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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

Budgie provided us with some lovely photos of her at work and play!
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

George Talbot

George Talbot provides one of the great personal battle accounts of the Second World War. Veteran George Talbot shares his vivid experiences of multiple WWII...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Len Mann

Len Mann served with D Company 12th Battalion Devonshire Regiment. Len Mann was a member of the 12th Battalion Devonshire Regiment, later going on to...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Geoff Pattinson

Geoff was a paratrooper; and his first attempt at getting to Normandy in a glider was over quite quickly. Geoff describes his time as a...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Allan Orpin

Allan Orpin provides a good account of his time with the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment. Allan Orpin served in the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance...
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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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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons served with the Royal Signals as a Wireless Operator and was attached to A Squadron 6th Airbourne Division during the Normandy Landings. A...
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Frank Ashleigh

Frank Ashleigh was born in Stepney, London on 23rd of December, 1924. After the war he admits to being very anti-German and now puts this...
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Alec Hall

Alec Hall provides a fantastically detailed account of his time in support of the Airborne Forces as a medical nurse. He served in North Africa,...
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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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Michael Wainwright

Michael Wainwright is one of the Battle of Britain fighter pilots we filmed with the help of the Roger De Haan trust and Group Captain...
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Ken Plowman

Ken Plowman provides a detailed account of his time as an airman. He set out to be a fighter pilot but his timing was wrong...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Bob Sullivan

Being a junior NCO with the paratroopers was exhilarating for Bob and despite being injured, he enjoyed every minute with a great bunch of lads....
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Fred Glover

Fred Glover enlisted into The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) in the Second World War and later volunteered for airborne forces while serving as a...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Dr Joyce Hargrave-Wright

Joyce was a naive 20 year old when she was sent to Bad Eilsen in Germany to work at the Berlin Air Traffic Control centre....
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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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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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Army - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Harry Verlander

Harry Verlander as a Wireless operator for Jedburgh team 'Harold'. After D-Day he parachuted into France as the radio operator of one of SOE teams......
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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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Joe Hoadley

Joe gives an amazingly detailed account of his life in the services. Starting with stories about life in the Home Guard in Kent, trying to...
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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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