Forum: WW2 1939-1945

Dose anybody know were I could find information on home guard Woolwich area I have a photo of my grandfather Charles Firth with a few other men on the back is dated 1949 home guard.

I've just started transcribing a trunk full of wartime letters between my late parents. Mother was a WAAF on the Isles of Man - Father was at Dunkirk and later in Middle East. I wondered if it was worth putting on the web a list of characters from these letters - I've already found a Naval...

My father spent most of early WW2 in Rhodesia where they were training pilots. I have his wonderful photograph album with many photos of the people who were there. Is there anyone else out there with similar. Would love to hear from you if your father was there too. Jen

In a newspaper article about the death of my great grandfather in 1953 it said he suffered from gas poisoning after "he had been gassed in 1940 whilst in the service of the admirlty" but I cannot find any family who know his war history. How would I find out where he served and what actually...

We are pleased to have a copy of the new edition of the book 'Z Location or Survey in War' by Col's WHETTON and OGDEN Published recently by Jim WHETTON It is a first hand story of this regiment from its inception in Gateshead in 1937 to 1947. Covers what was a survey regiment about; how did...

My question is about medals my father might have been entitled to after coming out of the service. He was in the RAF and served several years in Rhodesia where he was an LAC. When he returned to the UK he was in Sir Solly Zuckermans bombing and analysis unit. I know he was in France when I was born...

I have just started to research the fate of my great uncle Jack Ward who was shot down over Holland in April 1942. I have recently been contacted by an RAF researcher in Holland, following a visit to the War Cemetery in Eindhoven, who has provided some information regarding the crew but is keen to...

I came across this website today: http://www.memorylanehf.oddquine.co.uk/ which is useful for filling in some background to life during WWII in England. I read the food rations page and it appears that we ate the equivalent of about 2 weeks rations for our scrambled egg breakfast today!!...

hi is there anyone who was in stalag 8B or a relative who remembers the Mikado concert my dad was one of the three little maids we had photos but they have been lost . My dad was William Schofield Mc Knight may have been known as mac he was in royal army medical corp was taken prisoner on Crete...

My father was a G.I. in 2nd world war. How do i trace him?

Does anyone know of a source of information of streets / property bombed during WW2? Might be useful to explain why addresses on BMD certificates are no longer to be found...

i have been looking at the documents from the national archives and the price , my question is how do i work out how much the TOTAL COST is for a download ( yes i am a bit thick ) . for example one doc i want is WO167/40 i have been onto pricing but i am still confused !!! , can one of you...

Don't know if anyone is interested but have been sent this in connection with my Hubbys Family tree, how truthful it is, I have no idea. TRANSCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT WRITTEN BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT G.W. ATTENBOROUGH DFC ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE SURRENDER AFTER WW2 Location: Landing...

ARMY RECORDS REQD PLEASE I am posting this as a new thread (I already have ongoing queries for various members of the Cornwell Clan) in the hope that there is someone out there who can help or point me in the right direction to find WW2 army recs without incurring any costs. Kenneth, (son of...

Hi I have just sent for my Fathers World War II records, my Dad was in Burma with I think the Royal Norfolks or could be the Glosters so confusing, this record from the Army Department has come through with twelve pages, double sided list of abbrevations and I can't find any of the abbreviations...

Hi Ok another Pritchard, this time this is one of my Dads Cousins Walter Pritchard, joined the Kings Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion, KIA 17.10.44. Grave at Venray Holland. Would he have been killed in the Market Garden Operation? Any help greatly appreciated by me and my Cousin,...