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I was temporarily stationed at RAF Upper Heyford with the USAF Strategic Air Command reflex bombers from Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, USA in 1963. We were billoted in the WW2 bomber pilot's barracks on the ...Read more

A memory of Upper Heyford in 1963 by Dan Brant

I was stationed at Wattisham during the period 1954/55 as an Inst: Mech. Flying at the time was Mk: 8 Meteors of 257 & 263 Sqdn's. I well remember the first Hunter to arrive, but not the exact date. The aircraft ...Read more

A memory of Wattisham Airfield in 1954 by Ron Airey

I can remember playing tiggy on the barracks, a hide and seek game, people then gossiped at the gates, hard time's, going errands for me gran Tomney, going for a gas bob to Clackis shop at the top of the barracks, shop is still ...Read more

A memory of Roche Abbey in 1940 by Joan Pettinger

when I was very young around 8-10 and I am now55 I see to remember been in the army barracks and this overlooked a very old house which as kids we thought was haunted also I went to the primary school which had another school for younger sibling next door does anyone know were these may of been

A memory of Aldershot

My first 14 years or so were spent at Whittington and Norton barracks Worcester born1950 I remember people like a Sargent Moore also close friends with mom n Dad were the Sandfords anyone who wants to ...Read more

A memory of Whittington by cunna8

It was in the 1950's I was at Old Oak junior school E.Acton when i went on the trip,there was old army barracks there all in a line along the path into the camp,and the entrance had gates.I used to get chocolate ...Read more

A memory of Chelwood Gate

My parents home was in Costons Avenue in Greenford, I was born there in 1937 and lived there for 30 years. The rear of our house looked out to trees which grew on the boundary of Perivale Park some eighty yards away across ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by vincentlees

I was born in 1970 and have lived in Maidstone all my life. When I was much younger I remember you could drive along Sandling Road and see soldiers carrying weapons, guarding the entrance to ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone by nickempyjnr

I was posted to Burniston Barracks as a newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Pioneer Corps in 1958. Our task was to clear the Fylingdale Moors of unexploded munitions. Unfortunately we experienced the deaths of ...Read more

A memory of Scarborough by rphickling

Would anyone have photos, postcards or memories of the Barracks and areas in the 20's-40's? After years of tales and yarns a recent sad death revealed the younger family really have no physical memories of this earlier life. The ...Read more

A memory of Omagh by Olivia R S