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15 October 2014
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2nd Bn, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Middle East, Tobruk, 1940-41icon for Story with photo

The following is his account of his Infantry days in the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment - an...

Commission, Bengal Sappers and Miners, the Spitfire and the road to Monte Cassino, 1944icon for Story with photo

Commission, Bengal Sappers and Miners, the Spitfire and the road to Monte Cassino, 1944. This was the first...

7 Field Company — 8th Indian Division, the Rapido Crossing and Monte Cassino, 1944

Rafts to get anti-tank guns over quickly were to be built and operated by A and B platoons behind the lst...

7 Field Coy — 8th Indian Div. —Up through Italy, Ponte Vecchio, our contribution to the Architectural History of Florence, 1944icon for Story with photo

Up through Italy, Ponte Vecchio, our contribution to the Architectural History of Florence, 1944. On August...

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