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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Geoffrey Steer

Geoff joined the army because he wanted to avoid the coalmines at all costs. Fate played him a cruel card. In a bid to avoid...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

William Ball

William Ball gives a great account of his life as an Aircraft Fitter with 77 Squadron on the Berlin Airlift. William Ball, Corporal Fitter for...
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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 - Korean War (1950–53)

Bob Gill

Bob Gill served in the Manchester Regiment in 1947/48 and following demobilisation was recalled for service in Korea in August 1950. A Dedicated Soldier's Journey...
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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Wally Beall

Wally Beall joined the Royal Navy in 1943 and served as a Wireman/Electrician on LCT836. A Royal Navy WW2 veteran, who served as an electrician...
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Frances McLaren

Frances has an amazing story to share. She worked for the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment which famously developed the bouncing bomb A female RAF scientist...
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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 - Korean War (1950–53)

George Higgins

George Higgins was a career soldier who served in Hong Kong, Korea and Cyprus. One of the first British troops to land in Korea [with...
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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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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

John Collier

In 1948 John Collier found himself driving lorries on an airbase in Germany called Wunstorf. John served as ground crew during the Berlin Airlift and...
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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)

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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Most Popular Talking Points

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Army , Women of the Army (1949-92)
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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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