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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. 19,541 total views
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Major Richard Hewett
Major Richard Hewett 18,634 total views
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Bill Parkinson
My grandfather, Bill Parkinson, was among the British soldiers who went into Bergen Belsen in 1945. 19,191 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. 18,872 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. 17,145 total views
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William John Garvey
My father William John Garvey was also at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen with REME. 17,743 total views
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George Newson
My Grandfather, Trooper George Newson, helped liberate Belsen as part of the Royal Armoured Corp. 17,138 total views
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The first in…
On April 15, 1945, Lieutenant John Randall, then a 24-year-old SAS officer, was on a reconnaissance mission in northern Germany. 21,709 total views
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Normandy Landings
Listing of Personnel (768) and Vehicles (162) landing on SWORD Beach. 19,179 total views
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Eric Trott (RAMC)
Last week The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum had a call from Andy Strowman, an old friend of a Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment veteran named Eric Trott who passed away in 1999. Despite our status as a relatively new regiment, it is important to note that the former regiments are still a very prevalent part of our heritage. 16,201 total views