John Grasby

John Grasby

w John Grasby British Army 4th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment John Grasby (1911-1975) was born on 13 May 1911 in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire. In 1927, he enlisted in the Territorial Army, where he served until 1933. During this period, given his excellent academic...
George J. Isitt

George J. Isitt

w George J. Isitt George J. Isitt served as a soldier in the 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Cripps. His regiment was part of the 4th Brigade, 7th Division (the so-called ‘Desert Rats’) of the 8th Army, under the...
John Desmond Peck

John Desmond Peck

w John Desmond Peck John Desmond Peck (1922-2002) was born in Woollahra (New South Wales), and his experience in the war began very early, as he enlisted in 1939 in the Australian Imperial Force. He would later forge his birth documents, claiming to be four years...
Cecil “John” Mallen

Cecil “John” Mallen

w Cecil “John” Mallen 3rd Field Regiment, RA, 8th Army Cecil “John” Mallen (1919-2017) was born on 1 May 1919 in Ipswich, Suffolk. During the Second World War, he served in the 3rd Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery in North Africa, fighting against the German...
Dennis Hutton Fox

Dennis Hutton Fox

w Dennis Hutton Fox 2657301 Gdsm, 3 Coldstream Guards, 1 Armd Division Dennis Hutton Fox (1919-2002) was born in Warwickshire. In 1936, when he was 17, he joined the Coldstream Guards against his mother’s will, who wished for him and her other sons to...
David Charles Colwell

David Charles Colwell

w David Charles Colwell 197/61st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery David Charles Colwell was born in Norbury, in the London borough of Croydon. After attending local schools, he enlisted in the army reserve forces in 1938, joining the City of London...