Message 2 - 5th Battalion Coldstream Guards Posted on: 19 July 2005 by 5thcoldstreamguards. Thanks for the reply, i will get a copy of the book you mention, I am waiting to here from the national ...

Captain Roger Mortimer of the Coldstream Guards was captured by the Germans in May 1940. He had now spent five months as a prisoner of war. All that time, he had kept up a spirited correspondence.

I joined the Coldstream Guards in February 1940, formed the fourth battalion about October 1940. Stationed in Elstree, London. We trained as infantry and then after about 12 months we went over to ...

The Coldstream Guards have marked 100 years since actions which led to two members being awarded the Victoria Cross. Lance Corporal Thomas Jackson and Captain Cyril Frisby were involved in actions ...

I joined the Coldstream Guards in February 1940, formed the fourth battalion about October 1940. Stationed in Elstree, London. We trained as infantry and then after about 12 months we went over to ...