WW1 & WW2 Casualty Lists
 

These make pretty interesting (and depressing) reading

Here is the second half of the WW2 list.

Lang its the names that go with the casualtys,then the familys, then the towns were thay grew up, that still miss them.

Theres an old fella up the road that broght down his family photos as he new I was intrested in things mitary and in the photos were pictures of long lost uncles that looked very young, and thay are all so young.

vets
 

Two months back, I had a 2 hour long chat with a Arnhem Brit para veteran. This Sept., he is being flown back to the UK to parcipitate in the anniversary event . He lives opposite a ham radio friend, and must be in his late 80's. He was part of a group defending Urquart's HQ. He told me of the harrowing escape to friendly lines as it was finally declared that it was 'every man for himself '. He tumbled over a stone wall right on top of a German encampment , the Germans in their pup tents were fast asleep. He said , the biggest problem during the fighting was a lack of drinking water and many people were killed crawling out from cover to find water , he himself found some in a toilet cistern. At wars end he was sent to Norway to assist in the German surrender , he said the other aircraft flying with his aircraft , crashed , killing all on board. He presently does amazing woodwork and was a builder/joiner by trade.
His late wife was a wireless op at Bletchley Park during the war.

Wish I could remember all he told me ! I gave him my old Purnells MARKET GARDEN book .
Mike

Make the time to go back with a tape recorder and some prepared questions. You will be collecting primary oral history. Send copies to the Imperial War Museum, the Airborne museum and the Sigs museum.