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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)

Harry Card

Harry was a look out on HMS Swift. From his vantage point he witnessed some of the most incredible scenes of WWII. From his vantage...
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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 - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

Budgie provided us with some lovely photos of her at work and play! From county gymnast to an influential Physical Training Instructor who travelled the... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Ken French

Ken is one of those increasingly rare birds, a Bomber Command Navigator. What makes his story all the more remarkable is that he survived 38...
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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 - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Betty Webb

Charlotte Elizabeth Webb MBE. who worked at Bletchley Park and then went onto serve in the WRAC Betty joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Army - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Roxanne Lawton

One of a series of interviews we conducted with ladies of the Women's Royal Army Corps. A strict upbringing in Guyana prepared Roxanne Lawton for... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

Bernard Cohen

Bernard Cohen remembers life on board the HMS Glory during his six month service in Korea. Glory for the Korean people contributed by men such...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Dennis Bowen

Dennis Bowen provides a very detailed account of his Normandy Campaign in the East Yorkshire Regiment. A young soldier joins with idolised views on war...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

John Eddy

John Eddy was an RAF Pilot on the Berlin Airlift. On one flight into Lubeck he misjudges his approach and clips the trees. Before WW2...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Dick West

In this account you will meet Dick West, an Engine Room Artificer (ERA2) during World War Two, who served on HMS Sheffield a.k.a the "Shiny...
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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)

Sandy Acathan

Sandy Acathan was a Sergeant in the Royal Signals Regiment, WRAC. Sandy was a sergeant in the Royal Signals Regiment of the WRAC. After an... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Civilian - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Daphne Park

Daphne Park was a British Spy. She gives a great account of her life in the FANY where she was quickly promoted and helped to...
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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)

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 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 - 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 - Korean War (1950–53)

Brian Hough

Brian Hough was a National Serviceman who fought in Korea with the Kings Regiment. He gives an outstanding account of his life in the line....
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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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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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