Paul Bullard

Paul Bullard

by | May 12, 2023 | stories eng

w Paul Bullard Painter, teacher and also a writer, as occasion arose, Paul Bullard was born in London in 1918. In his youth, he attended the Clapham School of Art. In 1940, he served in the army in Libya until 1942, when he was captured and deported to Italy,...
Raymond D. Andrew

Raymond D. Andrew

by | Aug 3, 2022 | stories eng

w Raymond D. Andrew Raymond, a New Zealander, fought against the Axis in Egypt and Greece and was eventually captured in the Libyan desert near Sidi Rezegh on 30 November 1941, during Operation Crusader. «For you, my man, the war is over», he was told by the...
George Ernest Evans

George Ernest Evans

by | Aug 3, 2022 | stories eng

w George Ernest Evans Royal Regiment of Artillery George volunteered in 1940 in Skipton, Yorkshire, when he was 24 years old and was enlisted in the Royal Regiment of Artillery. He was a butcher by profession and, after a period of training as a cook, was...
Bill Garton

Bill Garton

by | Aug 3, 2022 | stories eng

w Bill Garton Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Bill enlisted in the Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry when he was only 18 and was sent to Palestine. On 19 May 1941, an enemy bombing raid hit the ship he was travelling on, roughly 11 miles west of...
John Myers

John Myers

by | Aug 2, 2022 | stories eng

w John Myers Royal Artillery Grenadier John Myers, Royal Artillery, was captured at Marsa Matruh on 29 June 1942, when he was 23. Initially, he was hospitalised in Tobruk for a month. He was then transferred to a PoW camp in Benghazi, and, in October 1942, he was...
John Edward Hughes

John Edward Hughes

by | Aug 2, 2022 | stories eng

w John Edward Hughes John Edward Hughes was born in 1917 and was an inspector of jigs and tools before the war. He enlisted in the RAF in 1940 and became a radio operator. On 4 December 1941, his plane sunk in the Strait of Messina. It is unclear whether the...