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The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website.
Announcements
- 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time.
- The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web.
- 18th Dec 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than
265120 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible.
- Looking for help with Family History Research?
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- The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web.
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Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our
Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. |
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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted
photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them.
The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted.
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Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a
Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.
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Want to know more about 59th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ? There are:463 items tagged 59th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. |
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Sgt. Robert William "Tosher" Pearce 100 Bty, 13th Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery    My Father, Robert Pearce was a pre war Territorial soldier, serving in the 6th Battalion, (Duke of Conaught's Own) Hampshire Regiment.
This unit converted to Anti Tank Artillery in 1938/9 forming The 59th and 69th Anti Tank Regiments.
He was posted from 59th Anti Tank to 13th Anti Tank Regiment and joined 100th Battery, in Jan 1941, embarking for service overseas on 11th of April 1942, disembarking in India 12th of June 1942. One month later the Regiment embarked for the Middle East, arriving Suez on 22nd of July 1942. From there, he moved to Iraq where the Regiment formed part of PAIFORCE.
After further moves to Middle East Land Forces in 1943 and then into Italy in 1944, his war ended in the far North of Italy near Trieste, from whence he was progressively moved back to UK, being released to Class Z (T) Reserve on 21st Jan 1946.
He latterly served another 4 years as a Sergeant in the 4th Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment, finally leaving the service on 31st July 1950.
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