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

Terry Carroll

When Terry opted to join the Dragoons over the RAF and the Navy he hadn't expected to find himself in Flail Tank creating a safe...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Eric Downing

Eric Downing provides a rare and often times emotional insight into the role of a Gunner on a Flail tank during the Second World War....
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ken Turner

For Ken, the war was something of an adventure. Escaping an unhappy childhood, he joined the Royal Tank regiment. Journeying through the fires of war,...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Peter Haughton

A courageous Tank Crew volunteer recalls the uncertainty of the D-Day landings, the shock of the Battle of Villers-Bocage, and the incredible crew camaraderie...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Ken Jones

Ken Jones provides a detailed, and at times amusing, account of his time in Korea as an Artisan Sergeant Ken Jones demonstrated technical prowess as...
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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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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Roy Dixon

Roy Dixon was nineteen when he joined the 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 7th Armoured Division as a Troop Leader. Unbelievably young... A Troop Leader in...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Ian Hammerton

A very interesting interview highlighting some of the difficult tasks Allied troops faced on the D Day landings. Ian was the commander of a squadron...
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Alan Tizzard

As a boy, Alan was mad about motor cars. Little could he imagine that at 18 he would be commanding a 32,000 horsepower tank on...
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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)

Roy Clarke

To this day, as he gets ready to go to bed, Roy Clarke is thankful he is not sleeping under a tank. Roy Clarke fought...
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Nigel Caldicott

From boy soldier to tank commander: the outstanding 34-year military career of one man throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Nigel Caldicott joined...
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Joe Hoadley

Joe gives an amazingly detailed account of his life in the services. Starting with stories about life in the Home Guard in Kent, trying to...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Eric Gower

As part of an armoured regiment Eric Gower found his progression slow going during those initial days of the Normandy invasion. Eric Gower’s Journey: From...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Jim Stephens

Jim Stephens served in 56th Devonshire Regiment, 86th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery. He was a lucky soldier. Lucky cockney sergeant and his seven unscathed years...
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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Michael Griffin

Michael Griffin served in Korea as a Lance Corporal with the Royal Norfolk Regiment. He was based in the Samichon Valley. As an anti-tank gunner,...
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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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George Talbot

George Talbot provides one of the great personal battle accounts of the Second World War. Veteran George Talbot shares his vivid experiences of multiple WWII...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Frank Corbett

Frank Corbett’s extensive war story is captured in 12 fascinating films in which the 93 year old highlights his technical prowess, resourcefulness, and extraordinary courage....
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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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