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British Armed Forces
The men and women of the British Armed Forces served with distinction across every theater of the Second World War — from the deserts of North Africa and the beaches of Normandy to the skies over Britain and the waters of the Atlantic. This collection honours their service and sacrifice in defence of freedom.
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Manchester
🇬🇧British
King Jack
1919 – 2008
Corporal
2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment
Oxford
🇬🇧British
Liversedge Harold
1920 – 2005
Sergeant
2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Brighton
🇬🇧RAF
Townsend Peter
1914 – 1995
Group Captain
85 Squadron RAF
Southampton
🇬🇧British
Millin Bill
1922 – 2010
Private
1st Special Service Brigade
Glasgow
🇬🇧RAF
Cruickshank John
1920 – 2024
Flight Lieutenant
210 Squadron RAF
Central London
🇬🇧British
Montgomery Bernard Law
1887 – 1976
Field Marshal
21st Army Group
Birmingham
🇬🇧British
Granville Christine
1908 – 1952
WAAF Officer
SOE / FANY
Brighton
🇬🇧RAF
Holmes Ray
1914 – 2005
Sergeant
No. 504 Squadron RAF
Bristol
🇬🇧British
Henderson George
1922 – 2009
Private
Royal Army Medical Corps
Central London
🇬🇧British
Slim William
1891 – 1970
Field Marshal
14th Army
Belfast
🇬🇧British
McMullen Helen
1919 – 2010
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Leeds
🇬🇧RAF
Mannock Edward Corringham
1887 – 1918
Major
No. 74 Squadron RFC
Manchester
🇬🇧RAF
Harris Reginald
1915 – 2005
Flight Lieutenant
No. 60 Group RAF
Southampton
🇬🇧Royal Navy
Scott Peter Markham
1909 – 1989
Lieutenant Commander
Steam Gun Boat Flotilla
Liverpool
🇬🇧Royal Navy
Monsarrat Nicholas
1910 – 1979
Lieutenant Commander
HMS Doddington Castle
Belfast
🇬🇧RAF
Finucane Brendan Eamon
1920 – 1942
Wing Commander
No. 452 Squadron RAF
Cardiff
🇬🇧British
Niven David James
1910 – 1983
Lieutenant Colonel
Rifle Brigade / Phantom GHQ Signals
Central London
🇬🇧RAF
Gibson Guy
1918 – 1944
Wing Commander
No. 617 Squadron RAF
Brighton
🇬🇧RAF
Park Keith
1892 – 1975
Air Chief Marshal
No. 11 Group RAF
Southampton
🇬🇧Royal Navy
Counter Jack
1921 – 2012
Lieutenant Commander
HMS Vanquisher / HMS Wild Goose
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