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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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Navy - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Fanny Hugill

Fanny Hugill recounts a remarkable service as a Third Officer Wren. She worked closely with Admiral Ramsay on the planning for D-Day. From Dover Castle's...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Cornelius Snelling

Cornelius Snelling served on the Black Swan-class sloop HMS Wildgoose. Cornelius Snelling recalls his WWII naval service aboard anti-submarine patrol ships in the North Atlantic,...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Cyril Standiford

As a gunner in the Navy, Cyril Standiford was part of Operation Neptune, and experienced a terrifying attack of his ship A gunner during the...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith gives an emotional account of his military experiences during WWII starting with memories of the Blitz. An emotional accountant of D-Day and action...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Albert Malin

Albert provides a great account of his life at sea onboard the Flower-class corvette, HMS Oxslip. A Royal Navy torpedoman talks about his service on...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Bill Blount

In one of the toughest war roles, Royal Marine Bill Blount gives a compelling account of his experience as a landing craft gunner. In one...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Mervyn Salter

Mervyn Salter gives a great account of his life at sea on HMS Saumerz. Operating in both the Arctic and the Pacific he witnesses more...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Cliff Dalton

Cliff Dalton served with the RASC and on D-Day landed on Sword Beach. When his vehicle became stuck, he also found himself in a sticky...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Harry Bailey

Harry Bailey a Royal Army Service Corp reflects on his important work in Portsmouth Harry Bailey provides an insight into Normandy in the 1940s....
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ted Hunt

At 91 Ted amazed us all with his encyclopaedic memory of his time as 2nd in command of 15 Rhino LST landing crafts on D...
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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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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Eric Miles

As a member of the Royal Navy, Eric’s work in clearing key coastal areas of mines was extremely dangerous, and important. Eric describes his experiences...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Vic Walker

Able Seaman Royal Navy HMS Versatile - Also served in Arctic Convoys Memories of a Royal Navy Seaman set for Normandy on D-Day In September...
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Tony Gibbons

Tony Gibbons joined the Royal Marines in 1942. He provides som excellent detail about the role of his Landing Craft during the Normandy campaign. Royal...
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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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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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