30-05-2008, 01:02 AM
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| WW2 Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England
Posts: 927
| Sam Lewis, Rifle Brigade, Italy 1943-1944
I've just received this letter in my e-mail.
I've checked to confirm that Geoff doesn't mind "going public" and now invite your help in giving him some possible answers. Quote:
Dear Ron, in looking for clues about my father Sam Lewis's journey through Italy with various btns during 1943, including Light AA and Bren gun teams, I stumbled across your Blog. The routes and names are very familiar, but I am trying to pin-point where in the mountains near Florence my father was wounded. He was with the RIfle Brigade by then having been transferred from the Royal Ulster Rifles in August 44. He was wounded on 3rd October 1944 somewhere up in the mountains. Do you think your links, contacts and reminiscences may have anything to add to the story I am piecing together? Best Wishes, Geoff. Lewis
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__________________ If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Rabbi Hillel circa 30 BCE  I was "Called-up" in Oct 1942 Served as a Wireless-Op with the 49th LAA (78 Div) from Apr 1943 to Dec 1944 (North Africa,Sicily,Italy, Egypt). The Regiment was disbanded in Dec 1944 and I was retrained (in Italy) by the Royal Armoured Corps. Served as a Loader-Op with the 4th QOH from Mar 1945 to Jan 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany)
Finished up as Tech Cpl for "A" Sqdrn.
I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947 |
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