I have just posted some material on my web site - the excellent Normandy daily diary of Sergeant Douglas E Gray MM, sent in by his son, Douglas. What...
I would like to draw forum members' attention to some new pages on my web site. A relative of Captain Tom Woods has sent me various papers, letters...
I thought members might be interested in a podcast which I've launched on aspects of my Dad’s war such as Dunkirk, North Africa and D-Day. The aim of...
With the 70th anniversary of the battle of Wadi Akarit, Tunisia, on 6 April 2013, I am pleased to announce some new pages on my web site which depict...
I thought members might be interested in an article I have written for Your Family History magazine (UK). It is depicted as: "A British Band of...
Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg - Talk at the National Army Museum, London 12.30pm - Thursday 27 September I thought members in the London...
Well maybe not, but if he is, he will no doubt have put on a few pounds or lost some of his hair. Amateur military sleuths might be grateful for this...
Just to let people know I have a had a whole load more photos and stories from 91 year old Wilf which have been posted on the web site. There are...
I thought members might be interested in the following extract from my Dad's war memoirs about the bloody battle of Wadi Akarit which he was in the...
On the anniversary of El Alamein, Wilf gave me the following summary of what it was like to be at El Alamein with Monty's 8th Army. "My feelings,...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]I’m writing to let people know of some new additions to my web site. Wilf Shaw, of Oldham, has been in touch with me and has...
I thought members might be interested in the book signing for my Dad's war diaries, Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg. It will be at...
As 6 June approaches, I thought I'd share an extract from my Dad's recently published memoirs. The extract starts with the foreboding lead up to the...
I thought members would enjoy this. It's extracted from the full version of Dad's memoirs which are about to be published by Pen and Sword. I've...
I want to let forum members know that my Dad's WW2 diary is finally scheduled for release on 19 May by Pen and Sword. More info about his war is at...
I'd be grateful if anyone can help with a query connected with research on my Dad's war memoir. He wrote several notes about the fall of Hamburg and...
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