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Ken French flew a remarkable 38 bombing sorties with 115 squadron. Friends of his weren't so lucky.
You can view Ken's interview here: buff.ly/3YHG4F4
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During the Malayan Emergency, Jack Charlton spent a total of 3.5 years living under canvas in the jungle. On one occasion, when he was heading to Singapore for some RnR, his train was attacked. 519 British soldiers were killed.
Full interview here: buff.ly/45E4fq8
Doug Arthur was also in Greece at the start of the German Blitzkrieg. To say he had a lucky escape would be an understatement.
See his whole interview here: buff.ly/47ydmdN
Marsie Taylor was one of the Wrens I had the privilege of interviewing during the creation of an educational project about WW2's Secret War. She was in the thick of the action.
The Teaching Resource is here: buff.ly/3Ym0ZNF
Over the years I've interviewed a number of veterans who are very adept at writing poetry. During the Korean war, Neville Williams was an Assault Pioneer in The Welch Regiment. His poem moved both of us.
Neville's full interview is here: buff.ly/3OGdkJj
Not many of us who ask for god's help repay the favour by becoming a man of the cloth. Following a torpedo attack in the North Atlantic, Ted Rogers [who was also having GF problems] did exactly that.
See extended interview here: buff.ly/3OFN6qx
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Laurence Kennedy was one of 50 veterans we interviewed about the Berlin Airlift. In this clip he recalls the devastation. This year marks the 75th Anniversary and we'll be sharing some of their accounts.
Teaching resource here: buff.ly/3q8neKj #airlift #berlinairlift
Linda Rudkin was one of 30 women who provided personal accounts about the effect that military service had had on their partners.
Legasee created a childrens book and a white paper on the role of a supporting family.
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I interviewed George Barnes when I was on holiday Padstow in March 2012. He made a big impression because I came to comprehend what conscription must have been like for so many of the men who went to Korea.
This is from Legasee's KS3 Teaching Resource
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During the Korean War, Bob Brand was in Japan as part of the RAF's first operational flights. He supported the British and American Navies by surveying coastlines in a Sunderland flying boat.
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From Legasee's KS3 Teaching Resource buff.ly/43fwcmG
John Bowler passed away in May of this year but provided Legasee with an outstanding account of his service in Korea where he was awarded an MC. It was a chapter of his life that he never forgot: buff.ly/3NQgjNO #koreanwar #storytelling #history #military #remembrance
Durign the Battle of Britain, Tom Neil became one of his squadron's most successful pilots. Here, he discusses the drawbacks of the Hurricane aircraft and the desensitisation felt from losing friends. buff.ly/3pEPqEw
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Tony Iveson was one of the few pilots who flew as both a fighter and a bomber in the Battle #ww2 #battleofbritain #aviation #spitfire #raf #history #aircraft #worldwar #royalairforce #hawkerhurricane #hurricane #duxford #supermarinespitfire #luftwaffe #lestweforget #thefew
Tony Pickering was nineteen when he joined the Battle of Britain, and had only a few practice flights before he engaged in warfare. In this clip he describes being shot by the Luftwaffe. buff.ly/3POydTU #battleofbritain #aviation #spitfire #raf #history #storytelling
Today is 83 years since the start of the Battle of Britain.
Inspired by his brother, Terence Kane joined the RAF at seventeen. He faced a terrible crash during his training that left him hospitalised and later, was shot down over the English Channel. buff.ly/44gTeL5
Léon Gautier was one of the Commandos who served under Philippe Kieffer of the Free French Forces and he was one of the very first of the Allied troops to land on D-Day. I had the pleasure of interviewing him with the late George Batts.
Interview here: legasee.org.uk/veteran/leon-…
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