Britains Small Wars: Your Story

If you served in the British Army, Royal Navy or Royal Air Force in any of the conflicts covered on this web site, we the Web Masters would love to hear about your experiences. It is of great importance to us that we tell the story of those who served their country in those times so others can find out about the sacrifices you made. It doesn't matter if writing isn't your strongest talent - we just want to hear from you!

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Take a look at some of the personnel accounts we have already published:

Batangas Unrest by Ted Sparrow http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/BATANGAS%20UNREST.html PHILIPPINES COUPS PART 1 by Ted Sparrow http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/Coupes%20Philippines.html THE ATTEMPT OF DECEMBER 1989 by Ted Sparrow http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/Coupes%20Philippines2.html THE CAGAYAN REBELLION March 1990 by Ted Sparrow http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/cagayan%20coup.html

1st East & Royal Anglian Regiment Alan Cole	1st Parachute Regiment at Suez By Bryan Hunter	3rd Royal Anglian Regiment in Aden Rod Leonard
33rd Parachute Light Regiment RA By Don Gillespie	45 take on the Israelis Eric ( Pony ) Moore	97 Battery 33rd Field Artillery at Suez Major David Bushell
"Advance and Destroy" by an ex- member of B Coy 2 Para	Aid to a Civil Power Aden 1956 to 1957 Rabbi Burns RAF Regiment	"A Rude Awaking" Ex Argyll Pat Quinn Remembers Hill 282
Argylls in Korea by Peter C. Le P. Jones	Argyll Law By John Gallagher	Ambush in the Poison Triangle Dave Cranston Ex Royal Ulster Rifles
Bullets and Bum boats By Sgt. K.D.Fyffe	Charlie Chinaman's Gunpowder Plot By By Bill Ballinge	"CLOUDPUNCHER" Tony McNally Falklands Gunner
"Cold Rage" by ex Royal Marine James Robinson	Demob? Ex Para Remembers	Down South A pictorial diary of the Falklands War
"The Forgotten War" HMS Amethyst 1950-53 Douglas Baker	The First camp to be Attacked Rabbi Burns RAF Regiment	The Gun Battle at Liopetri John Rickards Ex Royal Ulster Rifles.
Get your knees brown lad! Kevin Websters memories of Aden as a young Airman	"Grenade!" By Tony Tindale an RAF Officer in Aden	The Han River By Fred Cox
The Hedgehogs Wilf Pugh	H.M.S. Dartington 1962 - 1964 Dave (Syd) Morris	H.M.S. Chawton 1961 - 1963 Laurie Johnson
HMS Counterguard By John Holland	H.M.S. Jamaica By J Hegarty Lieutenant Commander RN Rtd	H.M.S. Jamaica by Michael Stephens ex RN
H.M.S. Jamaica Photos of Korean War Service 1950 Walter Hughes	H.M.S. Aldington By Lieutenant Commander J.D.Hegarty. MNI. RN. (Rtd).	Into the Ulu George (Jock) Tullis RASC Malaya
In India The Postwar Years By Former Sergeant Donald C. Thyer	The Laughing Cavalier in Borneo Lt. Cdr.Rtd David Davies	Looking Back at Sukarno's Navy Dave Morris
Malayan' Memoirs By 23489539 Trooper R.V. Berry	A Marines Photo Album of Suez Ex Royal Marine Tom Kendal	A Medic with the Tanks Ronald Amberry with 6 RTR
Missing Presumed P###d Jim Love Ex Royal Artillery & French Foreign Legion Falklands	Murder of Corporal P.J. Hale RAF Victor J Freeman Ex RAF	Naval Party 2482 Java 1945-1946 By Ted Bates
Never volunteering for anything in the army By Martyn Habberley RASC	The Other Side of the Coin By Yahia Al Shaer	An Operating Theatre Medic in Port Said Jack Halliday R.A.M.C.
Operation Agila Mike Subritzky	The Patrol James Robinson ex Royal Marine Malaya	A Para in Palestine Ex Paratrooper Don Nicholls late of the 7th LI Battalion
The Pools by the shore Trefor Morgan	The RASC in Aden and the Radfan Richard Bullock	Riyadh 1991 John Belcher
The Rockapes Oman Mick Domoney	The Suppressed Story John Marrs	Sirius Business Mick Pinchen
The Sharp End Royal Marine Tony Daker	Splashdown on the Equator John Cooper	There's quite a bit of body to the water today By Mick Domoney
Target Annihilated By Gunner Glenn (Dicko) Dixon	Threat of Invasion Gan 1959 Brian Wilmer RAF	The Virgin Soldiers Ian Polley, 1st QRR
The Window that Refuses to Shut Josh White	Witness of a Execution Rabbi Burns RAF Regiment	Argentine Air Defenses found at surrender in and around Port Stanley and Goose Green. By Nicholas Wood.
100 Hour War By EX SSGT Haughton RCT 4 ARMD DIV.	My story - Recollections of a National Serviceman - 1948-50 By Bill Stone	Greek Civil War Memories Adam is seeking information on his grandfather from this period.
My Palestine Photos By Frank Wells BSW is happy to present some of his photos from his tour in Palestine.	17 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers in Palestine BSW is happy to present some of photos from a tour in Palestine.	THE BLACK WATCH (RHR) IN CYPRUS (1958-1961) By David Carter David has compiled the memories of Christopher Rose, a soldier in the Black Watch from his time in Cyprus.
My Aden Story By Christopher R Nethercoat	MY SMALL WAR. SUEZ CANAL 1956 By David Grantham	Pictures of 37 Field Regiment in Cyprus from July 1957 until 28th. June 1958 By Bob Copeland
A letter regarding the Activities of the 108th minesweeping squadron from my perspective as a Sub Lieutenant RNVR Rodney Farkas	A child's life in the Canal Zone By John Boon	Cyprus re-visited as an airman By John Boon
Service in Cyprus By Bob Copeland	Night Patrols By Shaun Metcalfe Ex 1 The Queen's Lancashire Regiment	Island Walkabout by Alistair White
First troop APL 1958-9 By Frank Cowling	Growing up in Aden By Jeff Glasser	In the shadow of the EOKA By Sandie Evans and David Carter
Humour and Relaxation By Shaun Metcalfe Ex 1 The Queen's Lancashire Regiment	A realistic approach By BRYAN HUNTER of 1 Para with David Carter	LT. COLONEL (Rtd) J F TIPPEN says FAREWELL TO 1915 FLIGHT by David Carter
THE MAN WHO TALKED TO GRIVAS By David Carter, interviewed Sgt Bradley in Canada.	Polymedhia By Bob Copeland	Operation Granby By Daz Morris
An Airman in Northern Ireland By SAC Colin Campbell	A Crab Goes Green By SAC Colin Campbell	1st Northampton Regiment, Aden 1959 By Nev Hancy (Frank)
Two years A memoir provided by William Renwick	HMS Providence By Nick Messinger	Flotation exercise by Mick Covington
DID UFOs VISIT CYPRUS DURING THE EOKA CONFLICT AND BEYOND? By David Carter	25th Field Regiment in Malaya By James Lamb	1988 1989 1st Bn Irish Guards. North Belize Battle group. A six month tour of duty by Danny Ricco.
THE JILTED SOLDIER IN JERUSALEM By K.J.Stevens	HMAS VENDETTA DURING THE INDONESIAN CONFRONTATION By Graeme Hanisch	Jim Glasser, R.A.F. Malaya, 1951-52 By Jeff Glasser
Malaya 1957 By Haydn Davies	Ghost Train Aden 1959 By Nev Hancy	THE PATROL BOATS IN CYPRUS By Colin Parkin
Royal Navy's Watch Over Smugglers By Joseph O Haff and David Carter	THE SECRET WAR AT SEA By David Carter	Sea Fury - A New Perspective on a Famous Dogfight By Rowland White
Smuggled to Cairo By Ken Stevens	HMS Concord: Our part in the Yangtse Incident By Derek Hodgson	Death of a soldier. by Nev Hancy
SERGEANT PAPARAZZI O H M S By Terry Buchanan	THOSE CANBERRA DAYS By George Worrall	Gloster Memorial, Korea 1957 By Arnold Schwartzman OBE RDI
THE CYPRUS EMERGENCY THROUGH THE EYES OF AN AMERICAN By Charles Christian	BROTHEL INSPECTOR TO PARKING ATTENDANT By John Moss-Norbury	Murderers, thieves, buggers and deserters By Lance Corporal Kenneth 'Geordie' Castle
Dakota KN491 crash By Mark Galbraith	Post Armistice gallery By Richard Farrar	35 Corps Field Engineer Regiment Cyprus & Suez 1956 By Alexander Crawford Lowe
Images of Aden from the mid-fifties By Eric Middleton	Night Frights in Sarawak By David (Shiner) Wright, RM	Postal History of Kenya: An Index By Jamie Smith
Do you remember CTF 345? and with it CTF 311? By Godfrey Dykes	Mukarious Camp - Aden 1959. By Nev (Frank) Hancy	Loyally I serve By Shaun Metcalfe
WITH THE REDCAPS IN CYPRUS By Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Nicholls	Home from Aden. By Nev Hancy	John Frederick Edward Mould, Malaya 1950. By Pete Mould
58 Field Squadron, RAF Regiment. Aden 1956/57 By John Kerr	John Nisbet (Gus) Scottish conscripted soldier who was called up and served in Palestine and Cyprus By Geoff Malthouse.	Mukarious Camp Aden 1959, 14th Platoon D Coy 1st Northamptonshire Regiment On NIGHT PATROL. By Nev (Frank) Hancy
Sgt. Frank Jones. R.M. Aden, 1967 By David Jones	22971163 James Hendry, HLI By John Hendry	One week with the 28th Brigade By Jack Deeney
Footage from the RAF Fire Service in Borneo By By George Hornibrook	1st Northamptonshire Regiment 13-14-15-platoon D.Coy Little Aden 1959. By Nev (Frank) Hancy	1st Northamptonshire Regiment Quebec Barracks By Nev (Frank) Hancy
A Mug's Game By Cliff Sweeting	Fun in the Sun By Cliff Sweeting	On The Beach: 1st Bn Prince Of Wales's Own Regt of Yorkshire (1 PWO) at the Torrey Canyon By Cliff Sweeting
National Service By Norman Doctor	Magazine Street By John Bradbeer	My Aden Photos By Terry Jones
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in Aden By Dave McQueen	What happened to the Suez Canel ?!? HM Submarine Splendid Kosovo 1999	Dud or Alive By Nev Hancy
1st Battalion The Northamptonshire Regiment, D Company at Mukeiras, Aden 1959 Written and Edited by Major P.R. Cheston and Lieutenant C.W.T. Lumby	Firefighter's dispute: Kendal 1977 By Ian Scales (RAFMTD.CO.UK)	Refuelling in 2009 at Kabul International Airport (KAIA) for ISAF By Ian Scales (RAFMTD.CO.UK)
A CYPRUS MYSTERY SOLVED Maj (Retd) John L Raybould TD**	RAF Akrotiri by John Kerr	THE NIGHT WE SANK THE DOMIAT By Midshipman RJH Griffiths, HMS Newfoundland
Tawau Guardship By RJH Griffiths, Lieutenant HMS London	The Little Beihan By RJH Griffiths, Midshipman HMS Newfoundland	RAF Singapore Lines, Protectorate Levis 66 Field Squadron By SAC Treasure
1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment By Alan Mourton	Python By Denis and Thelma May Lee	The Hakim Sahib: The Emirate of Dahla, the Western Aden Protectorate 1959. By Captain William Oates Goldthorp RAMC
The 1st Northamptonshire Regiment in England 1958. By Clp John Wright 13 Platoon D Company.	Air Sea Rescue dinghy drill 1981 By Ian Scales http://www.rafmtd.co.uk	The Jebel Akhdar in 1960 By William O. Goldthrop
Aden Days 1965-67 By Charles P Collier	Little ADEN 24 Brigade Provost Unit at Falaise Camp By Anthony Ward	10 Brigade Group Medical Company By Bill Goldthrop
The Somaliland Scouts, June to December 1959 By Bill Goldthrop	SUMATRA - PLADJU by Ted Sparrow	JAVA - DJAKARTA by Ted Sparrow
KALIMANTAN - BALIKPAPAN by Ted Sparrow	LETTERS FROM MANAGEMENT by Ted Sparrow	THE LAST DOMINO POLITICS OF THE COUP by Ted Sparrow
Batangas Unrest by Ted Sparrow	PHILIPPINES COUPS PART 1 by Ted Sparrow	THE ATTEMPT OF DECEMBER 1989 by Ted Sparrow
THE CAGAYAN REBELLION March 1990 by Ted Sparrow

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