This month marks the anniversary commemorations of the Commando Raid on St. Nazaire on 28th March 1942, and as such in Season 2, Episode 12 I will be featuring an interview that I did a few years ago with veteran Ernest Booth about his wartime service and experiences, as Ernest discussed with me during this interview his best friend from Sheffield, Gerry Taylor who took part in Operation Chariot, and was sadly destined to never return home. Ernest joined up with the Territorial Army along with his best friend Gerry just before the outbreak of war, and when hostilities broke out Ernest was eventually posted to the 4th Battalion Devonshire Regiment, whilst Gerry was sent to another Regiment altogether.
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Music Featured: 1940S Newsreel Movie March (Nostalgia, Retro, Cinematic) by IkonikMusik (Pond5)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
Ep 23 - Part Two: Talking Moonlight Sonata - The Luftwaffe Raid on Coventry 14th November 1940 with Frederick Taylor
Ep 22 - Part One: Talking Moonlight Sonata - The Luftwaffe Raid on Coventry 14th November 1940 with Frederick Taylor
Ep 21 - Part Three: Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In - The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy 1944 with Neil Barber
Ep 20 - Part Two: Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In - The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy 1944 with Neil Barber
Ep 19 - Part One: Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In - The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy 1944 with Neil Barber
Ep 18 - Part Three: Talking Operation Husky and the Glider Pilot Regiment with Mike Peters
Ep 17 - Part Two: Talking Operation Husky and the Glider Pilot Regiment with Mike Peters
Ep 16 - Talking Photographing the Last Surviving Veterans of WW2 - The 3945 Portrait Project with Glyn Dewis
Ep 15 - Part Two-Talking the Restoration of D-Day Veteran Landing Craft Tank 7074 with Stephen Fisher
Ep 14 - Part One: Talking the Restoration of D-Day Veteran Landing Craft Tank 7074 with Stephen Fisher
Ep 13 - Talking Band of Brothers & Masters of the Air with John Orloff
Ep 12 - Part One: Talking Operation Husky and the Glider Pilot Regiment with Mike Peters
Ep 11 - Talking the Spitfire and new Film Documentary Spitfire with Co-Director David Fairhead
Ep 10 - Part 3: Talking Snow & Steel The Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 with Dr. Peter Caddick-Adams
Ep 9 - Part 2: Talking Snow & Steel The Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 with Dr. Peter Caddick-Adams
Ep 8 - Part 1: Talking Snow & Steel The Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 with Dr. Peter Caddick-Adams
Ep 7 - A Turret View of Normandy Part 3: Talking with Tank Commander Captain David Render
Ep 6 - A Turret View of Normandy Part 2: Talking with Tank Commander Captain David Render
Ep 5 - A Turret View of Normandy Part 1 : Talking with Captain David Render
Ep 4 - Baker 'B' From Le Hamel to Kiel - Part Two: Talking with Bill Betts
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