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Operation Chastise – Dambusters WW2 80th Anniversary

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Neil White

Dambusters 80th Anniversary The 16th May 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid, also known as Operation Chastise. An attack on the major dams of western Germany using the bouncing…

Finding the Commonwealth soldier in your family tree

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Neil White

When someone declares war on Britain, they’re not just taking on a tiny island. Traditionally, when Britain has stood on a battlefield, her Commonwealth forces have stood up right beside her; some because they are obliged to be there, but others, in count

R.A.F. Squadron Codes and how they can help your Military Genealogy esearch

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Neil White

How to identifying R.A.F. Squadrons and units from pictures

The Catholic Women’s League In WW1 & WW2

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Neil White

If you thought the Catholic Women’s League was only interested in helping Catholics, think again. Bernie Townsend, Chairman of the Services Committee of the league, explains just why the charity received recognition from the British, French and Belgian go

Hitler’s Black Book – The Reich’s Most Wanted Organisations!

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Neil White

Would your workplace or organisation be on the list of the Reich’s most wanted?

The First Ever V2 Rocket to be Dropped – 8th September 1944

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Neil White

The Doodlebug was a thing of nightmares, a pilotless weapon which droned ostentatiously overhead and, with its sudden silence, heralded disaster. The V2 was worse.

3rd September 1939 – World War Two Begins

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Neil White

The Second World War really began with the Treaty of Versailles, but France and Britain missed numerous opportunities along the line to halt its dawning as the Nazi Machine gathered steam.

Receiving War Medals after Service – Story of WW2 Heroine

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Neil White

As an Italian grandmother’s war service is honoured 70 years after her brave actions, we look back on the role played by the Special Operations Executive in World War Two.

New Year’s Eve 1943: The end of a year spent at war… and the beginning of another!

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Neil White

As 1943 drew to a close, Britain was a happier nation than it had been for many a year. There was still a way to go before World War Two would be over, but finally it felt like the Germans were on their back foot. A New Year’s message by Deputy Prime Mini

Meet the Experts: Forces War Records Web Manager Neil White talks about his grandfather, who served in Burma in World War Two.

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Forces War Records

Today we have a brand new video of our own Neil White, Forces War Records Web Manager, talking about his grandfather Major P H White who served in Burma in World War Two. If you have ever commented on or messaged our Forces War Records Facebook page, or f

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