The Accidental Death of BSM Herbie Wells

As mentioned on the history page: The 59th Regiment poor Herbie lost his life in a silly training exercise.

 

I asked about BSM Herbie Wells on a forum and very quickly uncovered some information.

"Ever Your Own, Johnnie" by Nick Kemp - Britain 1938 - 42

John Kemp wrote many letters home during World War 2.

 

There's nothing unusual about that.

But so many of these letters have survived that Nick Kemp has been able to publish 3 books.

WW2 Royal Artillery website

Wouldn't it be great to be able to lookup an RA Battery number and find which Regiment it was attached to?

 

Or maybe you need to find all the Batteries associated with a Regiment.

The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery

The main body of this book consists of an English translation of Captain Witold Pilecki's original 1945 report on his time in Auschwitz.

1945: How did Churchill lose the General Election?

Winston Churchill successfully managed Britain during World War 2 and defeated Hitler's war machine.

So why did the British people appear to reject him during the General Election, just a few weeks after the end of the war in Europe?

The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather

This book tells the remarkable story of Witold Pilecki.

He established a resistance network inside Auschwitz and tried to let the world know what was going on inside.

Instead of becoming a national hero at the end of World War 2, he was executed for treason.

Regimental War Diaries

Regimental War Diaries can provide more detail on the regiments strength, movements and activities during WW2.

They were written at the time, so provide a first hand account, and make fascinating reading.