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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

Budgie provided us with some lovely photos of her at work and play!
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Korean War (1950–53)

Often called The Forgotten War, the Korean War (1950–1953) was a major Cold War conflict that saw British forces join a United Nations coalition to repel North Korean and Chinese advances in South Korea. British troops fought in some of the most intense battles of the war, including at Imjin...
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Paul Farnes

Paul Farnes is one of the surviving pilots from the Battle of Britain. He was awarded 8 kills and a DFM. A story of valour,...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Bernard Lynham

Bernard served with 46 Commando, Royal Marines part of the 9th Infantry Battalion. He was only in Normandy a short while when disaster struck. Wartime...
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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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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Edward Redmond

Paddy Redmond gives a frank account of his time in Korea with the Middlesex Regiment. As a former Commando, he was happy to be called...
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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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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Albert Gibson

Albert Gibson served with the Army Catering Corps seeing active duty in Korea manning guns as well as feeding roast dinners to his follow soldiers....
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Geoff Holland

Going to Korea lost Geoff Holland his fiancé but embedded behind the line with the Royal Artillery he played an important role providing cover for...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

John Bower

In the close quarters of his tank regiment, John felt an affinity with the other men as they faced enemy fire together. John Bowler’s Korean...
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George Barnes

George Barnes had spent his child hood playing around on the harbours and beaches of his native Cornwall. In 1950 he was conscripted and sent...
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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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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Fred Estall

Fred Estall gives a good account of his life as a Gunner onboard a Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships [DEMS]. Trying not to think about the...
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Sidney Mitchell

"Sidney was one of the first veterans we ever interviewed. His memories of the Battle of Crete shocked me at the time." Travelling to Africa...
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Doug Shelley

Doug is a proud Chatham Rating who experiences the best and worst of the Port division. He was drafted to the M-Class destroyer HMS Milne....
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Bernard Howell

Bernard Howell was only 16 when he joined the Navy. He experienced fighting off the coasts of Russia, Italy and Egypt, and Normandy. 16-Year-Old Bernard...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Eric Peters

Eric Peters was amongst the first British soldiers to arrive in Korea. As the front line continually moved forward and then back. Veteran Eric...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ken Turner

For Ken, the war was something of an adventure. Escaping an unhappy childhood, he joined the Royal Tank regiment. Journeying through the fires of war,...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Fred Perkins

The massive logistical operation of the war is sometimes forgotten. But Fred Perkins played a crucial role in helping keep the supplies rolling Fred recalls...
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RAF - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Laurie Weedon

"Only birds and fools fly": RAF Glider pilot's tales of D-Day and the Battle of Arnhem In 1938, Laurie Weedon signed up to join...
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RAF - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Marcel Jaurant-Singer

Marcel Jaurent Singer was a Wireless operator and resistance organiser from Lyon in France. He helped to establish many resistance connections. A wireless operator and...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

George Clements

George Clements was a Rifleman with the 6th Battalion Light Infantry. It wasn’t an easy job. George Clement: A Rifleman's Account of the D-Day landings...
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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,...

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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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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