Nick Metcalfe

Commemorating Royal Signals War Dead – New Page, ‘D’ | Nick Metcalfe 255 all ranks of Royal Signals who died on operations in the inter-war years, in the Second World War and in the campaigns of the post-Second World War period.

My project to commemorate Royal Signals' war dead continues - here is an introduction to those with the surname beginning with 'D':
www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/commemoratin...

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Commemorating Royal Signals War Dead – New Page, ‘M’ | Nick Metcalfe The Royal Signals casualties whose surnames begin with ‘M’ have now been included on the War Dead page on this website (the document opens as a pdf). Of the first letter for surnames in England, ‘M’ a...

My project to commemorate Royal Signals' war dead continues - here is an introduction to those with the surname beginning with 'M':
www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/commemoratin...
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Operation Varsity, The Rhine Crossing—Royal Signals & United States 17th Airborne Division | Nick Metcalfe An account of the role played by 1st Airborne Corps Signals in support of United States 17th Airborne Division during Operation Varsity, the Rhine Crossing.

On the 80th anniversary of Op Varsity, the airborne component of the Rhine crossing, here is the tale of the Royal Signals men of 1st Airborne Divisional Signals that landed with United States 17th Airborne Division. Certa Cito #Varsity
www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/operation-va...

Epic! Yes - I'm up for that. I'll be back in UK in July next year in London & Yorkshire. Metcalfe Writers' Convention agenda to follow...

Lieutenant Luigi Parisotti, 4/39th Garhwal Rifles An account of the death of Lieutenant Luigi Parisotti, 4/39th Garhwal Rifles on 2 January 1920 during operations with the Derajat Column in Waziristan.

One of my passions is to ensure the correct commemoration of our war dead by #CWGC. This post is about Luigi Parisotti, killed in a long forgotten VC action in Waziristan, whose date of death and regiment are now correctly recorded:
www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/lieutenant-l...

Your website is wonderful. A 'time sponge' - I missed breakfast!

Will this be captured and available online later?

'Grappling With History' by @oispooky.bsky.social - fascinating stuff!

Townsend was later appointed to the Order of Leopold II (Knight with palm with Croix de Guerre with bronze palm) by Belgium for his service as a squadron commander with 11th Armd Div Sigs. He retired in 1959. His mother was the first married lady mayor of Oxford.

The Royal Reserve Regiments and The Royal Garrison Regiment | Nick Metcalfe In researching the essay about my great-great-uncle Moses Neill, I came across reference to the Royal Garrison Regiment, into which he enlisted in 1902. A search for information about the Regiment rev...

This post has attracts lots of queries from other researchers and family members looking at their relatives' military service. It is an outline of The Royal Reserve Regiments and The Royal Garrison Regiment raised in the early 20thC:
www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/the-royal-re...

"We are ashamed of the smallness of your ideas."

Given my experience of how most people avoid anything to do with creating historical records while serving, I wonder how many were written by those who were less than enthusiastic about the task they'd been given!

A must read - fabulous!

This was also done by several ground formations and in commemoration of various major actions e.g. Op Varsity.

HMS Bulolo—No. 1 Ship Signal Section, 1942-1945 (Part 1) | No. 1 Ship Signal Section formed aboard HMS Bulolo at Chatham on 16 June 1942. It took a leading role part in the landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy.

Time to share on #Bluesky: These are the most visited blog posts on my website. Firstly, the story of the Royal Signals section on board the headquarters ship HMS Bulolo during
#WW2:
Part 1: www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/hms-bulolo-n...

HMS Bulolo—No. 1 Ship Signal Section, 1942-1945 (Part 2) No. 1 Ship Signal Section formed aboard HMS Bulolo at Chatham on 16 June 1942. It took a leading role part in the landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy.

Time to share on #Bluesky: These are the most visited blog posts on my website. The story of the Royal Signals section on board the headquarters ship HMS Bulolo during #WW2:
Part 2: www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/hms-bulolo-n...

Richard really knows his stuff - this will be worth listening to.

#PippaLatour was the last surviving #WW2 SpecialAgent of #SOE F Section. Her memoir shows how right they were to assess her as having ‘tons of guts’.
Published 7 Nov by @octopusbooks.ca

Immaculate turn-out. Same thing happened after the King's visit to the Med theatre earlier in the war.

Love these PR shots V useful ref material for all sorts of things-badges, uniforms, wpns...

The Queen’s Gallantry Medal & The King’s Gallantry Medal The final awards of the Queen's Gallantry Medal and the first awards of the King's Gallantry Medal.

I have updated the addendum to my book about the #QueensGallantryMedal to include the final recipients and some new information. See here: nickmetcalfe.co.uk/the-queens-g...
I have also written a short piece about the #KingsGallantryMedal here: nickmetcalfe.co.uk/wp-content/u...

A Combined British-United States Grave at Digboi War Cemetery, Assam | Nick Metcalfe In Digboi War Cemetery, Assam lies a sergeant of the USAAF. Why he is interred in a single grave with three British soldiers is a most interesting tale.

So how did an American USAAF sergeant and three soldiers of the Royal Artillery end up in the same grave in Digboi in northern Assam?
www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/a-combined-b...

My website is a good starting point for what I write about: nickmetcalfe.co.uk