Stories categorised in 'Individually Contributed Diaries'. These stories may contain references to other themes.
The convoy's first course was westerly, nearly to Halifax, Nova Scotia, then south, towards the West...
At the orchard we were told many tales of women snipers, and Banville church spire had sheltered Hun...
The Canadians attacked the remainder of the aerodrome held by the enemy, finally capturing it by 1130 hrs....
Eventually, on the morning of the 6th, a Tuesday, we heard the unit open air transmitters, giving out...
The following diary of the events around the D-Day Landings was written by my father, Edward Francis...
First at Stalag VIII.B. at Lamsdorf Lower Silesia for about four months, then the new Luftwaffe controlled...
Non-military people mentioned by name are his wife, Elise, and a sister, Gladys. 1st after Trinity A very...
Francis Donnelly, a Roscommon man attached to the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, was awarded the...
Arrived at Greenock on September 29th.New orders to proceed to Liverpool... March 8th leave Liverpool for...
19:16 “Duke of York” and “Scharnhorst” start firing at each other and Starshell...
Before he went away on 17 January 1944 to begin Basic in Ohio, his sister gave him a diary and a photo...
Dad and Roy saw 4 bombs go over and explode, machine guns firing... When Dad went out before, he said that...
Mar 22 : Larry's diary says he was at Mignano and two Messerschmits were shot down. April 23:...
The day had started with my tank commander, Busty Thomas MM, going sick, I believe with an old wound, and...
Rose this morning to hear that the Germans had invaded Poland, and were attacking on all fronts....
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