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Read about the brave crew of the plane Don fought and died in - The Lily Mars.

Read Major Petch's letters home plus his Dunkirk memoirs.

Read about Wilf Shaw's incredible war - Wilf is 92 years old!

Dad was camping in Devon with this car when war was declared. Read about the poignant discovery of dad's first car alive and well today! More ...

John Ryan from Southbank died in Sicily. More background on John following contact from his family. More ...

Jack was the pal from Sheffield who typed out the words to Lily Marlene for Dad. Find out what Jack did after the war. More ...

Rufty was Allan Hill's nickname. he died by drowning on D Day in France. His nephew, Mike was recently in touch. More ...

Dad was Major Petch's batman around the time of Dunkirk. Find out what he did after the war. More ...

John Bousfield from Stockton died at the battle of Wadi Akarit. Read more background on John following contact from his family. More ...

Don Savage was a pre-war pal of Dad's. His family have been in touch and provided a wonderful photo of this fine young lad. Read about the crew and Lancaster plane he flew with. More ...

Alfred Decker was the POW Dad befriended in Egypt - learn more about his life after the war. More ...

Read more about this comrade, who was KIA on Gold Beach on D-Day, following contact from Captain Linn's family.

Dad cooked a meal for Monty just after the Sicilian campaign. Find out what the meal was about and who else attended. More ...

Read more about this comrade, who was KIA after D-Day, following contact from Corporal Shaw's family.

Various e-mails and contacts are received from time to time from visitors to this site which are connected to Dad's story.......