Fred Beacham's War

Fred Beacham's War - Chapter 1 The Call to Arms

I thought that the incident was closed, until the Room, or Platoon Sergeant - as he later came to be...

Fred Beacham's War - Chapter 2 The Journey to the Front

As the ship moved further out and the weather got progressively warmer, we played card games on the deck...

Fred Beacham's War - Chapter 3 The Final Battle to Take Monte Cassino

He outlined the fact that over 1,600 guns of all types would saturate the enemy positions in the form of a...

Fred Beacham's War - Chapter 4 Part 1 The Breakthrough at Monte Cassino

I was thirsty though and drank almost all my water in the morning, as we waited for eleven o'clock to...

Fred Beacham's War - Chapter 4 Part 2 The Breakthrough at Monte Cassino Cont'd

We came to the remains of an old farm and the Captain told us to wait in the barn, until he returned...

Fred Beacham's War - Chapter 5 Epilogue

We hoped, of course, that the Germans, or ‘Teds,’ as they were called by the Allied troops...