Courageous Exploits & Amazing Stories

Courageous Exploits

There must have been countless brave acts carried out by men and women during the Second World War, most of them unrecorded. To all of these heroes, sung and unsung, we pay tribute in this section by relating a selection of recorded exploits in which Old Azurians were involved and which should be an inspiration to all our readers. - Ed.

Amazing Stories

This collection of stories about serving Old Azurians is illustrative of the fortuitous, bizarre, and sometimes tragic circumstances those serving in the armed forces could find themselves in, and which could be influential in shaping their future lives - Ed.

Saving comrades from a burning ambulance - Private J Butler

Attempted rescue of famous female aviator - Seaman R A C Dean

Rugby pals reunited in prison

Relief, worry, and tragedy for Mrs Choate

Bearding the Nazi in his den - Pilot Officer G W Marshall

HMS Hood sailor who survived - M D Hazell

Sustained low-level attacks on enemy transport - C G Monk

Sharp-shooting anti-aircraft gunners - G C Kirby

Injured when extinguishing fire in bomber - A G Sharpe

Taking 32 prisoners single handed - C G Monk

To Burma by Pony Express - R P Simmons

Dropping supplies to troops defending Crete - M K Sewell

An extraordinary courageous young man - J W W WIlliams

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