Absolutely delighted & very very pleased to have received my commissioned artwork from the talented @TJGodden, from photos & stories of my grandfather, in Burma with No.1 Army Commando, seen here, with his pet monkey, Jacko, the units mascot. Thanks, Tim.
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#OTD 17th Apr 1945, a mates great uncle, Harry Langford Bell, of the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, was to be awarded a DCM for his brave actions on that day near Argenta, Italy. Believe it was originally put forward for a higher award, pls read his citation, amazing bravery.
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Absolutely thrilled to receive my commissioned Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife (1st pattern etched) from John Hamilton of Hamilton Daggers of Glasgow, in memory of my grandfather, Pte Thomas Hall, 4076248 of No.1 ARMY Commando, No.2 Independent Company & No.2 Monmouthshire Regt.
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Been lucky enough to commission an artwork by Wisdom Art Prints about great uncle John Appleby's involvement on the special mission, Operation Wildhorn lll, it's of the aircraft they were on, KG477, that flew from their base in Italy, to a beetfield in Poland, late July'44. Really pleased with it.
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#OTD in 82, my grandfather sadly passed away, aged only 63, taken too early, I was only 12yrs old at the time, we used to visit him & nan nearly every weekend with mam when I was a nipper, upto Cwmbran. He was my hero, even before I knew what he done in #WW2
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Very proud to receive the ARCTIC STAR from the MOD, on behalf of the family & in memory of my grandfather, Pte Thomas Hall, from Cwmbran, South Wales, 4076248, for his service in Norway in May/June 1940, whilst with the 2nd Independent Company & part of Scissors Force.
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Can't believe it's been 2 years since dad passed away. I'm still in shock of him not being here, saw/spoke to him virtually every day, walking to the shop, going up the bookies, coming around the house for a cuppa, chat & watch some sport.
We are all missing you, dad.
Love you.
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#OTD 31st Jan 1945, at the Battle of Hill 170 Kangaw, Burma, Lt. George Knowland, No.1 Army Cdo, was to earn a #VC for his actions defending their position. It was said to be the most decisive action of the 3rd Arakan Campaign.
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#OTD 22nd Jan 1945, beginning of the Battle of Hill 170, Kangaw in Burma.
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#OTD 19th Jan 1944, Harry Langford Bell (a mates great uncle), of the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, was to earn a Military Medal for his bravery, at the Battle of Garigliano, in Italy. See attached post and images.
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My grandfather (far right) with his comrades from the British No.1 Army Commando unit out in Burma with their Slouch Hat's on.
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My grandfather was on this landing, thankfully unopposed (they didn't know at the time, tho), with his pet monkey key, Jacko. Also, you can see the US M1 Garand & their advance over the next few days, via their WD & map (latter from COPP survey).
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#OTD 3rd Jan 1945, my grandfathers unit, No.1 Army Cdo (along with the rest of 3 Cdo Bde) landed on Akyab on the Arakan coastline, as part of Operation Lightning, to secure vital port & airstrips for future operations against the Japanese.
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Happy New Year.
Wishing You All A Joyful New Year.
It's been a tough year, missing dad a lot & own med concerns ongoing.
Thank you for your friendship, laughter & support.
All the best.
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Birthday Memories for my grandfather, Thomas Hall, who was born #OTD in 1918. He sadly passed away in 1982, when I was only 12, but he is in my thoughts daily and will always be remembered by the family. Miss and love you, Gramps.
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HMS Ajax was eventually broken up at Cashmores Ltd., in my hometown of Newport, South Wales, on the banks of the River Usk, just across from where I live. Unfortunately, whilst sailing there, it ran aground at the mouth of the estuary of the river.
One of his 3 Bronze Stars, I believe, was for heroism in rescuing comrades from a swollen river in Dec '44, near the Clervaux area. Had some great nights with them & some Calavados,wish I noted down all of their anecdotes.Good memories.
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#OTD 1944, Robert W Pocklington, a PFC from a Special Pioneer Platoon Troop, 2nd Batt. 110th Infantry Regt., 28th Div, was awarded a Bronze Star for heroism during the Battle of the Bulge. Here he is on the right, with a Hank Schrijver, who I both met on a Normandy tour in '89.
A chap from my hometown of Newport, S Wales, John Wallace 'Tubby' Liinton VC DSO DSC was HMS Pandora's commander for nearly 3 years, up until the summer of 1941, originally out in the Far East, in Hong Kong, then over to the Med.
A big thanks to Peter Finch for hosting the @wehaveways.bsky.social 's Zoom social tonight, a good few familiar faces on there, waffling on about our favourite subject, the SWW. Onwards & upwards. Well done, sir.
#OTD 2nd Dec '44, the John Harvey, exploded in Bari harbour, full of mustard gas. My great uncle, John Appleby RAFVR, was with his unit, 267 Pegasus Squadron at their airfield base about 5km's away, the blast blew in the windows of the control tower & aerodrome.
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Interesting, might have to have a look at this, but can't remember if I have it ir not or was it the British, head shot, sorry, brain fog lingering.
Forgot to say, its been delivered, thank you. Cracking book, will enjoyed colouring this in, got to make sure I get the right colours now, do like the little statement of "Drawn by a Human, not AI", well done sir. Might do the C47 in the colours of my great uncles unit, 267 Pegasus Squadron.
#OTD 26th Nov 1943.
The HMT Rohna Disaster. My grandfather was to witness it en route to Burma in KMF.26. It was sunk by a Hs293 radio controlled glide bomb from a He177A aircraft. It was to be the biggest single loss of US servicemen action to that date&was covered up during the war & many decades.
