Thread: East Kent Regt (Buffs) in Italy 1944
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Old 21-05-2008, 07:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Hi,
If anyone could also suggest any books that the Buffs in WW2 are covered in, I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Alan
Hi Alan
See if you can get your local library to get hold of a copy of "The Campaign in Italy" 1943-1945 by Eric Linklater.
There is a fair amount of direct references to the 5th Battalion of the Buffs (Royal East Kent)
(Two pages attached as an example)
Ron
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