Richard Carver

Richard Carver

w John Richardson (1913-1998)4th Field Regiment, New Zealand Division At the beginning of the Second World War, Richard, General Bernard “Monty” Montgomery’s stepson, was 25 years old, and he served as a captain in the Royal Engineers in India. In the summer of...
John Richardson

John Richardson

w John Richardson (1913-1998) 4th Field Regiment, New Zealand Division At the beginning of the war, Captain Richardson was involved in two crucial evacuations of British troops from Greece (Tempe Pass and Rafti Harbour), an experience that left a mark on him as...
Robert Walter Calvey

Robert Walter Calvey

w Robert Walter Calvey (1922-2011) Trooper, 46th Reconnaissance (Recce) Corps Robert Calvey, a trooper in the 46th Reconnaissance Corps, landed in Salerno on 9 September 1943. He was captured only a few weeks later while his unit was attempting to reach the River...
Malcom Webster

Malcom Webster

w Malcom Webster Australian Imperial Forces Malcolm was only 18 years old when he decided to enlist. At the end of 1940, he left Melbourne on the ship Mauretania and headed to the Middle East. After the evacuation of the British and Australian troops from Crete,...
John Lindsay Alexander

John Lindsay Alexander

w John Lindsay Alexander (1920 – 2000) Lieutenant British Royal Engineers John was captured on 6 June 1944 during the battle of Knightsbridge[1] near Ain El Gazala, in North Africa. A sorry end, but there it is […]. I do not recall ever having been so humiliated...
John Fishwick Leeming

John Fishwick Leeming

w John Fishwick Leeming (1895 – 1965) Lieutenant, Royal Air Force John Leeming was a businessman and a writer with a passion for flight. He joined the RAF in 1939 and was assigned to Air Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd. On 20 November 1940, he was en route to Malta when...