94 Dunkirk Special PART ONE - Bob Metcalfe British Canadian, Green Howard WW2 history
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Release Date: 11/18/2023
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Another great line-up of WW2 sniper stories featuring female snipers, British veteran Harry Furness, the psychology of sniping and stories from Crete and Sicily along with one or two more surprises. And the usual PS's! Great Unpublished History! Please do subscribe or follow the show in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. And your app will automatically download the episode for you. Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Apple reviews: Reviews on main website: Buy Me a Coffee: Patreon: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel: ...
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info_outline 94 Dunkirk Special PART ONE - Bob Metcalfe British Canadian, Green Howard WW2 historyFighting Through WWII Stories & History
Featuring No time for dreams: a soldier’s six-year journey through World War II. By Robert W. Metcalfe, 4th Green Howards Bob Metcalf enlisted in the fourth battalion, the Green Howards in December 1935. He saw action in France in 1940, where he was wounded. Subsequently, he served with the sixth battalion, the Green Howards, and the western desert, in Sicily, and was part of a British increment that fought with the fifth United States Army in Italy. After the war, Bob lived in Canada and became a Canadian citizen. He wrote his memoir in the early 1970’s. Plus loads of family...
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A great family story from Dave Thomas about his father’s exploits in the 82nd airborne in Sicily and Italy. Telephone chat with veteran Ken Cooke who has some more titbits to share with us about his time in Normandy, with an absolutely superb explanation about what it was like fighting in the French bocage. Interview with Claire and Steve from the Soldier’s Charity about a very special Normandy tour you will wish to join later this year. Loads of family stories! Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Reviews on main website: Apple reviews: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on...
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info_outline 90 Alf Blackburn Part 2, British Infantry War Memoirs, WWIIFighting Through WWII Stories & History
Part 2 A classic tale of British infantry adventure in WW2. How the Fighting Through WW2 memoirs podcast put the families of two war comrades in touch with each other. Sicily and D-Day campaigns featured. Durham Light Infantry DLI and Green Howards feature. More great unpublished history! Buy Alf Blackburn's War Memoirs at: Full show notes, photos and transcript at:https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/90-Alfred-Blackburn-War-Memoirs-Part-2 Rennie Shaw Augie Herchenratter Men of Worth project Reviews on main website: Apple reviews: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Facebook:...
info_outline 89 Alf Blackburn Part 1, British Infantry War Memoirs, WWIIFighting Through WWII Stories & History
A classic tale of British infantry adventure in WW2. How the Fighting Through WW2 memoirs podcast put the families of two war comrades in touch with each other. Sicily and D-Day campaigns featured. More great unpublished history! Buy Alf Blackburn's War Memoirs at: Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Rennie Shaw Augie Herchenratter Men of Worth project Reviews on main website: Apple reviews: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel:
info_outlineFeaturing No time for dreams: a soldier’s six-year journey through World War II.
By Robert W. Metcalfe, 4th Green Howards
Bob Metcalf enlisted in the fourth battalion, the Green Howards in December 1935. He saw action in France in 1940, where he was wounded. Subsequently, he served with the sixth battalion, the Green Howards, and the western desert, in Sicily, and was part of a British increment that fought with the fifth United States Army in Italy. After the war, Bob lived in Canada and became a Canadian citizen. He wrote his memoir in the early 1970’s.
Plus loads of family stories!
More great unpublished history of world war two!
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Links to features in the show:
France and Flanders – The Scotsmen story
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0rqsd4pF1fs37YC76TPuVgh4tpudaa3Lu7nHhMMX71WGSMQo2rnJ7Vu8eJ6hADWuFl&id=100072081056641
D-Day Operation Overlord facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1528243384106448/permalink/3551589835105116/
Assn of Dunkirk ships
https://www.facebook.com/DunkirkShips/
https://www.adls.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/culturevannin/photos/a.421476987984802/2655215381277607/?type=3
Isle of Man Culture Vannin Facebook page
for the Manx Heritage foundation: taking Manx culture forward
https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/videos/world-war-two--the-isle-of-man-411483/?fbclid=IwAR1DGg6OnFOGCNd1evVKIBIUuliCuwI7vT-v5xDUcN44-bE5hSJ-kG1myjI
Reddit Stories about WW2 heroes. Sgt Carbonero:
https://reddit.com/r/ww2/s/7zhCVvj7sr
Friends of Normanby Village Facebook page – 4th Green Howard story. Albert Edward Mead.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/614763812894288/posts/1047674802936518/?comment_id=1047749999595665&reply_comment_id=1047877976249534¬if_id=1699710094723212¬if_t=group_comment_mention