My name is Tom Macrae and I’m contacting you from Wall to Wall, a TV production company in London.  We specialise in history documentaries, and we have made award-winning shows such as Who Do You Think you Are (BBC1), Long Lost Family (ITV) and Blitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain (BBC2).

We are currently in production on a new World War 2 documentary for BBC1, which will be presented by a much-loved British celebrity.  The programme will be exploring the Italian campaign from Salerno to Cassino and more specifically, we’ll be telling the story of a RAMC nursing orderly in the 185 Field Ambulance.

As part of my research, I am looking to speak to any RAMC veterans on the telephone, who served in Italy, to hear about their experiences & memories of this campaign – these calls will be confidential, and are purely for our own research purposes.

We’d be especially excited to hear from any veterans who were part of:

• The Salerno landings (Sep 1943)
• The Volturno river crossing (Oct 1943)
• Crossing of the garigliano (Jan 1944)
• The battles of Monte Cassino (inc crossing of the Rapido River in May 44)

Do you know of any veterans who saw action in Italy at this time?

I appreciate that they would likely be 95+ years old, but if you know anyone, or do have any leads or suggestions, please email me on tom.macrae@walltowall.co.uk , or give me a ring on 020 3301 8445.

We are coming into our filming period soon, so swift help would be much appreciated- thanks for any help in advance and I hope to hear from you soon!