Don Paige - War Diaries

November cruise to Algeria

From Scotland to Algiers November 1942 My father, sergeant Donald W.O. Paige, Suffolk Regiment, served with...

Don's war diary Nov -Dec 1942

Had a French lesson from Ken Hayward this morning — not particularly helpful on pronunciation. We...

Don's War Diary Jan-Feb 1943

Wednesday 24th February Busy today Sgt McAleer Skins captured 2 PoW single handed... Eventually this...

Don's War Diaries March 1943

Got it all on the truck — wine, dates and pig, after dark and then took Frank and Baldwin back to...

Don's War Diary Settling in, and leaving Sicily

I told her in my best Italian to go and inform the local AMGOT She then told me that her house had...

Don's War Diary Leave in Sicily August 1943

Near ARC met Johnnie Wood and Smudger in Brigadier's car... Joined up with Smudger and went shopping...

Don's War Diary Italian Fashions and a Gentle Invasion of Italy September 1943

We had dinner about 20.30 and after dressing Capt Nightingale and several of the chaps got down to it at...

Don's War Diary The Battle of Termoli Oct 1943

After travelling north from Reggio since 24th September, Don and his colleagues have arrived in San Severo,...

Don's war Diary On to Cassino February March 1944

They hear news of the retirement of Brigadier Nelson Russell and a few weeks later move up in to the battle...

Don's War Diary Battle of Monte Cassino phase 1

Later proved to by enemy patrol in Cassino getting the worst of it. Was glad to see Cowboy arrive early,...

Don's War Diary Monte Cassino phase 2

Poles are going for Massa Albanet and 593 whilst 8 Indian and 4 division cross Garagliano and the French...

Don's War Diary Visit to Kesselring's HQ June 1944

Managed to get a bar of chocolate and biscuits from L/Cp McCullogh and a little later Cpl Brandon more some...

Don's War Diary - The artist visits Rome July 1944

The mighty bronze canopy over St Peter's tomb the spiral columns each weighing 600 tons and 90 feet...

Don's War Diary Great? Railway Journeys Rome to Taranto July 1944

Arrived at Presentina station on the outskirts of Rome. We got through Caserta and stopped at a small...

Don's War Diary Into Austria May 1945

Flying hither and thither trying to advise …from Austrian civilians to Hungarian officers and I was...