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The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website.
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- The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web.
- 22nd April 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 263973 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible.
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Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our
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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted
photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them.
The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted.
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Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a
Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.
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Want to know more about 186th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps? There are:465 items tagged 186th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. |
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Pte. William Ledger MM. 186th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps  Bill Ledger served in the RAMC. He was quiet simply the kindest, most loveliest man I had the privilege to call my uncle.
He devoted his life to St John's Ambulance and the Dunkirk veterans association and also to the Royal British Legion.
He and his wife, Ann, lived in Dunston all their lives. He was well known and loved by all who knew him.
Even though he attended military commemorative events and wore his medals with pride he never talked of his time in the army except to play it down. For example when I asked about his Dunkirk medal he would just say "we got that for running away" wink and give a little cheeky smile.
His military medal citation reads: "On the night of the 20th/21st of March 1943 this Orderly was on duty in an advanced and unprotected Advanced Dressing Station at 628075 half a mile from the most forward Regimental Aid Post. During a period of very intense mortar fire and air bursts, he heard a wounded man crying in pain near 69th brigade HQ. Without any regard to his personal safety he set out by himself and
brought this casualty in unaided through heavy fire. By his gallant deed he most certainly saved this soldier's life. In addition
he showed the greatest coolness and endurance and was a continual source of inspiration to his comrades. It is felt
that the conduct of this soldier during battle merits immediate recognition."
When he died aged 84, his comrades gave him a full military funeral. I was so proud of him but I'm still finding more and more things about him.
Like finding the citation for his M.M which made me cry when I read it the first time.
We miss him dearly.
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