The War Years
Memories of the Second Word War.
Written by Frank Jefferies in 1993/94 and unfinished at his death in October 1994.
The text covers the period from 1939 to May 1945. The period from May 1945 till his discharge in April 1946 in the BAOR in Germany he was unable to do before his death.
Maps of some of locations he mentions in the memoirs are attached. They use Google Maps and so need an active internet connection. Remember you can move the maps around and enlarge particular spots.
- Chapter 1 - Beliefs and Beginnings
- Chapter 2 - Birth and Call-up
- Chapter 3 -Thirteen weeks hard
- Chapter 4 - The end of the beginning
- Chapter 5 - Signalman training
- Chapter 6 - More time in Yorkshire
- Chapter 7 - The 33rd Independant Guards Brigade
- Chapter 8 - Chores and Exercises
- Chapter 9 - Further afield and WOSB
- Chapter 10 - WOSB tests
- Chapter 11- pre OCTU, Wrotham
- Chapter 12 - 150 OCTU: Course 88
- Chapter 13 - Battle School: Ullswater
- Chapter 14 - Finally commissioned
- Chapter 15 - Buildup & Offshore
- Chapter 16 - into Normandy
- Chapter 17 - Getting down to work
- Chapter 18 - Playing with cables, Cotentin.
- Chapter 19 - More Cherbourg
- Chapter 20 - Ouézy
- Chapter 21 - Christmas 1944
- Chapter 22 - My War's end
- Explanatory Notes
- The Maps