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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

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Civilian - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Sydney Adlam

Sydney Adlam was a member of the Auxiliary Unit. They were a secret resistance network of highly trained volunteers. The top-secret role of an Auxiliary...
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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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Navy - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Albert Malin

Albert provides a great account of his life at sea onboard the Flower-class corvette, HMS Oxslip. A Royal Navy torpedoman talks about his service on...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Bob Conway

Bob Conway was a fire watcher and part of the Home Guard before joining the 192 Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) at eighteen. During the...
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Army - Women of the Army (1949-92)

Sue Westlake

Lt Col Sue Westlake spent much of her time in the WRAC as a Selection Officer. It was a long and distinguished career. Sue gives...
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Army

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

Ronald Arnold

Ron Arnold was a dispatch rider during WWII. Prior to DDay he recalls riding around the eerily quiet towns of England's South Coast. Ronald Arnold...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Edward Rogers

A lucky WWII seaman details what it was like to be stranded at sea after being torpedoed - and still survive. Edward Rogers, known...
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RAF - Berlin Airlift (1948–49)

Fred Danckwardt

During World War II, Fred Danckwardt survived 45 Operations with Bomber Command. He then returned to Germany to help on the Berlin Airlift. He fought...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Dennis Whitehead

Dennis Whitehead served on the C-Class Destroyer, HMS Cassandra. It was an eventful experience. Dennis Whitehead’s service on HMS Cassandra included Gunnery Control training, surviving...
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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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Army - Korean War (1950–53)

Eric Coombes

Eric Coombes was a private in the Royal Norfolk Regiment. Like most men serving in Korea he had a few lucky escapes and witnessed dreadful...
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Army - D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)

Mike Brennan

Mike joined the 1st Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment in 1943 and at 7.25 on the 6th of June he was one the first British infantrymen...
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Army - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Geoffrey Pidgeon

Geoffrey Pidgeon provides a remarkable interview of his account as a teenage ‘Techie’ for MI6. Geoffrey Pidgeon, recruited at only 14 by MI6, shares his...
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Navy

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

Kenneth Hay

Captured by the Germans and forced to march for miles in terrible conditions, Kenneth Hay has still retained his sense of humour. While Kenneth certainly...
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Navy - Naval Convoys (1939–1945)

Gordon Hooton

Gordon ran away from home and the Navy and the opportunity to travel was a natural calling for him. Gordon’s career in the Royal Navy...
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Army - Our Secret War (1939–1945)

Harry Verlander

Harry Verlander as a Wireless operator for Jedburgh team 'Harold'. After D-Day he parachuted into France as the radio operator of one of SOE teams......
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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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