Hi Birmingham Uni do a course - http://www.secondworldwar.bham.ac.uk/
Hi The easiest register to check is the one on the CWGC website. You'll need to search in the Cemeteries section, then by London borough. ::...
Hi Bit of self-promotion here. I've done a review of a book which may be of interest: Recollections of WWII: What Price Bushido?
The Second World War Experience Centre is looking for volunteers who can help record the stories of veterans and civilians who lived through the...
There are still bits of Plymouth which are bomb sites! Not many, but a few. Mostly used as small car parks now, or patches of 'park' at the end of...
The book is worth reading - The Mascot: The Extraordinary Story of a Jewish Boy and an SS Extermination Squad: Amazon.co.uk: Mark Kurzem: Books....
Hi Welcome to the forum. You might be interested in the book Pillar of Fire too. I thought it provided an excellent perspective on the story.
I agree - and I am not quite sure what the report defines as a 'south coast town' 845 civilians in Portsmouth were killed during the war.
Hi It might be that this footage is 'public domain' which means it is free to use and lots of film archives hold copies? There is probably a...
If he was on flying boats, he was possibly based at RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. There was deffinately an RAAF squadron based there.
Well, they sold for £1400 - so that shows what I know! From the BBC: The collection was expected to reach £500 when it went up for sale in...
Interesting collection but I think the estimate is rather high! A diary of a FEPOW went for £360 in an auction recently (and was promptly resold...
Hi The New Zealand guide is good - I've based a few interviews on this. Just a word of warning though - you may find he doesn't want to talk about...
This is an interesting article but it is a shame the author doesn't quote his sources. There were certainly cases in London and other cities where...
There is a good amount on information on this site: Canadian Firefighters In Britain WW II A lot of the photos show bomb damage in Plymouth.
Hi I've found a number of spelling errors in the records of the VDK (which is understandable considering the millions of names) so I'd say this is...
That is very interesting. My grandmother remembered seeing a plane (a fighter - she said it was German but I am a bit doubtful) crash into Plymouth...
LCAs were often carried on the davits of larger ships, then lowered into the sea - see this photo http://www.junobeach.org/e/4/img/PA-141525lg.jpg....
Hi Welcome to the site from another relative newcomer!
I think one of the comments on the Times site queried the last number and said it was out by a few million: 1,419,728 estimated number of German...
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