Simon Leney
@SimonLeney
Seale-Haynian. Interests - SOE, Jedburghs & Force 136. SWW, espionage & fast jets. IC #1224. Dorset exile, loving the Wye Valley.
What a privilege this morning to tell the story of my father’s service in Burma in team Mongoose White of #Force136 #SOE at #WHWF3. I hope I did him proud 🙏 @richard_duckett @TROF_Burma1945 @WeHaveWaysPod
Bravo! 👏👏
Endorsed by Lord Slim, Field Marshal Richards, @authordlewis & @robert_lyman , it seems Jungle Warrior has almost exhausted its first print run! Thanks to the a/m for helping it along. Got yours yet? @chiselbury
Looking for your next unputdownable military history read? 'Jungle Warrior' is a gripping true story of courage, jungle warfare, and leadership under fire. 🛒 Available wherever books are sold. #WW2Books #MilitaryReads #HistoryMatters chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/p/ju…
You absolutely won’t want to miss this! A whole day of fantastic talks at @NAM_London on Sat 20 Sep on the subject of the Burma Campaign. It’s going to be a blast! @TheBurmaStar @KohimaEdTrust @forgottenwarpod @KohimaMuseum
👏one for my friends at the @DorsetIc
Very excited for this next week, get your tickets in the link below 👇
Never thought we would see this again....
Where else are you going to find a simulated intercept of an Me 262 by a P-51 on a Wednesday afternoon other than at #OSH25?! . #me262 #p51 #warbird #aviation #ww2
Special Operations Executive was founded today 1940. I remember today my father & those who served along side him, his Jedburgh colleagues & other brave SOE members who were in his life, #OdetteHallowes & #VirginiaHall. Bless them all 🙏🙏🙏
#Treeoftheaday #WyeValleyWalk phase 2 Clock Mills Herefordshire
Please share the link as we paddle for Finley. Thank you. @WeHaveWaysPod @almurray @James1940 @bomber_ant @tonypastor70 @SeaSpitfires @hoyer_kat @robert_lyman @militaryhistori @Chats1 @DavidDi73100612 @KeithAllen1 @Kriswick49 @NewForestRamble
Today's Daily Express 🫡 @richard_duckett @robert_lyman @chiselbury @SimonLeney
Relatives from all SOE operations in Burma have formally gathered for the very first time, weeks before the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. They want to ensure the remarkable contribution of the SOE heroes in the ‘Forgotten War’ is always remembered. express.co.uk/news/uk/208081…
🅱🅾🅾🅺 'A Most Irregular War' is the diary of Major Trofimov and features an introduction by Dr G. H. Bennett and a forward by @richard_duckett. #AMostIrregularWar #AubreyAlwynEdgarTrofimov #WW2 3/3 Link: amazon.com/Most-Irregular…
Nice one, Jack! 👏👏
“Fast becoming the historian of the Burma Campaign” - wow, thank you Rob! And for your praise for Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 - “this excellent book … I recommend it unreservedly”- if you want to hear the rest of his review you’ll have to watch the video! @forgottenwarpod…
Dr Robert Lyman MBE FRHistS @lyman.robert discussing the great importance of human agency in war during the launch of 'Jungle Warrior' last week in London. It is indeed humans who make history and if Edgar Peacock's extraordinary story illustrates anything, it is 'cometh the…
I could suggest additional reading to help you in your quest! Another blistering book from the @chiselbury stable. chiselbury.co.uk/pre-order/p/ju…
Bravest of the brave.
🅾🅽 🆃🅷🅸🆂 🅳🅰🆈 June 26, 1912: Major James Nimmo DSO is born. He was awarded a DSO for his part in Operation Harlington. He was killed in a Japanese attack. @richard_duckett #JamesRusselNimmo #Force136 #SOE #WW2 1/2 More information: soeinburma.wordpress.com/the-men-of-soe…
Indeed! Having walked 900 miles out to India in 1942, he then volunteered to parachute back in. One of four brothers to serve. Only Bill Nimmo survived.
🅾🅽 🆃🅷🅸🆂 🅳 🆈 June 27, 1945: An SOE officer sent a scathing report to SOE's Chief of Staff for Force 136 about how he felt the British Army took the pressure off the Japanese once Rangoon was liberated. @richard_duckett #Force136 #SOE #WW2 🇬🇧 soeinburma.com/2022/07/07/sit…
An incredible day - thanks to all, It was a privilege to attend and wonderful to hear about this often forgotten theatre of war, in which our relatives fought, and from such eminent speakers at the book launch of Jungle Warrior by Richard Duckett.