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Antony Pittaccio recently wrote about his experiences at the end of the war with the 23rd New Zealand Infantry Battalion, and how as a teenager he joined the NZ Army in Italy during the campaign. In 1939, when I was…
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The Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour “in the presence of the enemy” to members of the British Armed Forces. It may be…
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More than twenty members of the Association, The Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Standard bearers and members of the Glider Pilots Association would normally have gathered to mark the 77th anniversary of the Sicily Landings. Code named operation Huskey it marked…
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Sadly one of our members, Tom Gatford, passed away on 18th April 2020. He was in his 100th year of life! There was a family only cremation on Friday 15th May but we will be having a celebration of his…
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To introduce myself as the son of the late Reginald Arthur Hibbard who was a Lance Bombardier in the Royal Artillery posted initially to anti-aircraft gun sites in Bristol and Weymouth followed by active service in North Africa, Sicily and…
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The Day the War Ended in Italy The 8th May 1945 marked this special date across Europe when the fighting of nearly 6 years came to an end. The Surrender of Caserta of April 29, 1945 was the written agreement…
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Freeman of the Parish of Swanley Around about the middle of last August I had an invitation from Swanley Parish Council to attend their 1812 evening.On the evening my wife Jean & I were collected from our home by car,…
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The picture above is dated September 1945 in pencil on the back. My father is on the right. His name is William Richard Thomas Hollamby also known as Bill or Bubbles. Hopefully this photo will be in at least two…
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