Master Chan Tin Sang (1924-1993) fought in the People’s Militia in Hong Kong! Between 1941-1945, the Hakka Chinese people of the New Territories Area lost
Category: OX & Bucks Light Infantry – 1st Battalion – WWII
My paternal grandfather – Alfred Gregory Wyles (1916-1976) – served in an Anti-Tank Platoon during WWII (1940-1946).
MOD: WWII (1939-1945) Medal Allocation for Alfred Gregory Wyles (1916-1976)
Our paternal grandfather was a frontline British soldier during WWII whose regiment stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day – and landed in Caen in wooden gliders just before the beach landings of June 6th, 1944. We are proud of his service in the fight against fascism!
A Betrayal of British Socialism – My Experience Interfacing with WWII UK Governmental Veteran and Historical Associations (2021)
As a working-class family with many surnames and ethnic strands, we have been proud of our ancestors who served in the British Armed Forces and
Royal Mint: British D-Day Commemorative 50 Pence Piece (1994)
Today, a padded envelope arrived containing ‘five’ 50 pence pieces (or ‘coins’) commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the British D-Day Landings at Caen and Normandy.
Alfred Gregory Wyles (1916-1976) – (WWII) War Record 1939-1946 (Military No: 5117194) 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion (LightBobs) – Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (Territorial Army)
Military records are precise and concise and convey very little about the reality of war. As a family we do not subscribe to the notion of imperialist war, but we are proud that our grandfather volunteered to join the British Army to fight fascism in the 1940’s.
THE SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 