History

A tune on the old fiddle” WW2 Army style:- by Roy Quinton. Our readership will recall that, at the end of my diary entries on 31st December 1944 I mentioned that my war ended about early February of 1945, when…
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With the end of the North African Campaign assured when the Axis forces surrendered at Cap Bon, in early May of 1943, my Regiment received orders to make camp in some of the fields surrounding the town of Tunis., All…
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Courage and Valour The Courage And Valour series is basically the story of the Italian Campaign from start to finish from the New Zealand perspective, as told by veterans themselves who were there. As well as telling the story of…
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  In a historic first, the small South Island town of Reefton commemorated veterans of the 28th Maori Battalion. Local Ngai Tahu hapu were invited to lead commemorations. We’ve come here to implement the aspirations and desire by the community…
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Donald Bailey. Like so many things in life you discover them when you least expect to. In late July my wife and I were on holiday in the New Forest. It is an area we are familiar with and this…
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MY FIRST NOVEL TOM PARKINSON TOMMY DISPATCH RIDER WWII Rife Brigade York 1942 Day’s leave Rome 1944     Monte San Savino Happy Days 1945 Wally Seaman, Reg? Hugh Hazel, Tom with big hat Bari 1943        …
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