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

Jimmy Reynolds

Tank driver Jim Reynolds was injured in an attack on D-Day which has had lasting repercussion. A conscripted driver/mechanic in the Armoured Corps, Jim Reynolds...
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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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Betty Hutton

Betty was just 18 when she joined the WAAF. When she leaves 5 years later, she receives a mention in the Kings despatches. The remarkable...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Les Simpson

In Korea, Lesley Simpson served as a Radio Mechanic with the Royal Signals. The fighting was tough enough without the effects of the weather. ...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Bill Evans

Bill Evans gives a great interview about his time on the Berlin Airlift. His is a story like many National Serviceman. At the time it...
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Navy

Joan Blease

Once a Wren always a Wren. Although she only served for a short period before she was invalided out, Joan treasures the memories. A former...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

John Whitlock

John Whitlock gives an engaging interview about his time as a Wireless mechanic on the Berlin Airlift. Listen out for his story about a drunk...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Wally Fuller

On D-Day, Wally Fuller was a Gunner with the 4th Royal Tank Regiment. On the 8th June, 1944 he landed on Gold Beach. Wally Fuller...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Terence Crowley

Terry Crowley gives a great account of his time as an RAF Engine Fitter on the Berlin Airlift. Fond memories are recalled by an extraordinary...
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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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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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Navy

Ted Verbiest

Ted is the first to admit he had a lovely war. He was one of the first in line when the recruiting office opened and...
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RAF - Korean War (1950–53)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes flew Sunderland Flying boats with 205 Squadron during the Korean war. He provides a lot of interesting detail about his life at Iwakuni....
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Gordon Dance

Gordon Dance served as a Stoker Mechanic in the Royal Navy. On D-Day, he was two months short of his eighteenth birthday.
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ron Stephens REME

Ron Stephens joined the army in 1939 and trained as a Vehicle Mechanic in the REME. On the Normandy Beaches, removing vehicles from the sand
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Kittie Perry

Kittie Perry provides a comprehensive account of her time in the WRNS. She was a Air Mechanic - Engines who loved her work on the...
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Army - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Marjorie Inkster

Marjorie Inkster was 19 years old when she joined the FANY. She would go on to train as a radar mechanic. Marjorie Inkster was a...
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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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Rex Sheppard

I went to Korea a boy and came back a man". Watch Rex talk about his experiences in some of the worst fighting conditions since...
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Army , Women of the Army (1949-92)
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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

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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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