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George Newson
My Grandfather, Trooper George Newson, helped liberate Belsen as part of the Royal Armoured Corp. 21,272 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. 27,112 total views
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Reg McDonnell – Royal Engineers
As the cold water of the English Channel lapped at his chest, a soldier near to Reg McDonnell stumbled and began to drown under the weight of his equipment. 22,180 total views
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Arthur Reede
My uncle was at Bergen Belsen with an engineer s crew, for a few weeks before any liberation because of the diseases that were in the camps, they had to stay out. 24,994 total views
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RA Battery Breakdown
LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY RA 24,212 total views
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Alexander Allan
Alexander Allan was born in June 1910 in Scotland. In 1943 he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and joined the 113th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery. This unit had been formed out of the old 5th (Territorial Army) Battalion DLI at Stockton on Tees. 21,728 total views
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Stanley Cruse
Something that haunted my late Father very much near his life’s end in 2013. 24,034 total views
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Ron Westbury
This is a photo of my dear old dad shortly before he passed at the grand age of 91. 21,284 total views
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Eileen Shord
My Mum, Eileen joined up with the ATS when 17 but had a number of roles when in Germany I think including nursing. 21,410 total views
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Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments
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