I enlisted in the Army in 1938. During World War 2 I served in North Africa, Italy, and India. I landed in North Africa as part of ‘Operation Torch’ After the fighting in Tunisia and Algeria I received extra training in the desert at a French outpost Chateau Dun. This covered driving and maintenance of […]
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The four battles of Monte Cassino between January and May 1944 saw men from many Allied nations come to fight their way up the road to Rome, dominated by the massif of Monte Cassino with the monastery which looked down like the eyes of the enemy on the battlefields below. Much of the fighting was […]
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Following the landings at Salerno in September 1943, in what was known as Operation Avalanche, British Commandos came ashore on the flanks of the British beaches and then moved inland to secure the roads and mountain passes in the direction of Naples, the vital port the Allies would need to resupply their troops as the […]
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