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Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 12:14 AM
John Underhill Served with Royal Marine Commando 1945 -1948 . Album contains many fascinating photos ..we see training at Deal barracks 932 squad . lympstone in Devon ...Commando training unit at Towyn Wales . He is then drafted to 45 Commando in Malta in 1947. Album contains some nice photos of Royal navy ships in Grand harbour , Malta . These include carriers HMS Indefatigable and HMS Triumph ....a few photos of HMS Ajax , a photo of HMT Empress of Australia , heavy submarine k-36 .. There are also few photos relating to service in special boat section ...we see special boat service submarine HMS Solent in grand harbour and 4 photos of an inflatable canoe "FOL-boat " being pulled out of the subs forward hatch . |
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Posted on Monday, August 01, 2011 8:39 AM
I have just scanned this excellent album which offers a fascinating glimpse into this mans war time experience . DVD contains over 330 high res scans of individual photos , plus whole page scans showing the original captions . The album is well captioned with locations and dates .  Gunter is seen throughout the album . The album features some good quality photos of German army vehicles . There are photos of StuG III assault guns / panzers . Columns of trucks on the move . Several very nice photos of Kruppe Protze trucks . 3 photos feature a US Douglas Dakota transport plane with German markings ..I believe this plane could have been one of the Dutch KLM planes captured during the invasion of Holland .There are photos of Luftwaffe Ju 52 transport planes Gunter travelled to Crete via one of these planes on 23.5.1941 , during the invasion of the Island, 2 photos were taken within the plane . Other images include bomb damage to various locations in Greece & Crete , funeral services , Grave sites , Pows , locals going about there daily lives . The album ends with images of a poorly looking man , Gunter contracted malaria while serving in Crete . |
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Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 9:07 PM
 I have just finished scanning a new photo album which belonged to a German officer Franz Amberger of 6 Gebirgs division ( mountain troops ) . The album covers service on the Murmansk front during the winter of 1941-1942 . The album contains many good images of winter gear in use . There are also photos of dead Russian soldiers , Russian POW's , machine gun posts etc . This is an album gives a real flavour of the harsh conditions these tough men had to endure . feel free to click on the link below . |
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Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2011 3:37 PM
NEW ADDITION 17th/21st LANCERS REGIMENT PHOTO ALBUM 1937-1939 "Buck Boyd" ..served with the 17th/21st Lancers regiment . The album cover his service in India NWFT 1937-1939. ( he later went on to serve in WW2 ) . The album has some nice photos of light tanks ..I believe he was a tank driver ..more research required . If you are able to help in tracking this mans WW2 service please contact me . |
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Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:57 AM
NEW TANK REGIMENT IN INDIA, NORTH WEST FRONTIER TERRITORY AND AFGHANISTAN IN THE 1930's  Lastest addition to the archive is an excellent photo album which belonged to a member of the tank regiment . He served in India , North west frontier territory and Afghanistan during the 1930s . Album contains many great quality images including over 70 original photographs of armoured cars and light tanks . There are a total of 195 photos in the album , these give a real flavour of the time. |
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Posted on Friday, October 22, 2010 12:07 AM
Luftwaffe pilots photo album Just finished scanning a new photo album which belonged to luftwaffe pilot who flew Heinkel He115 seaplanes . These large float planes were used for dropping torpedos , bombs and magnetic mines . They also had a role in coastal patrol . The photo album contains some good images of He115s , many uniformed photos plus interesting images of the pilots sweetheart ( later wife) and home life ..mainly in Italy where he was stationed in Italy . Album dates 1939-1943 when album ends , I have no idea at this stage if he served the war .. |
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