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During World War Two George and Jim served together in the 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment, a part of the 3rd British Infantry Division. George and Jim were among the Allied troops to land ...
In May 1940, as part of the East Yorkshire Regiment ... with American and British forces. Old cassette brings back Hull WW2 veteran's stories "I always say there was something on his shoulder ...
During the Second World War, hundreds of thousands served in the British Army across ... was the famous Yorkshire playwright J. B. Priestly. Incredible pictures tell history of WWII from home ...
Recently discovered documents show detailed plans to defend an East Yorkshire ... World War II to defend Britain in case of a German invasion. It inspired the BBC TV sitcom Dad's Army, which ...
For years it was an East Yorkshire ... the beach is another WW2 remnant - a pillbox - one of a series of small fortified structures built along the coast as a part of British anti-invasion ...
What is the story behind the prominent grave with an equestrian statue at Arlington National Cemetery for John Dill, a British army officer from World War II ... the Middle East during the ...
They had just marched in the Cumbria county ‘Victory Parade’ commemorating the 60th Anniversary of WW2 ... 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment, a part of the 3rd British Infantry Division.