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Army , Women of the Army (1949-92)
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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

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

Henry Draper

During the Normandy landings Henry Draper arrived at Juno Beach Gunner for the 343 Heavy AKAK Battery 109 Regiment who served in anti-aircraft and field...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Gus Goldenberg

Gus Goldenberg was an army signaller who played an important part in the Normandy invasion. Gus Goldenberg was a wireless operator with the 53rd Welsh...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

John Morgan

John describes his time in the 71st Light AKAK Regiment as a motorbike dispatch rider in occupied Normandy John joined the army in 1937,...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Gordon Hooton

Gordon ran away from home and the Navy and the opportunity to travel was a natural calling for him. Gordon’s career in the Royal Navy...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Bob Gale

Life manning Landing Craft Assaults was both exciting and frightening for Bob Gale as he faced rough seas, mortar attack, and abandonment on beaches. Rough...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

David Baines

Brigadier David Baines MBE served as the final President of the Normandy Veterans Association. In WWII he was a gunner in the Royal Artillery. The...
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Civilian - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Jim Radford

Britain’s youngest D-Day veteran, Jim Radford, was just 15 years old when he joined the war effort as a galley boy on a deep sea...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Richard Fitzwilliam

Richard Fitzwilliam served with the Green Howards. On D-Day he was part of the first wave who landed on Gold Beach in King Sector. A...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ronald Arnold

Ron Arnold was a dispatch rider during WWII. Prior to DDay he recalls riding around the eerily quiet towns of England's South Coast. Ronald Arnold...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Mike Brennan

Mike joined the 1st Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment in 1943 and at 7.25 on the 6th of June he was one the first British infantrymen...
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Tony Iveson

Tony Iveson gives an amazing account of his distinguished career in the RAF. He was one of the few pilots to fly in both the...
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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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By Service

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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