed account of her service in the WRENS. Before D-Day had even taken place, she was typing up... An...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Joyce Aylard

Joyce Aylard was stationed at HMS Pembroke V in North London where she worked on the bombe codebreaker machines trying to decode German Enigma... A...
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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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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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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Austin Byrne

Austin Byrne was one of my first ever Merchant Navy interviewees and I've always had a soft spot for him. It was nice to hear...
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Army - First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

Marjorie Inkster

Marjorie Inkster was 19 years old when she joined the FANY. She would go on to train as a radar mechanic. Marjorie Inkster was a...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ernie Brewer

In four short films, Ernie Brewer of the Royal Artillery gives an extraordinary account of the D-Day Landings. Ernie recalls his time in the Royal...
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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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