Sunday, February 26, 2006

Churchill and Ron enjoy a meal together

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Photo shows: 4th Queen's Own Hussars Regimental Association Dinner On the 19th of October 1946, my regiment, the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars...

Victory Celebrations, 8th June 1946

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Photo shows: The page in my Army Album that says it all There has recently been some controversy on this site regarding the date of the Vict...

My Welcome Home

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Photo shows: The train that took me home on leave in November 1945 In November '45 I finally got my first leave home after being abroad ...

Civil Police in Trieste during the unrest

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Photo shows: Italian policeman on streets of Trieste During my stay in Trieste the Regiment quite often found itself working with the new lo...

Sweating on being released

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Photo shows: Sgt.Tom Atkinson goes home as part of Group 28. Names supplied on request! The time was late 1946. My current position was that...

Trieste had its funny moments

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Photo shows: Ron and a view of Trieste from the Goldoni Tunnel During the period October 1945 to January 1947 I was stationed in the Trieste...
Saturday, February 25, 2006

Riots in Triese, circa October 1945

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Photo shows: The riots in Trieste, circa October 1945 Riots in Trieste In my article on Trieste (A2166130) I spoke of the almost daily riots...

Trieste, October 1945 to January 1947

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Photo shows: October 1945: On board a mine-sweeper in Trieste Harbour From the Regimental Diary for 1 October 1945: 'Major JJ O’Brien le...

The Beer Cellar in Munich

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Photo shows: Major J.J.O'Brien and Lt.Walmsley posing outside the Burger Brau Keller In August 1945 my unit, the 4th Queen's Own Hus...

Running a Staging Camp in Germany in August 1945

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Photo shows: The Cathedral at Ulm, before and after the bombing of the town. A page from my Album Thursday 16th August 1945 My (22nd.)birthd...

Dale Carnegie's "Pursuit of Happiness" courtesy of Stalag XVIII

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Photo shows: Montage of Hoentauern, site of our Road Block and Stalag XVIII I have already written about “Life in Wartime Austria”, see (A25...

Life in wartime Austria

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Photo shows: Ron and one of our captured German trucks at Ferndorf My diaries still remind me of what it was like in Austria. Sunday 1st. Ju...

Ron's Grand Tour

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Photo shows: The route of my travels, courtesy of Ron Tee I am a product of my times,an active 81 yr old, happily retired with a lovely wife...

Danke Herr Mix !

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Photo shows: On the right, our billets in Trieben, on the left, German troops marching in. Both photos were taken in 1936. In June 1945, my ...

Shows running in London during 1945

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Photo shows: Some of the shows I saw on leave in London in November 1945 I had my first LIAP in November 1945 I have already mentioned this ...

Keeping a diary in wartime: 49th LAA & 4th QOH

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Photo shows: Diary entry for 16th August 1944, my 21st Birthday, celebrated in Egypt Occasionally, on this site, I get my knuckles slightly ...

VE Day, as seen from a field near Venice

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Photo shows: 12th May 1945, Piazza San Marco, day leave in Venice Diary entry for 8th May 1945 Filling up with petrol while Hewie has a day ...

The war ends in Italy, 2nd May 1945

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Photo shows: The Guardhouse at our POW camp at Ferndorf Notes from my Diaries Wednesday 2nd. May 1945 Jerry threw his hand in Italy and Aust...

The day my brother Mick nearly killed me

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Photo shows: All is forgiven Mick! That's Mick (on right) with Ron at AJEX Parade, Whitehall, November 1992 First of all, some backgroun...

Charlie 4 is not answering my signals

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Photo shows: German propaganda leaflet shelled over our lines the day after Roosevelt died Every time I say to myself ‘This really has to be...

The day I should have died: 4th Queen's Own Hussars in Italy

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Photo shows: Diary entries for the 15th to the 18th of April 1945 Wednesday 18 April 1945 "Stonked near wood for solid hour. Corporal T...

Diary Entries 11th April 1945

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Photo shows: The Bren-Gun carrier that replaced our Stuart tank Some excerpts from my Wartime diaries in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars Wed...

German Propaganda Leaflets

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Photo shows: One of the German Leaflets shelled into our sector My wife recently bought me Mathew Parker’s excellent book Monte Cassino. Thr...

Joining the 4th Queen's Own Hussars

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Photo shows: The first post-war official photo, taken at Ferndorf. See below for surnames of all concerned Joining the 4th QOH (Some use has...