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There are 249 stories written by Dave Dykes
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Able Seaman John Graham - "Are the British WW2 Merchant Navy Graves Tomboctou the Remotest on Earth?"
By Dave Dykes
United Kingdom
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UNCLE EDWARD & THE "LEGACY OF LIBERATION" - EDWARD McPHILLIPS, 5th BLACK WATCH, DIED 11 JUNE 1944
By Dave Dykes
United Kingdom
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Pilot Officer (Pilot) William Laidlaw, RAFVR, 50 Squadron. Died 20 October 1941
By Dave Dykes
United Kingdom
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Squadron Leader (Pilot) Gavin Strang Smith DFC, 550 Squadron, RAFVR. Died 17th June 1944, Age 22.
By Dave Dykes
United Kingdom
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Private John McLaren, 6th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Died on 1st June 1940, Age 20
By Dave Dykes
United Kingdom
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