Comrades mentioned in Bill's memoirs. Background stories or discoveries since Bill's WW2 memoirs were published. Died, survived or KIA at Dunkirk, North Africa, Sicily, Normandy or Germany.
Link to alphabetical list of all comrades
Or select below for a news update on a few comrades, since the book was published.
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My pal from Sheffield, He typed Lily Marlene for me. Survived the war. |
KIA machine gun fire in Sicily. Joined up same time as Bill. |
KIA Gold Beach D-Day. "A good scrapper" |
My company commander at Dunkirk. I was his batman for a while. He certainly cared for his boys. |
| Big story in episode 25 | Big story in episode 9 | ||
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An excellent officer. KIA Gold Beach on D-Day. |
My best pal. KIA on a Lancaster. |
KIA by a stray shell in the Wadi Akarit battle. I went to see his mother after he was killed. |
A German POW I befriended. Survived the war. |
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Monty's meal in Sicily Pending |
Missing. Trying to track. |
Extensive personal collections from Normandy, North Africa, more. |
KIA Normandy. Great story being unveiled - pending |