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Army 6 videosBill Hurst
Like most young men of his generation Bill Hurst joined the army as a National Serviceman. Badged 1st Kings Liverpool Regiment he...
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Army 4 videos
John Lincoln
John Lincoln was working in his father’s funeral parlour when he was called to do his national service. His day job proved...
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Army 12 videos
George Reynolds
George Reynolds was captured during the fall of Singapore and sent to work in the copper mines at Kinkaseki in Taiwan. In...
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Civilian 5 videos
Michele Apter
Michele’s family tree shows military men from both world wars, so it was no surprise when two of her sons joined the...
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Civilian 7 videos
Joanne Jukes
When Joanne Jukes met her partner David he was already dealing with PTSD from his time in the Staffordshire Regiment, and work...
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Civilian 4 videos
Louise Reynolds
Louise Reynolds’ husband Kristian served in Iraq where he was injured and also had to deal with significant injuries of his colleagues....
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Civilian 4 videos
Ulrike Clarke
Ulrike Clarke lives with Alex who served in the Royal Logistics Corps and later joined the Professional Guard Service. He has been...
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Army 6 videos
Vikki Foley
Vikki Foley’s husband Christopher served with 3rd Battalion the Rifles. His Regiment were hit hard in Afghanistan and he lost a friend....
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Civilian 6 videos
Shelley Robertson
Shelley Robertson’s partner Tom served with the Royal Fusiliers and the Territorial Army. When Tom was diagnosed with PTSD Shelley felt that...
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Civilian 5 videos
Linda Rudkin
Linda Rudkin’s husband Colin served with the Royal Green Jackets in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. What happened to him there has...
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Army 6 videos
Keith Nutter
The extremely modest Keith Nutter served in the Royal Norfolk Regiment in Korea. He was mentioned in dispatches for his bravery in...
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Army 4 videos
Brian Hamblet
Brian Hamblet served in the Gloucestershire Regiment in the Korean War. He had a remarkable view of the Battle of the Imjin...
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Army 7 videos
Edgar Green
Edgard Green served with the Middlesex regiment in Korea. He was a Batman and although not on the frontline, he had the...
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Army 6 videos
Gerry Farmer
Gerry Farmer provides a great interview detailing his time as a Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) in the Korean War. He...
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Army 8 videos
Walter Soper
Walter Soper provides a great interview, full of wit and honesty about his service with numerous Regiments during the second World War.
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Army 7 videos
Jack Shelley
Jack Shelley is remarkably candid about his military service. Having survived the horrors of Dunkirk he trains as a Pilot and survives...
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Army 7 videos
Vernon Jones
Vernon Jones served with the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He provides a fascinating and honest account of his time in...
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Army 8 videos
John Sleep
John Sleep gives an emotional account of his Second World War service. He served with the Royal Berkshires, the Parachute Regiment and...
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Army 2 videos
John Tyson
John Tyson served in the British Armed Forces with the 1st Battalion The Royal Suffolk Regiment. He was a National Serviceman who...
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Army 4 videos
Lamin Maneh
Lamin Maneh was born in Gambia and moved to the UK to join the Irish Guards. From the beginning of his interview...
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Army 6 videos
Darren Swift
Darren Swift joined the Royal Green Jackets in 1982. Ten years later his career is ended when he is blown up in...
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Army 4 videos
Anthony Cooper
Anthony Cooper suffered life threatening injuries when he was blown up by an IED in Afghanistan. In his own words, this is...
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Army 3 videos
John Bowman
John Bowman arrived in Korea just as the ceasefire was declared. On paper it would seem to have been perfect timing but...
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Army 5 videos
Keith Watson
Keith Watson provides a detailed account of his time as a National Serviceman with the Royal Norfolk Regiment in Korea. He served...
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Army 19 videos
Henri Diacono
Henri Diacono was of Maltese parentage but born in Algiers. After SOE training at Thame Park (near Oxford) as a wireless operator, he...
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Army 4 videos
Eric Coombes
Eric Coombes was a private in the Royal Norfolk Regiment. Like most men serving in Korea he had a few lucky escapes...
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Army 8 videos
Peter Waddington
Peter Waddington was initially conscripted into the South Lancashire Regiment but when the opportunity to volunteer for the 1st Kings Liverpool Regiment...
