WW2 - Lieutenant Colonel Ben Tottenham

Military Histories

In this week’s interview you can hear Lieutenant Colonel Ben Tottenham discuss his experiences of the Second World War and his service in the Sharp shooters. Lieutenant Colonel Tottenham served with the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards from 1943 to 1947 and with the Sharp Shooters from 1954 to 1965.

Royal Dragoon Guards Oral History Project

This interview is part of a collection carried out by the Royal Dragoon Guards Oral History Project. The aim of the project was to record oral history interviews to provide a permanent record of the diverse experiences of members of the Regiment and its predecessors, the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Interviews include experiences in WW1, WW2, the Cold War, Palestine, Korea, Aden, Cyprus, Libya, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan as well as stories of family life in the Army. This project was funded by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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