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Tom Neil

Tom was just 19 when he piloted his Hurricane in the Battle of Britain. He then went onto Malta where conditions were far worse for...
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James Bisiker

Jimmy Bisiker was a Royal Marine with 40 Commando. He recalls extraordinarily tough training and the handover of Palestine to Israel in May 48. A...
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Geoffrey Wellum

Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC was a British Battle of Britain fighter pilot who was 18 when he signed up on a short-service commission with...
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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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George Parsons

George missed the St Nazaire raid by the good fortune of being recently married. There's a nice picture of No2 Commando in his gallery. George...
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

Maurice Sheldrake

Maurice has some nice pics. Maurice served on an aircraft carrier supporting British ground troops during the Korean war. He encountered liberated POWs who had...
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Joan Mitchell

A WW2 evacuee relates her painful evacuation experience, and the joy and community she felt when reunited with her family. Joan, a widow who was... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Baden Singleton

Baden Singleton provides an honest account of his time in the Royal Naval Patrol Service. From boyhood dreams to perilous seas as a young Seaman...
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

David Carpenter

David Carpenter served with 41 Independent Commando in Korea. He provides a detailed account of his time as a young man on the Northern Islands....
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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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RAF - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

George Revell

George Revell served as an RAF Airframe Fitter. But however you travelled to Normandy you were always at risk. George shares his vivid experience of...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Garry Garretts

Squadron Leader Garry Garretts flew on the Berlin Airlift as part of a 30 year RAF career. He's one of a handful of people to...
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Peter Hornett

Peter gives an excellent account of his post-war Naval service onboard HMS Liverpool. He’s a natural storyteller and there’s stories aplenty to keep you amused....
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Civilian - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Noreen Riols

Norren found herself working as an SOE 'honey trap'. In her interview she provides some fascinating detail about how she carried out her work... Noreen...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Vic Bignall

Vic Bignall joined the Royal Navy during World War II and found himself on LCT 2453 for the D-Day landings. LCT coxswain who landed 6th...
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

Charles Bull

Charles Bull provides an interesting account of his time onboard HMS Kenya. He worked in Payroll. Charles Bull spent 27 years in the Navy including...
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Army - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Jean Argles

Jean Argles worked as a Cipher Operator in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY). Jean worked as a Cipher Operator in the First Aid Nursing...
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

Frank Bewley

Frank Bewley provides an excellent account of his service in the Fleet Air Arm up to and during the Korean War. He served onboard HMS...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

John Sturgis

John Sturgis was a Troop Commander in the Royal Marines, 41 Commando. In his interview he recalls training, D-Day and scrounging for food. John was...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Alec ‘Ernest’ Kellaway

Alec Kellaway is the only veteran in our archive to have been involved the Spanish Civil war. What make that more remarkable is that he...
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