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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

John Meall

Coming from a Naval family, John describes his experiences serving in the Merchant Navy during the Korean War John came from a Naval family,...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Bob Brand

Bob Brand had a remarkable career in aviation. Starting out in the RAF he finds himself on Sunderland Flying Boats and on the Berlin Airlift...
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Army - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Mary Woollard

Mary Woollard had a long career in Pay whilst serving with the WRAC and the Pay Corps. Mary served under the Pay Corps and had... Go to Veteran Profile >
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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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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

John Curtiss

Like many men on the Berlin Airlift, Sir John Curtiss had bombed Germany during WWII.  Sir John passed away on the 14th September, 2013. Air...
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RAF - Korean War (1950–53)

Dennis Grogan

Dennis Grogan talks in detail about his time in Korea serving with 1903 Air Observation Corps. These flights, were equipped with Austers, and operated from...
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John Clarke

John Clarke gives a brutal and compelling account of his experiences as an infantryman with The Black Watch during the Second World War. John recalls... Go to Veteran Profile >
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RAF - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Stan Hope

Stan Hope was an RAF evader on the Comète Line. He eventually reached the Pyrenees before being captured with the late Andrée De Jongh (aka...
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

Bernard Cohen

Bernard Cohen remembers life on board the HMS Glory during his six month service in Korea. Glory for the Korean people contributed by men such...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Peter Ford

Peter Ford served in Korea as a Driver in the Royal Army Service Corps. He has good memories of the armistice Olympics.. Serving in the...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Dennis Dymond

Dennis Dymond demobbed from the armed forces in 1956 in the rank of Lieutenant. His last appointment was with 27 Infantry Brigade Dennis Dymond gives...
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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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Ken French

Ken is one of those increasingly rare birds, a Bomber Command Navigator. What makes his story all the more remarkable is that he survived 38...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Larry Lamb

Air Vice Marshal Larry Lamb gives a superb account of his 36 year RAF career.  Watch out for stories on the Berlin Airlift An incredible...
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Army

Alec Hall

Alec Hall provides a fantastically detailed account of his time in support of the Airborne Forces as a medical nurse. He served in North Africa,...
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Navy - Falklands Conflict (1982)

Lord Alan West

Alan William John West, Baron West of Spithead, GCB, DSC, PC (born 21 April 1948) is a retired admiral of the Royal Navy and formerly,...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ted Baker

The war was pretty grim for Ted Baker and he saw some difficult things during his time as a telegraphist and cypher officer in the...
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Freddie Hunn

Major Freddie Hunn gives a brilliant account of his military service up top to the end of the North African campaign. He served with the 12...
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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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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Albert Gibson

Albert Gibson served with the Army Catering Corps seeing active duty in Korea manning guns as well as feeding roast dinners to his follow soldiers....
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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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