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31-10-2008, 01:05 AM
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  | How many veterans of 1940 survived the War ? This old typed sheet from September 1939 shows three sections of No10 Platoon `B` Company 8th DLI From these men four would definitely not see the war’s end. It is unknown how many more were invalided out through wounds or sickness 4456143 Pte Norman Huscroft would not return from France being the Companies first casualty on May 21st 1940 4456227 Pte J Fishburn would not return from the Western Desert falling on the 29th June 1942 4452899 Pte J Hickman also fell in the Western Desert on the 2 November 1942 4451703 Sgt Selby Wardle fell in action in Sicily on the 3rd August 1943 Regards Verrieres Last edited by Verrieres; 31-10-2008 at 01:28 AM. Reason: uploading image problem |
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