These original war diary pages were written by Dad whilst in action in the World War 1939-45 and have never been seen before except by family. Parts make gripping reading and are displayed in Dad's handwriting rather than being transcribed into typescript.
Dad was on the Queen Mary for two weeks whilst travelling to Egypt:
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Dad was in the battle for: Wadi Akarit, in Tunisia, N Africa, which was also called Operation ScipioSicily, which was also referred to as the Sicilian Campaign or Operation Husky
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These notes were written shortly after Dad was wounded in Normandy, on 30 June 1944.
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