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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "Italy--Anzio"

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A commemorative poster with a map of Southern Europe and North Africa. Around the outside is a list of locations where operations were carried out. There is a paragraph with details of the operations.

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Frank Wilcox was born in Wales and worked in aircraft manufacturing. He was later called up and served in the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Anzio and became a prisoner of war. When he was released and returned to the UK,…

MPeadonAH1578531-160504-01.pdf
A booklet with a listing of former pupils that died in the Second World War. It includes a photograph of the deceased and a brief description.

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A newspaper article about Wing Commander Albert Millson and Squadron Leader Neville Duke from Tonbridge.

Memoro#6506.mp3
Maria Luisa Verniconi (b. 1930) recalls her youth in wartime, describing how difficult it was for her mother to look after the family. She recollects adults listening to Radio Londra while the youths were on lookout. She recalls the violent behaviour…

Memoro#2198.mp3
Itala Coriddi (b. 1928) recalls wartime hardships in the Rome countryside where she lived in a straw hut. She tells of a railway tunnel used as shelter, describes the Anzio landing and recalls looking for shell cases to be used for hiding food. Itala…

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Four photographs and two sketch maps on an album page.

Photo 1 is an aerial view of the beachhead at Anzio, dated Oct 12th 1944.
Sketch map 1 is a route across Sardinia and Corsica to Naples with Anzio and Rome marked.
Photo 2 is a group of men…

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Map showing Mediterranean Sea and surrounding countries. Provides a history of of the group who provided the only mobile force of heavy bombers in the Mediterranean theatre. Wellington, Halifax and B-24 acted as a tactical force attacking…

ABiltonW[Date]-01.mp3
William (Bill) Bilton recounts his 6 years of service in the RAF Marine Section, from 1940-1946. During his time in Air Sea Rescue, he served in the UK and Europe, assisting RAF operations from the waters. At his first posting in Dover, William was…

NMilsonAE181005-09.jpg
A newspaper article referring to two old Judd boys, Albert Millson and NF Duke.
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