I was sorting through some old stuff today and found these photos and other items.
most of the colour pics were taken by me. Sorry about the quality (could have cropped them down a bit) I decided to take pics of the pics on my mobile phone and then test how well they uploaded to MI.Net from the...
Well the handsome fella on the left is me and the guy to the right is Taff, he was our Artillery Command post driver (FV432) as part of 23 Battery, 2nd Field Regiment RA. Operation Granby.
I don't have that much hair now nor do I look that young sadly
According to the information I´ve googled about this photography, American soldiers of the 4th Armored Division push a trapped Willys carrying two seriously wounded German soldiers somewhere in Ardèche. The photograph was taken on 26 January, 1945. Swept the picture through tineye, didn´t find...
This is my mate Andy. He worked on our Field ambulance, 23 Battery 2nd Field regiment Royal Artillery. He is responsible for making me feel pretty sick after giving me my Anthrax jabs. (I owe you Andy)
An AVRE of the Royal Engineers blows up during the first Gulf War 1991 (Operation Granby)
I served with an Arty Regiment (2nd field RA) and I saw an avre burn and explode, not sure if it was this one though.
The memorial is attached to the Tree Seat Memorial of 22 Regiment, at the Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove, the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
I am trying to find out the circumstances of the loss of three Centurion AVRE's during a two day period, in the build up to Granby. A question to the MOD under the freddom of information act has given some info but can anyone add to their reply
and a transcript because the electronic version...
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