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4 Wilf Shaw - WW2 army veteran interview 1

Update: 2016-07-09
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The memories of a Legion D'Honneur veteran

A chat with Wilf Shaw of 6th Battalion the Green Howards, 50th infantry division, in the British Army. 

Wilf fought in many campaigns including fighting for Monty’s 8th army in Alamein, Wadi Akarit in Tunisia, Sicily and of course Normandy. He was wounded twice and still returned to battle!

This is the fourth episode in the WWII podcast series Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, based around the book of the same name which features Bill Cheall's World War 2 memoirs.

Great, unpublished history!

Please rate and review - Thanks!

A WWII military history podcast on Wilf Shaw's diary and memoirs.

Recorded April 2016 in Manchester, UK

Full show notes and photos at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk

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41 A last coffee with Wilf Shaw, WW2 history
A final dose of fun and adventure with hero Wilf Shaw. "We're done for" said Wilf's mate as a cloud of desert dust appeared on the horizon, signifying the approach of a very large force of enemy troops. "One day, on board ship, they decided to run a Battalion boxing tournament and Sgt O'Grady asked the assembled company for volunteers - not a single hand was raised - until Jeff nudged me and said, 'I'll have a go Shaw if you will'. More great unpublished history! Links - please note they don't work on all podcast players Full show notes here Feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you.  Twitter page here Facebook page here. Web site home page

41 A last coffee with Wilf Shaw, WW2 history

2019-04-1901:32:36

40 Four Brits & a Frenchman at Dunkirk plus Gallipoli
The extraordinary turns of events that brought four Brits to the shores of Dunkirk at the same time as a Frenchman. Great Unpublished History!    Fred Bates interview on YouTube https://youtu.be/g4365J5p5xY   Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughFromDunkirkToHamburg/   Feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from-dunkirk-to-hamburg-war-diary/id624581457?mt=2   Full show notes http://fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/  

40 Four Brits & a Frenchman at Dunkirk plus Gallipoli

2019-03-0101:18:34

39 Stan Perry Listener Feedback and Quiz
A bonus episode with listener feedback on the Capt Stan Perry interviews, episodes 37-38 plus end of year WW2 history quiz! Please see my Facebook page here. Link to feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you. 

39 Stan Perry Listener Feedback and Quiz

2018-12-2300:21:01

38 Sergeant Eion McEwan - Paras WWII
The late Eion McEwan was a member of the 5th Scottish Parachute Battalion. We’re going to hear about his adventures in France, Italy, Greece, Singapore and Indonesia. And what a great new set of revelations we’re about to learn about the war! There’ll be some paradoxical encounters with Greek resistance fighters and legal hysterics on the back of a mutiny by the British soldiers. Great Unpublished History!    Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughFromDunkirkToHamburg/ Feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from-dunkirk-to-hamburg-war-diary/id624581457?mt=2   Full show notes http://fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/      

38 Sergeant Eion McEwan - Paras WWII

2018-12-1501:25:35

36 WW2 Tank Captain Stanley Perry PART ONE
Capt Stanley Perry was in the British tank regiment the Sherwood Rangers and saw a lot of action in Normandy and Germany. He survived battles, bombs and booby traps to tell of his amazing WWII exploits some 75 years later!  Great Unpublished History!  Please see my Facebook page here. Link to feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you.  Show notes link here.

36 WW2 Tank Captain Stanley Perry PART ONE

2018-10-0701:39:291

37 WW2 Tank Captain Stanley Perry PART TWO
PART TWO. Continuing with Part two of Capt Stanley Perry's WW2 interview. Recommended you listen to Part one, episode 36, first.  Stan was in the British tank regiment the Sherwood Rangers and saw a lot of action in Normandy and Germany. He survived WWII battles, bombs and booby traps to tell of his amazing exploits some 75 years later!  Great Unpublished History!  Please see my Facebook page here . Link to feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you.  Show notes link here 

37 WW2 Tank Captain Stanley Perry PART TWO

2018-10-0701:09:06

35 Freddie Linacre WW2 veteran interview
Interview with Freddie Linacre, a British veteran of the North Africa campaign and POW.  Soldiers survived or were killed or captured. Learn how one man nearly did all three.  Hear the painful tricks POW's pulled to get out of work duties.  Learn how being a Catholic POW, even in Italy, guaranteed you an even harder existence!  Great, Unpublished History!  Please see my Facebook page here  Link to feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you.  Show notes link here 

35 Freddie Linacre WW2 veteran interview

2018-09-2100:47:19

34 Wartime Holidays WW2
Hear the WWII diary Anne Cheall wrote on holiday in Wales in July 1943. A brief sojourn before returning to the bomb making factory. Paul tries out his foreign language skills. The secret sayings and proverbs which guided Anne throughout her life. Please see my Facebook page here. Link to feedback/reviews at Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Show notes link here.

34 Wartime Holidays WW2

2018-09-1000:22:00

33 Wartime Recipes and WRENS in WW2
A Wren's Story, by Audrey Johnson - the memoirs of a WREN in a signals team during WW2, based in N Ireland. Plus: How Anne Cheall made the best of limited rations with her wartime recipes. Great, Unpublished History! Please see my Facebook page here. Link to feedback/reviews at Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Show notes link here .

33 Wartime Recipes and WRENS in WW2

2018-08-2901:49:20

32 Women at War, WW2
How 17 year old civilian Anne Cheall staved off the threat of hunger, the dangers of working in a bomb factory, the humour from working for a German boss, and how she stood in as a surrogate agony aunt for one of her friends who thought she was pregnant! Great, Unpublished History! WW2. Please see my Facebook page here. Link to feedback/reviews at Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Show notes link here.

32 Women at War, WW2

2018-07-2001:12:19

31 Child of War - An interview with Volker Wehrum, WW2
Volker, born 1944, tells some fascinating tales about the dangers his Dad faced in returning to his home country ahead of the advancing Russians, as WW2 ended. Many family stories include a daring escape from Stalingrad and escape from a train bound for Siberia. Great, Unpublished History!  Please see my Facebook page here. Link to feedback/reviews at Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Show notes link here.

31 Child of War - An interview with Volker Wehrum, WW2

2018-06-2500:41:47

30 Queen Mary in WW2
Two WW2 servicemen. Two accounts of the same very special voyage upon the iconic Queen Mary in 1943, taking allied troops from Scotland to Egypt.  "I relieved Tommy as lookout on the quarter deck, he reported Queen Mary sighted with HMS Curacao in the fare of her. What happened in the next few moments was too quick to be true, unfortunately it was true. "For three days, I didn’t care whether I lived or died; that’s how bad it was. I would never forget Christmas 1942 "The escort for the American trip was organised like a relay race, with six destroyers positioned in pairs across the Atlantic. Great, Unpublished History!  Please see my Facebook page here. Link to feedback/reviews at Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Full show notes and photos at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk.    

30 Queen Mary in WW2

2018-06-0401:20:391

29 Prisoner of War in WWII
The story of Brian Asquith, who was a Rifleman in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940, WWII. A dangerous but heart-warming adventure in war-time Poland. Learn how the Polish people and the human race come out on top despite deadly dealings by the Nazis. "Suddenly through the haze we saw a flight of 20 large planes in arrow formation at about 10,000 feet. As they came nearer we realised they were American Fortresses". "We found a courtyard with steps leading to a cellar and decided this would be our hiding place, but we’d only been there for about half an hour when we heard footsteps in the yard and heard a loud voice say 'Englander, Aus'." Link to feedback/reviews at Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Full show notes and photos pending. at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk Please note that photos below may or may not display depending on which listening platform you’re using.   Brian Asquith, author of POW memoir Long Time No WC.   This 13 yr old German boy was one of 60 members of the Hitler Youth captured by the 14th Armoured Division, 3rd US Army, in the vicinity of Martinszell-Waltenhofen, Germany on April 29, 1945. The group of youngsters ranged in age from 13-17 yrs old. US Army Signal Corps photo - PFC Joseph W. Lapine Colourised by: Colour by RJM 

29 Prisoner of War in WWII

2018-05-0802:20:30

28 Wilf Shaw RIP Tribute
28 Wilf Shaw RIP Tribute It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of WWII veteran Wilf Shaw in hospital on 21 March 2018. His family advise that he passed away very peacefully in the early hours in hospital. He had enjoyed exceptional health for his age until a few weeks ago, when the breathing difficulties he had had trouble with during the past eighteen months worsened quite dramatically. This is a special episode in tribute to Wilf featuring tributes from listeners and stories from the role he played in WW2 with 6 Green Howards and the 50th Northumbrian Infantry division. "You were always a rebel Wilf and it was those types of blokes who won this bloody War for us" Fred Zilken. RIP Private Shaw W, 4753850 Called up on 13 June 1940, 6th Battalion, Green Howards Born 6 Feb 1920, Died 21 March 2018, Aged 98 Link to feedback/reviews at Apple Podcasts - Thank you Full show notes and photos at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk Please note that photos below may or may not display depending on which listening platform you’re using   Below: Wilf in later years

28 Wilf Shaw RIP Tribute

2018-03-3100:51:54

27 Veterans Bennett and Cheall remember D-Day WWII
92 year-old Royal Marine Roy Bennett remembers his WWII Juno beach landing and more: "There was a horrendous noise as we landed, people were dying leaving the landing craft ..." Bill Cheall re-visits France and Gold beach on the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994. "We arrived 50 years later at 12.15 hrs and it was still drizzling with rain, and windy, just like it was on D-Day, WW2". Great, unpublished history! Link to feedback/reviews Thank you. Full show notes at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk. Please note that photos below may or may not display depending on which listening platform you’re using. Below: WWII 48 Royal Marine Commando Roy Bennett. Below: WWII veteran Bill Cheall and son at Bayeux at the end of a wonderful holiday

27 Veterans Bennett and Cheall remember D-Day WWII

2018-03-0100:49:181

26 The Zilken Letters. A veteran exposes the army's best kept WWII secrets!
"In the hot desert, while on guard, some of us drank the rusty water from the radiators of the Bren Gun carriers.  I would lie on my back - mouth under the drain plug of the carrier!  "I didn’t get far before Jerry had me in range and dropped a few mortars all around me.  I froze, as each bomb seem to get nearer.  I could feel the heat off them as they exploded …". "They were all court martialled and two or three were sentenced to be shot!". Revealing highlights of letters Private Fred Zilken sent to comrade Wilf Shaw over a number of years after WWII.  Great, unpublished history! Please take my MOBILE survey! I’d be grateful for any feedback on the Fighting Through Podcast, or even early comments on the survey itself.  Replies are completely anonymous. Only 9 simple questions, so do please take a shufty! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/699R789 Link to feedback/reviews Thank you. Full show notes at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk. Please note that photos below may or may not display depending on which listening platform you’re using. Below: Fred Zilken proudly wears the 50th Infantry Division TT badge, denoting the catchment areas of the battalion, the Rivers Tyne, Tees and Humber in Yorkshire. Drawn Sicily 1943. Below: Signal platoon outside Marston House 1941, WW2. Fred top right.    So, a pic of Fed exists after all! A WW2 history podcast on Bill Cheall's war diary and memoirs.

26 The Zilken Letters. A veteran exposes the army's best kept WWII secrets!

2018-02-1000:59:20

25 Sgt Rufty Hill meets Winston Churchill in WWII
Poignant tale of 5 brave WWII comrades. The story goes back to the start of the war, how these lads met, what special connection brought them together, and what tragedy was to befall some of them. Lance Sergeant William Allan 'Rufty' Hill and Bill Vickers are both honoured in this tragic but poignant tale. Great, unpublished history! Please take my MOBILE survey! I’d be grateful for any feedback on the Fighting Through Podcast, or even early comments on the survey itself.  Replies are completely anonymous. Only 9 simple questions, so do please take a shufty! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/699R789. Link to feedback/reviews Thank you. Full show notes at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk. A WW2 history podcast on Bill Cheall's war diary and memoirs. Please note that photos below may or may not display depending on which listening platform you’re using. Below: Bill Vickers back left and Sgt Allan (Rufty) Hill back right.   Below: An early photo of the band, Rufty marked and Bill third from right - note the leather drum aprons - so Bill was a drummer aswell, not a trumpet player as I suggest in the show!   Below: Bill Vickers - "All the best in the world from Bill to Rufty"    

25 Sgt Rufty Hill meets Winston Churchill in WWII

2018-01-2600:39:121

24 Christmas at War, Bill Cheall
How the Dunkirk spirit of 1940 became the Christmas spirit of ‘45. Bill Cheall keeps the peace as a regimental policeman in war-torn and defeated Germany and experiences the most heart-warming end to his war. Great, unpublished history! Please take my MOBILE survey! I’d be grateful for any feedback on the Fighting Through Podcast, or even early comments on the survey itself.  Replies are completely anonymous. Only 9 simple questions, so do please take a shufty! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/699R789. Link to feedback/reviews Thank you. Full show notes at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk. A WWII military history podcast on Bill Cheall's war diary and memoirs. Please note that photos below may or may not display depending on which listening platform you’re using.  

24 Christmas at War, Bill Cheall

2017-12-0500:20:321

23 Wilf Shaw - WWII army veteran interview 3
More coffee with Wilf Shaw of 6th Battalion the Green Howards, 50th infantry division, in the British Army.  Wilf recounts many enchanting, funny and fearsome tales! Also joining us is Wilf’s friend, Lesley Littlewood, whose father was in WW2 as a Bren gunner. Wilf was in many campaigns including fighting for Monty’s 8th army at Alamein, Wadi Akarit in Tunisia, Sicily and of course Normandy. He was wounded twice and still returned to battle! Great, unpublished history! Please take my MOBILE survey! I’d be grateful for any feedback on the Fighting Through Podcast, or even early comments on the survey itself.  Replies are completely anonymous. Only 9 simple questions, so do please take a shufty! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/699R789. Link to feedback/reviews Thank you. Full show notes at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk. A WWII military history podcast on Wilf Shaw's diary and memoirs. Recorded 2016 in Manchester, UK.    

23 Wilf Shaw - WWII army veteran interview 3

2017-11-3001:00:00

22 Wilf Shaw - WWII army veteran interview 2
A coffee with Wilf Shaw of 6th Battalion the Green Howards, 50th infantry division, in the British Army.  Also joining us is Wilf’s friend, Lesley Littlewood, whose father was also in WW2 as a Bren gunner with 56 Reconnaisance battalion, part of 78th Division. Wilf was in many campaigns including fighting for Monty’s 8th army at Alamein, Wadi Akarit in Tunisia, Sicily and of course Normandy. He was wounded twice and still returned to battle! Great, unpublished history! Please take my MOBILE survey! I’d be grateful for any feedback on the Fighting Through Podcast, or even early comments on the survey itself.  Replies are completely anonymous. Only 9 simple questions, so do please take a shufty! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/699R789. Link to feedback/reviews Thank you. Full show notes at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk A WWII military history podcast on Wilf Shaw's diary and memoirs. Recorded 2016 in Manchester, UK. Please note that photos below may or may not display depending on which listening platform you’re using.  

22 Wilf Shaw - WWII army veteran interview 2

2017-11-2600:54:131

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