Lest We Forget

Gary

Those lesser known heroes and their incredible war stories

  1. 04/08/2024

    Legasee: The Veterans' Voice

    In the last episode of the current series I talk to the founder of Legasee, an organisation that films and archives interviews with British military veterans from the Second World War to the present day... Legasee website link:  http://www.legasee.org.uk/ Any questions or comments please get in touch by: email: lestweforgetpod1@gmail.com Facebook: Lest We Forget Podcast twitter: @LWFpod

    38 min

  2. 23/06/2024

    Jackie Moggridge: Trailblazing Aviatrix and World War Two Pilot

    Jackie Moggridge learnt to fly at 15, flew over 1500 aircraft during the war and went on to become a successful commercial pilot. This is her story... Any questions or comments please get in touch by: email: lestweforgetpod1@gmail.com Facebook: Lest We Forget Podcast twitter: @LWFpod

    13 min

  3. 16/06/2024

    Joseph R Beyrle: US paratrooper who fought in Normandy and later on the Eastern Front with the Red Army

    Joseph R. Beyrle  is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the United States Army and the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Hear how this happened... Any questions or comments please get in touch by: email: lestweforgetpod1@gmail.com Facebook: Lest We Forget Podcast twitter: @LWFpod

    21 min

  4. 09/06/2024

    Tom Dobney: the 15 year old World War Two RAF pilot

    Lying about your age to enlist in time of war was not unusual, but to go on and pilot an aircraft on bombing missions almost beggars belief. Listen to Tom Dobney's incredible story....  Any questions or comments please get in touch by: email: lestweforgetpod1@gmail.com Facebook: Lest We Forget Podcast twitter: @LWFpod

    10 min

  5. 02/06/2024

    Pegasus Bridge: The First Action of D Day 1944

    As we approach the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, this is the often overlooked story of the first action of that day, the 6th June 1944.  Any questions or comments please get in touch by: email: lestweforgetpod1@gmail.com Facebook: Lest We Forget Podcast twitter: @LWFpod

    16 min

  6. 26/05/2024

    The Murder of Captain Fryatt

    In 1916 a British Merchant Steam Ship's Captain tried to avoid being captured by a German U-boat whilst in the North Sea. He succeeded but paid the ultimate price a year later. This is his story.... See some photographs on the Facebook page 'Lest We Forget Podcast' Any questions or comments please get in touch by: email: lestweforgetpod1@gmail.com Facebook: Lest We Forget Podcast twitter: @LWFpod

    19 min

  7. 19/05/2024

    The 'King' of Lampedusa

    In June 1943, a British RAF pilot was forced to land on the Italian island of Lampedusa. There he encountered a garrison of over 4,000 Italian soldiers. What happened next was later turned into a play and musical... See a map of the key locations on the Facebook page 'Lest We Forget Podcast' Any questions or comments please get in touch by: email: lestweforgetpod1@gmail.com Facebook: Lest We Forget Podcast twitter: @LWFpod

    10 min

  8. 12/05/2024

    The Hundred Years War

    A medieval conflict that gave us some of Shakespeare's greatest calls to arms, the origin of our patron saint's day, the story of Joan of Arc and the dominance of an English weapon, the Longbow.  See a map of the relevant places on our Facebook page: Lest We Forget Podcast Any questions or comments please get in touch by: email: lestweforgetpod1@gmail.com Facebook: Lest We Forget Podcast twitter: @LWFpod

    19 min
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Those lesser known heroes and their incredible war stories

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  • Creator
    Gary
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Lest We Forget
  • Show Website
    Lest We Forget

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