@SWWEC1

The Second World War Experience Centre is a UK charity collecting, conserving & making available the personal stories of those who lived through WWII

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war-experience.org
Joined October 2013
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Smashing 50th edition of @SWWEC1 just landed in the in-box ... I wasn't attracted to any particular articles MUCH. 😂 Hastings, Stirling, and a lovely piece about Stanley Hope (PRU), flying from RAF Benson. Great job by the team, as always. @SpitfireAA810 @authordlewis
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Walter Martin talks about his part in Operation Varsity 80 years ago today youtu.be/ZSQIZzmnHn4
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Many thanks to the SWWEC for supporting us. We immensely benefitted from your historical knowledge. Thanks also for lending us props & clothing, ensuring the performance’s accuracy! Lastly, thanks for letting us have memoirs from your invaluable collection for research purposes!
SWWEC@SWWEC15 May 2025
Memoirs of a POW - an excellent must-see production by Christiana Gregoriou & George Rodosthenous. Looking forward to attending! youtu.be/jTRlqM3Ylq8?feature…
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Yes, quite easily. It’s the area marked DC’s bungalow. Summerhouse merged into Garrison Hill at the highest part of Kohima Ridge.
SWWEC@SWWEC118 Jan 2024
Kohima - from the album of Major General John Shapland. Can anyone pinpoint the location of Summerhouse Hill? #WW2 #kohima
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It’s not a candidate for @TerribleMaps but by heavens it’s close. Definitely traced in the dark. At the last minute. With a blindfold on. Not sure what the ‘worst map of the war’ is, mind. 🤔
The_Lowlander@The_Lowlander15 Dec 2023
Some co-hosts would have crumbled, but there was only a small wobbling of the lip when the maps appeared this week…
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Great write-up for tomorrow's @ww2finesthour Second World War collection day for Islington at the Finsbury Library on St John Street. All welcome from 1000 islingtontribune.co.uk/artic… @WW2TV @SWWresearch @SWWEC1

War is universal, says journalist on quest for your stories of the Blitz

Open day seeks to collect untold stories of ‘ordinary people’ in the Second World War

islingtontribune.co.uk
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Been working on this for a while. 😊 Something to fill the gap between grown-up podcasts: me and @AndyAitcheson talking war and words as we dive into the daily newsletter of the 52nd Lowland Division. Laydiesungennulmen ... @The_Lowlander.
The_Lowlander@The_Lowlander8 Nov 2023
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Shared on the battlefield, stored in the archives, The Lowlander was a newsletter sent out to men of the 52nd Lowland Division every day from November 1944 to May 1945. 🔊The Lowlander. Episode One ~ 15.11.2023. @AndyAitcheson @rentaquill
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I knew him, post war they were the local coalmen, and used to drink in Grandads pub on Sunday afternoons. His brother Tommy, was a RE sapper, and they met up in Tripoli. This is Jack's Xmas card to home, And a newspaper clip of them both. – at Kellington, England
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There are a lot of brilliant people writing and broadcasting about the Second World War including this mob at #WeHaveWaysFesrDrei. Can’t wait! wehavewaysfest.co.uk/ – at Polzeath, England
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I'm speaking at the @WeHaveWaysPod Festival on the 8th-10th September 2023. Come and hear me talk about Chaplains in World War 2. Some amazing and fascinatingly brave men. If you want a taster hear me talking to @afewminshistory about Army Chaplains open.spotify.com/episode/4ta…
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A classic wide-ranging conversation today on @WeHaveWaysPod USA as @almurray @JohnCMcManus3 & I start talking about the Philippines but head off on a host of different tangents. One of my favourite chats in recent times… – at South West, England
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The realisation that I will be speaking at @WeHaveWaysPod Fest Drie as part of a programme with world renowned historians and authors has just hit. I am so looking forward to sharing stories about Padres at War. Join me on the Saturday to find out more. wehavewaysfest.co.uk/line-up…
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Our friends at @SWWEC1 have some great resources - a search for "Kohima" shows the fascinating history of Major General John Dee Shapland CB MC and some fascinating photographs, in particular his original photos of Kohima - find out more here: war-experience.org/lives/joh…
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Open to anyone interested in World War 2 @WeHaveWaysPod Zoom Social @almurray @James1940 Thurs 8 June 23 8pm (UK) Chat all things #WW2 Opinions, questions, stories, books and more. Register in advance for joining instructions: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… DM with queries
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Catching up with the amazing Amanda at @SWWEC1 this morning. What an archive, what a team! And always on the lookout for more volunteers to help transcribe first-person accounts 🫡 ... do get in touch if you'd like to know more! @WeHaveWaysPod
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very idable eh @RobertGlenniePT #ww2 #sww #history
SWWEC@SWWEC111 May 2023
Churchill tanks advance into Germany. From the papers of R. Blow. #WW2 #army #tank #Germany
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@SWWEC1 @robert_lyman @DrHelenFry @navalhistorian @militaryhistori @WeHaveWaysPod I have a Mystery doing my research on HMS Paladin . An incident where a boat crew including a Telegraphist called Bungy Williams were killed while doing some kind of secret squirrel work – at Watford, East
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Fascinating story. More details here royalmarineshistory.com/post…
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Fabulous review by @DavidMarkHerman of The English GI: World War II Graphic Memoir in today's Jewish Chronicle. All the more poignant as my grandfather was a huge admirer and supporter of David's late father, the painter, Joseph Herman. @JewishChron. tinyurl.com/4cyf5u3a
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My Aunt Rosemary's nephew, MMM3C Richie Bartels lost his life in that storm when LST 523 hit an enemy mine off Pointe du Hoc. He was 18 years old.
SWWEC@SWWEC110 Feb 2023
Wreckage after the great storm of 19/20 June 1944 on Normandy beach, & storm damage to Midshipman Brian Carter's LCT. #WW2 #Dday #Normandy #LCT #storm
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