More storiesCarrying my kit-bag over my shoulder I boarded the Blackburn to Accrington tram... It was six-and-a-half... We had earlier been issued with one each. I told him that when I had returned to the tent my blanket... Amazingly, we ate this food day after day, simply because there was nothing else and at least it was hot,.... I was part of an anti-aircraft battery, who, as Territorial Army volunteers, had been rushed to France only... Fortunately, I knew a little French language and I was able to understand that a dog had gone wild and... For about 48 hours we lay there patently awaiting the arrival of the fleet of boats of every conceivable... "However," said the colonel, "owing to the prevalence of disease at our destination, it is... At that time the Army had not yet established its own postal service, so we had to use civilian postage... It was early in 1941 and our Anit-Aircraft Regiment had been re-equipped after losing all the guns and... George Streather, one of our drivers who, in 'Civvy Street', was a master butcher, gazed in... It was February 1941, and we had taken part in the successful advance in the Western Desert, along with the... Our troop of guns was travelling along a narrow road behind a large convoy of Greek army vehicles, when... I did not notice another swimmer enter the sea until I heard a voice calling "Hello there". It was... Our anti-aircraft guns were often in action during the next few weeks as we advanced with the Eighth Army... A short time later the Papal guard sprang to attention, and through a large door emerged the Pope, carried... Our light anti-aircraft guns were ordered to move forward to a field to be used by an Advanced Fighter... The following story appears courtesy of and with thanks to Arthur Cope, R. A. and Richard A. Cope. My... Every time we visited my grandparents we were always greeted by Grandma and she would say the same thing... I was a member of 155 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, protecting El Adem landing ground, in the Western... < Previous page | You are on page 1 of 1 | Next page >   | 1 |   | 
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