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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

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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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Alec Penstone

This is the first of 8 films about Alec Penstone's incredible life as a WWII submarine detector. Alec Penstone's journey from factory worker to wartime...
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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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Bill Davidson

Intelligence Officer Bill Davidson's career and the Battle of Kohima. Bill begins the interview by reminiscing his early life in the East End of...
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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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Bob Stewart

Bob Stewart became better known as 'Bosnia Bob' when he found himself as the military's media man informing the world about Balkan Politics. A... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Civilian - Falklands Conflict (1982)

Garry Burns

Born multiracial to a place of austerity, Garry Burns transitioned seamlessly into the Royal Navy and later, the Merchant Navy. Garry Burns shares an...
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Alan Davies

Alan's son was good enough to let me know about his father's passing.  "My father passed away in December and I’m very grateful for the...
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RAF - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Fred Gardiner

Fred Gardiner’s Lancaster bomber was shot down over occupied Belgium and surviving the drop he evades capture with the help of a local resistance network....
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Navy - Korean War (1950–53)

Geoff King

Geoff gives an emotional account of his experiences at the Battle of the Chosin reservoir. A Royal Marine with memories of the Amethyst incident, Korean...
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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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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. Go to Veteran Profile >
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Civilian - Falklands Conflict (1982)

Bill Walworth

Bill was awarded the CBE to the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year's Honours List....
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson provides Legasee with an in-depth and often times, entertaining interview about his time in the Royal Navy. Alan Johnson provide excellent detail about...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Bernard Barker

Bernard Barker served in Korea with the 1st Royal Tank Regiment. Ground conditions were tough on tanks. From impoverished farm boy to Centurion tank driver,...
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Army - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Arthur Brown

Sergeant Arthur Brown originally joined the Royal Artillery in 1943. He soon found that it wasn't really exciting enough... Arthur Brown talks about his WWII...
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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 - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Andrzej Jeziorski

Although aware of the seriousness of the situation unfolding around him. Andrzej remembers his escape from Poland as an adventure. Having escaped the invasion of...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Charles Eagles

Charles Eagles was in 'S' Company of the 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry and landed at Gold Beach. His specialism was mine clearance, Charles Eagles...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Dick Arscott

Group Captain Dick Arscott gives a detailed and lucid account of his memoirs as a pilot with 48 squadron on the Berlin Airlift. Dick flew...
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Cold War: The Berlin Airlift

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In 1948, the world held its breath as tensions between East and West reached a critical point. When the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin, cutting...

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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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