Glad you could find us lenseye! Here you can introduce yourself to the other board members. Thanks, Jim
Churchill tanks Hello Jim & all. I am 69 yrs old,regrettably never served in the forces except for the air cadets in the '50's. I am retired now from the heavy crawler crane industry. --------------------------------------- I have been seeking information about 34th.Armoured Brigade "B" Squadron 8 troop 153 Regiment where my father drove a Churchill tank named "Billericay". I would dearly like to know if any other members have any knowledge of this squadron or of those who served in it. I do have some photos but lack the technical knowledge to send them,but will try later. Any information would be very much appreciated.
Hello Sir, welcome to war44, if you take a look here CLICK it shows you how to add pictures. Good luck.
Hello lenseye, welcome aboard, i will take a look later at what i have regarding the 34th and see what info i have on them, In the mean time i hope you can find what you are looking for .. :thumb:
Photos Good morning Many thanks for your information,here is the photo. My father is on the extreme right (looking at photo). His name was James Henry Nelson Chapman & I Know the radio operator (unaware of position on photo) was affectionately known as "Curly Code"
More tank & crew photos Hello Here are photos of my uncle's tank squadron & crews,if anyone out there recognises any of the men I'd love to hear their stories.
Hello. I have managed to decipher the names written on the back of the photo showing the whole squadron. I hope they may assist in identifying these men. TOP ROW...L>R Digger Clark (Aveley Essex),G N Stuart (Newcastle),E Allison (Grays Essex),L H Chandler (S.Tyneside),E Dawes (Watford) CENTRE ROW...L>R R Saggers (Southend On Sea),Lou Levene (Chingford),Tom Trent (London & Cape Town), J. Russell (Blackfriars), Edward Chapman (Grays Essex), S Windsor (Tottenham) A H James (Ealing) BOTTOM ROW...L>R Ernest D Turner (Seven Kings), C Bond (Aldershot), Iain Kiernan (Glasgow) ============================= Once again,if anyone has any knowledge of these men & would consider sharing it,I will be delighted to correspond with them. Many thanks in advance.
More Tanks Here is a photo of a Comet tank being delivered to "B" squadron (I believe somewhere in France in 1944)