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Michael Frey
My grandfather, Michael Frey (1922-2006), fled from Vienna in 1938 to British Mandatory Palestine where he joined the British Army and became a part of what would soon turn into the Jewish Brigade Group, which in turn became a part of the 8th Army in 1944. 20,764 total views
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370 Battery – 113th LAA
Fabulous photos and details featuring the 370 Battery of the 113th LAA, Durham Light Infantry. 20,781 total views
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William Robert Fitzgerald Collis – Red Cross
William Robert Fitzgerald Collis (1900–1975) was an Irish doctor and writer. As an author he was known as Robert Collis. As a doctor, he was commonly known as Dr Bob Collis. Maurice Collis was his elder brother. 22,897 total views
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The Sign at Belsen Concentration Camp
Reg Price was part of 369 Battery, 113th Durham Light Infantry, RA. His task was to bury the dead. 21,236 total views
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Douglas Stringfellow – Not Quite as it seems…
Rep. Douglas Stringfellow (R-Utah), was exposed as a fraud when seeking reelection to the House in 1954, was born in Draper, Utah in 1922. 22,351 total views
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Bill Parkinson
My grandfather, Bill Parkinson, was among the British soldiers who went into Bergen Belsen in 1945. 22,412 total views
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Conrad Wilson – AFS
My grandfather, Conrad Wilson, was a Quaker and a conscientious objector. Although his pacifism steered him away from picking up a gun, his conscience told him he should contribute in some way to the war effort. AFS gave him the outlet he had been looking for. 21,878 total views
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William John Garvey
My father William John Garvey was also at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen with REME. 21,003 total views
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Normandy Landings
Listing of Personnel (768) and Vehicles (162) landing on SWORD Beach. 21,961 total views
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Names on Photos
Two photos with signatures on the reverse. All served with the 113th Durham Light Anti-Aircraft Infantry. 20,422 total views
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