[The following account is taken directly from the memoirs of my Great Uncle, Fred Gurnsey, and is used with his permission.] England In January 1945, after seven years in the…
Alfred George HOPPER (1910-1990) - During World War Two Alf was conscripted into the army, the Royal Artillery, and after the invasion of Europe in 1944 he served in France…
At least two of those men in my family tree killed in action during World War Two died at sea... but not necessarily by enemy fire. These are their stories.y...
George and Amy - my Great Grandparents - were both born in 1884 into a world that is so different from today that it is difficult for us to imagine. Married in 1909 they lived well into old age, and were devoted to each other until the end.
The fall of Singapore to the Japanese Army on February 15th, 1942 is considered one of the greatest defeats in the history of the British Army. Here my Great Uncle Fred recounts his lucky escape from the city that day...