Peter was born at home in Thornton Heath, Surrey, in October 1924 the second son of George Frederick Moyer and Harriett Lillian Moyer. His father was a Policeman in South London who was moved frequently with his job in CID…
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The Forgotten Army, Italy 1943 – 1945 By Bernard Warden I have used the above heading as something that was used to describe the fighting that was going on in Italy during WW II after the launch of the D-Day…
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The Infantry Gunner It was interesting to see in the ‘Obituary Memoriam’ Jack Parker, July edition, that he had served as a Gunner in an Anti-Aircraft Regiment before being transferred to the Infantry in September 1944. Not enough credit…
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Travelling by the Queen Elizabeth Peter Foren writes: – “Having read with interest the recollection of the Queen Mary passengers, I am encouraged to set down a ‘potted’ version of my own slightly earlier journey, in hope of encouraging others…
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George William Beale – Grenadier Guardsman (14 November 1913 – killed in action on Monte Camino 9th November 1943) George was born in Bermondsey in London on 14th November 1913. He was the youngest son of Joseph and Charlotte…
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Monte Camino – 2nd battle, pre barrage Operation ‘Raincoat’ At the beginning of December 1943, the second and final assault was mounted on Monte Camino. This time two British Divisions were employed supported by One American Division on the…
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Monte Camino – The second Battle – 2nd – 5th December 1943 Written by Lt Freeman-Attwood, Grenadier Guards After our descent from the Mountain at the end of the first battle on the 11th November we were lodged…
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Monte Camino – The first battle, November 5th 1943 This account of the battle was written 18 Months after the event by Lt C M Wheatley, Platoon Commander, No. 2 Coy Grenadier Guards. He was 19 years old at…
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6th Battalion Grenadier Guards A brief history by Michael J. Sterling whose uncle (Lt George Beale) was a member of this Battalion, incorporating an account written by Lt C M Wheatley (Platoon Commander, No. 2 Coy). The…
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Robert Cecil Tong 1923 -2014 Bob Tong 2 SAS, with no maritime skills to speak of, let alone a map, with only the instructions to keep the Italian coast to starboard, escaped sailing a boat down the Italian Adriatic coast…
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