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I was born in Lincoln Army Barracks on 7th November 1951. I do not remember my days there apart from leaving in 1955 when we moved abroad. I did pay a visit back there in 1977 but the barracks were being taken down, I am unsure ...Read more

A memory of Lincoln in 1951 by Maurice Mc Lean

I lived in Inkerman Barracks with my Spanish sister-in-law, Josie, and her family for a few months and was married out of her house on 9 August 1969 and then moved to Guildford! Then my Gibraltarian brother-in-law returned ...Read more

A memory of Knaphill in 1969 by Sylvia Turner

The white-fronted terraced shop on the left was owned by my mum's parents from 1940-44, from where they ran their cafe. My bedroom was the little attic room on the front. Most of the customers were from the Canadian Army Regiments ...Read more

A memory of Caterham in 1944 by Francis Younghusband

I never lived in Southampton or have I ever been there  However I was friendly with a lad who hailed from Shirley. His name is Don Davies if my memory serves me right. We were stationed at an Ordnance Field Park in ...Read more

A memory of Southampton by Les May

In 1915 my mother was born in the married quarters at Inkerman Barracks, three days after her father was killed in World War 1. Her mother, my granny, had returned to her parents at Inkerman Barracks where my great grandad ...Read more

A memory of Knaphill by Anne Moore

My name is Kathleen Laskey, my maiden name is Wraight, I used to live at 1 Dettingten Road from 1973 to 1976. My dad's name is Brian Wraight, my mum's name was Edna and I have a sister called Jackie. My dad came out of the army ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut in 1973 by Kathleen Laskey

I was posted to Latimer in 1954 from Hadrians Camp, Carlisle, and after walking from Little Chalfont Station with full kit it was great to walk into the guardroom and have someone stick a ...Read more

A memory of Latimer in 1954 by Leonard Bainbridge

At the house where we lived from 1928 until 1935, (No 24 Barracks Road, Burnley, now called Cavalry Way), it was called a 'back to back' row cottage. It comprised of two bedrooms upstairs, one just about able to fit a ...Read more

A memory of Burnley in 1930 by Rowland Farrer

Probably more years than just 1910. My Grandmother Rose Smith (nee Holloway) grew up here. She was one of 10 children to John and Alice Holloway. She met my Grandfather, Sidney Fraser Smith, who was a Sergeant ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood in 1910 by Zina Preston

I signed up for the Territorial Army and was posted to the Royal Corps of Signals in 1967. but after serving for two years in the Manchester area I relocated to London and - just my luck - one ...Read more

A memory of Scarborough in 1970 by John Howard Norfolk