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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Tom Holland

From aspiring pilot to Flying Officer on Sunderland flying boats, Tom Holland shares fascinating insights into life as an RAF officer during the Berlin Airlift. ...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

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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RAF - Our Secret War (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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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Phillip Govett

Phillip Govett served with the 117 Pioneer Company. He went through France, Belgium and Holland looking after the various supply depots Phillip Govett, a Private,...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Tom Renouf

In the Second World War Tom Renouf served with the Black Watch. As a front line infantry man who was involved in intense fighting in...
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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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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Roy Clarke

To this day, as he gets ready to go to bed, Roy Clarke is thankful he is not sleeping under a tank. Roy Clarke fought...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Harry Hopkins

Pinned down by German fire, rescued by the French resistance and being wounded: the war was violent and sometimes frightening for Harry. Solider of the...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Frank Coulton

Frank joined the REME and served with The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Frank remembers his time in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) repairing...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

John Mitchell

John Mitchell provides a detailed interview of his life in the Royal Signals. On D-Day he landed on Juno beach Corporal in the Royal Signals...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Margaret Dickinson

Margaret Dickinson trained as a nurse in 1939 before joining the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service. The nurses were responsible for setting the first...
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RAF - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Les Sutton

Les Sutton served as a dispatch rider with the RAF Regiment 2713 (Rifle) Squadron. Les Sutton recounts his RAF Regiment service, from training with Americans...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Peter Haughton

A courageous Tank Crew volunteer recalls the uncertainty of the D-Day landings, the shock of the Battle of Villers-Bocage, and the incredible crew camaraderie...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

John Duke

As part of the Reconnaissance Corps, John was often ahead of the other units during the war. Fortunately he'd had plenty of drill and instruction...
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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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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ted Dixon

In the Royal Signals Ted Dixon had a busy time during the war. Here he tells us about the secrecy surrounding the cypher men he...
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Chatham Memorial

Early in the morning of 22 September 1914, three Chatham Division cruisers, HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy (the Three Cruisers), were spotted by a single German...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ken Howes

Ken Howes was in the Royal Navy with 519 Flotilla LCAs. He found transporting the Americans to Omaha Beach a traumatic experience. Ken Howes’ account...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

John Collier

In 1948 John Collier found himself driving lorries on an airbase in Germany called Wunstorf. John served as ground crew during the Berlin Airlift and...
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Army - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Colin Cottle

On the Berlin Airlift Colin Cottle was part of Air Formation Signals who were a branch of the army that supported the airforce An army...
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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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