A short episode to follow up feedback I’ve had on the previous Seabees episode. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/72_More_Seabees Reviews on main website https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/   Apple reviews - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from-dunkirk-to-hamburg-war-diary/id624581457?mt=2   Follow me on Twitter  - https://twitter.com/PaulCheall   Follow me on Facebook  - https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughPodcast   YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more. https://www.youtube.com/user/paulcheall/videos  

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72 More Seabees and family stories WWII

A Navy Seabee’s Sketchbook of War in the South Pacific The second world war adventures of Nat Bellantoni and his naval comrades in the famous Seabees. Plus a memoir from Seabee John Serra. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/71_The_Battalion_Artist_Seabees_in_the_Pacific_War Nat's entire collection of artwork, papers, and memorabilia from World War II, resides at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives at Stanford University. Search for digital collections or use the links in the show notes. https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/search/bellantoni https://histories.hoover.org/battalion-artist/   Irene Bellantoni died in 2016 aged 95. Her obituary is here. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/irene-bellantoni-obituary?pid=183211729   John Serra was a Seabee with the US Navy and served in Alaska, Saipan and in the invasion of Okinawa. He recorded his service and it is on the Library of Congress website Veterans History Project: http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.10960   Feedback/reviews - Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from-dunkirk-to-hamburg-war-diary/id624581457?mt=2   Follow me on Twitter  - https://twitter.com/PaulCheall   Follow me on Facebook  - https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughPodcast   YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more. https://www.youtube.com/user/paulcheall/videos 

71 The Battalion Artist, Seabees in the Pacific War

I’ve got a number of Dad’s comrades KIA that I either can’t trace or have no photographs of – Jack Betley from Halifax was one of them. I once knew nothing about him - now I know everything, thanks to listener Mark Peters. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Colourisation by Jakob Lagerweijj.  The quickest way to contact Jakob is via Facebook/Messenger (https://www.facebook.com/jakoblagerweij/)  Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/70_LCpl_Jack_Betley   Feedback/reviews - Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from-dunkirk-to-hamburg-war-diary/id624581457?mt=2   Follow me on Twitter  - https://twitter.com/PaulCheall   Follow me on Facebook  - https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughPodcast   YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more. https://www.youtube.com/user/paulcheall/videos   

70 LCpl Jack Betley WWII comrade

The memoir of a 13 year old boy soldier who witnessed six years of world war two, from Jewish persecution to hand-to-hand fighting on the front line - Wilhelm Johannes Langbein. "I tell my father’s story in his own words, without judgement or apology. His is the report of an eyewitness and unwitting participant in the horror of the Third Reich, seen from his perspective as a child". Heidi Langbein-Allen Heidi's Facebook page -https://www.facebook.com/Heidi-Langbein-Allen-Author If the links below are not visible, go to http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk to find show notes. Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript - http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk/69   Web site home page - http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk   Feedback/reviews - Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from-dunkirk-to-hamburg-war-diary/id624581457?mt=2   Follow me on Twitter  - https://twitter.com/PaulCheall   Follow me on Facebook  - https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughPodcast   YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more. https://www.youtube.com/user/paulcheall/videos    

69 German Boy Soldier Willi Langbein WW2

Part Five - More entertaining WW2 tales plus some great family stories from Gabriel Cervantes and Sidney Topf. Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan. If the links below are not visible, go to http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk to find show notes. Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript - http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk/68   Web site home page - http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk   Feedback/reviews - Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from-dunkirk-to-hamburg-war-diary/id624581457?mt=2   Follow me on Twitter  - https://twitter.com/PaulCheall   Follow me on Facebook  - https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughPodcast   YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more. https://www.youtube.com/user/paulcheall/videos  

68 Leslie Cook 5 - Burma WWII

Part Four 1943/4 - Various entertaining WW2 tales Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan. Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript   Web site home page   Feedback/reviews - Apple   Twitter page   Facebook page   YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more.    

67 Leslie Cook 4 - Sand, Sangers and Home Sweet Home WW2

Part Three 1942/3 - New Guinea adventures and more. Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan. Australian War Memorial website. Loads of pics and background. https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/remembering-war-new-guinea   Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript   Web site home page   Feedback/reviews - Apple   Twitter page   Facebook page   YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more ...   New Links page for researchers, service records etc: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/p/research/   NEW! The Museum page. Back stories, photos galore and souvenirs from Bill Cheall's war.  https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/p/the-museum-bill-chealls-souvenirs-and-photos/ 

66 Leslie Cook 3 New Guinea WW2

Part Two - Circa 1941 Greece adventures, plus an exclusive Canadian family story about the Great Escape! Web site - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript Web site home page Feedback/reviews - Thank you.  Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more ... Links: Royal Indian Navy mutiny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy_mutiny     New Links page for researchers etc: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/p/research/   Military History guide: https://booklicious.net/   Alfred Thompson’s account of his Great Escape experience in the Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/the-great-escape-honouring-late-barrie-lawyer-imprisoned-for-years-as-nazi-pow Youtube video of an interview with a Canadian author, Ted Barris who has written a book on the subject of Canada and The Great Escape.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBGoPy0OxCc   Joël Stoppels Battlefield Tours Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Battlefieldgroningen Or on Instagram for more pictures and stories https://www.instagram.com/battlefieldtoursgron/   Alfred Burke Thompson WW2 Great Escapee No 53, Canadian (Pic when available in your listening app)  

65 Leslie Cook Part 2 Greece WW2

Notification of revised episode 24 More stories, more music - more tissues! To listen, delete your old 24 and re-download the latest 24, issued 22/12/20

Promo - 24 Christmas at War Reissued - 60 secs listen

Six full years of an Australian soldier’s war, in what I think is one of the finest set of stories you could ever hope to come across - over 80 in all.  Full show notes, links and photos Feedback/reviews - Thank you.  Web site home page Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more ... Photos of Les Cook: More great unpublished history! Second world war

64 Cpl Les Cook, An Australian in WW2 Burma & New Guinea

Jean was a youngster when the second world war broke out. She describes her first sinister sighting of a German airship – a Zeppelin She tells of her evacuation from Norfolk to Nottinghamshire early on in the war. She’s got stories of deadly Doodlebugs and Bombings Learn about the rather naughty practical joke she and her friend played on allied airmen. And there’re yet more japes with the British Home Guard and the local American troops. There’s a return to rationing as a young girl recalls her experiences Learn how the Americans loved their Fish and Chips. And how American cheer lifted the spirits of the British population Finally, what an absolutely marvellous wartime birthday present for a young girl! Full show notes, links and photos Feedback/reviews - Thank you.  Web site home page Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, more ... Jean Lindsay More great unpublished history! Second world war

63 Jean Lindsay, Child of the Second World War

THIS IS PART TWO - LISTEN TO PART ONE, EPISODE 61, FIRST Damien Lewis is the author of new book CHURCHILL’S HELLRAISERS: The Secret Mission to Storm a Forbidden Nazi Fortress. It’s the TRUE story of a hodge-podge team tasked with sneaking through enemy territory and breaching an otherwise impregnable fortification in Northern Italy, liberating Italy from Nazi control. Links - Not supported by all podcast players: Below: Albert Stevens with flight line crew and test pilots incl famous chief test pilot Alex Henshaw - at castle Bromwich spitfire factory - Amazing bit of history! Full show notes, links and photos Feedback/reviews - Thank you.  Web site home page Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, more ...   More great unpublished history! Second world war

62 Churchill's Hellraisers by Damien Lewis PART 2

PART ONE Damien Lewis is the author of new book CHURCHILL’S HELLRAISERS: The Secret Mission to Storm a Forbidden Nazi Fortress. It’s the TRUE story of a hodge-podge team tasked with sneaking through enemy territory and breaching an otherwise impregnable fortification in Northern Italy, liberating Italy from Nazi control. Links - Not supported by all podcast players: Below: Albert Stevens with flight line crew and test pilots incl famous chief test pilot Alex Henshaw - at castle Bromwich spitfire factory - Amazing bit of history! Full show notes, links and photos Feedback/reviews - Thank you.  Web site home page Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, more ...   More great unpublished history! Second world war

61 Churchill's Hellraisers preview - Damien Lewis

LISTEN TO EPISODES 56 -59 BEFORE THIS ONE The FIFTH and FINAL instalment in the memoir Overseas and Over the Top by Morris Prince.  Omaha Beach to the Battle of the Bulge and beyond - in multiple episodes. One man's complete and personal memoir of the entire period from leaving America for England and onto Germany. Some place names mentioned. Also see one map below plus a Google Maps link. England: Bude Titchfield Folkestone (Beachburrow-House) Braunton Camp Swanage Dorchester France: Vierville-sur-Mer Columbieres Isigny Valognes Beaumont-Hague St. Jean De Daye Mortain Mayenne Cherbourg Kerlogué Le Conquet Trebabu St Lo Le Folgoet Ploumouger, Lochrist Battery Argol Crozon Peninsula (Le Fret) Brest Landernau Lesneven Belgium: Arlon, Belgium Luxembourg: Esch, Luxembourg Belgium: Raeran, Belgium Germany:  The Seigfried Line Germeter (Hells Corner—Hurtgen Forest) Bergstein (Hill 400) Simmerath Roetgen Sohmidthof Crossing of the Roer Wollseifen Kalterherberg Dedenborn Maychoss   Links - Not supported by all podcast players: Map of the area Full show notes, links and photos Feedback/reviews - Thank you.  Web site home page Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel   More great unpublished history! Second world war

60 Omaha PART 5 - D-Day

LISTEN TO EPISODES 56 -58 BEFORE THIS ONE The FOURTH instalment in the memoir Overseas and Over the Top  Omaha Beach to the Battle of the Bulge and beyond - in multiple episodes. One man's complete and personal memoir of the entire period from leaving America for England and onto Germany. Some place names mentioned. Also see one map below plus a Google Maps link. France: Vierville-sur-Mer Columbieres Isigny Valognes Beaumont-Hague St. Jean De Daye Mortain Mayenne Cherbourg Kerlogué Le Conquet Trebabu St Lo Le Folgoet Ploumouger, Lochrist Battery Argol Crozon Peninsula (Le Fret) Brest Landernau Lesneven Belgium Arlon, Belgium Luxembourg Esch, Luxembourg Belgium Raeran, Belgium Links - Not supported by all podcast players: Map of the area Full show notes, links and photos Feedback/reviews - Thank you.  Web site home page Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel More great unpublished history! Second world war

59 Omaha PART 4 - D-Day

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