On the way to Normandy – continued 75th Commemorations for D-Day were held at the end of May by Gosport Borough Council at Stokes Bay, the departure point for thousands of men in 1944. At Hardway, another embarkation point in Gosport, the Friends of Hardway held Commemorations on 6th June 2019. At both, Gosport D-Day Fellowship … Continue reading →
One of the signatures on the “Hardway Embarkation Board The Gosport D-Day Fellowship are seeking help deciphering some more writing from the Hardway Embarkation Board shown above. They think it could read Wallace, J. – Rag Man or RAC Man from Smutford End, Smatford, E13 If anyone has any information … Continue reading →
Is there anybody who has a relative called James Baxter? James would have been born between 1905 and 1925, probably lived in Edinburgh, Scotland and in 1944 he was a Sergeant in the Regiment of Artillery and his military number was 891891. He left England for Normandy in 1944 from the Hardway embarkation point in Gosport and signed the piece of paper mentioned in this article whilst in Gosport. Signature of Sergeant James Baxter, Royal Regiment of Artillery In Normandy he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery. Excerpt from the London Gazette 21st June 1945 Please make contact if you think he is part of your family Penny Harris Associate Researcher GDDF … Continue reading →
During May of 1944 vehicles of all shapes and sizes started arriving in Gosport, a town on the south coast of England. Everything from tanks to jeeps lined the streets and as they departed for Normandy after the 4th of June, more arrived to replace them, for several weeks. There … Continue reading →