15th March 1939 Czechoslovakia surrenders after Adolf Hitler annexes the country into the Third Reich. Although the Czechs had warmly ...

By virtue of the role he played in both the UK and Europe whilst in uniform he was awarded four medals. The Defence Medal Awar...

I have added a page to the site (see the right side bar) on which I have detailed the sources that I have consulted in preparing this site. ...

My Grandfather was born on 14th September 1914 (although throughout his life some confusion existed as to the accuracy of this date, the 19t...

How's this for an inauspicious start to understanding and further researching a family member's military career. I mentioned in the ...