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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

Budgie provided us with some lovely photos of her at work and play!
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Navy - Falklands Conflict (1982)

Chris Clarke

Chris provided some photos of the Europic. From country boy to Master of the MS Europic Ferry, Chris Clarke supported the naval task force during...
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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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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Dennis Bowen

Dennis Bowen provides a very detailed account of his Normandy Campaign in the East Yorkshire Regiment. A young soldier joins with idolised views on war...
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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 - Falklands Conflict (1982)

David Sayer

Destined for the sea, David Sayer showed great proficiency as a naval officer aboard HMS Plymouth during the Falklands War. David Sayer delivers an...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Dick West

In this account you will meet Dick West, an Engine Room Artificer (ERA2) during World War Two, who served on HMS Sheffield a.k.a the "Shiny...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

John Harrison

John Harrison was an ordinance officer on A Turret, HMS Belfast. He shares his incredible story of survival. A harrowing tale of survival retold by...
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Navy - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Pam Torrens

Pam Torrens was a special duties linguist based at Abott's Cliff and Ventnor. She also went onto Germany. The interview is full of detail and...
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Patrick Hollins

Patrick Hollins flew in Mosquitos in WW2. He provides a detailed account of his service. With luck on his side, an RAF Navigator successfully endured...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Catherine Avent

Catherine had romantic ideas of life as a WREN and she delivers a thoroughly captivating account of her life during the war. From university undergraduate...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Nick Carter

Nick Carter gives an account of his time as a Royal Navy Coxswain on board HMS Ardrossan, mine-sweeping in the Channel and North Sea The...
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RAF - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Tommy Thomas

Flight Officer 'Tommy' Thomas completed 33 operations from Tangmere and Tempsford on Hudsons and Lysanders. From target towing, to covert missions with 161 Special Duties...
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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 - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Pat Pressler

Pat Pressler was an experimental assistant in gunnery EAG at Shoeburyness whilst working with the WRAC Pat was an experimental assistant in gunnery at Shoeburyness... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Patricia Davies

Patricia Davies provides a great interview detailing her work as a Special Duties linguist in the WRNS. Special Duties linguist in the WRNS listens for...
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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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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

David Edwards

When the the Russians blockaded Berlin in 1948, one astute man calculated that supplies could be air-lifted in to the city. David Edwards talks about...
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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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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Alan King

Alan King served with the East Riding Yeomanry as a Radio Operator. He recalls scenes of chaos. A radio operator in the East Riding Yeomanry,...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Percy Lewis

Percy Lewis experienced so much during the war, from the cold of the Scottish shores to injury to capture by the Germans. For Signaller Percy...
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Most Popular Talking Points

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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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