Charles Westcott
CHARLES WESTCOTT was a sapper in the Royal Engineers, laying and clearing mines. At the 2nd Battle of Alamein he was responsible for clearing the path for the tanks to break out. In 2012 he visited the battlefield again for the …
CHARLES WESTCOTT was a sapper in the Royal Engineers, laying and clearing mines. At the 2nd Battle of Alamein he was responsible for clearing the path for the tanks to break out. In 2012 he visited the battlefield again for the …
Gordon Wallace, from Australia – a proud supporter of his country and the Empire, he signed up as a volunteer. He was a sergeant in the 2/15th Infantry Battalion, Australian 9th Division. The infantry experienced some of the worst casualties. …
John was in the maintenance unit for the Western Desert Air Force. He visited Alamein for the 67th anniversary in 2009. He recalls his first impressions of Egypt and along with Harry, reads ‘M.E. …
Tony (I) Celner, an able linguist, was chosen to work for Intelligence Corps. His role was to interrogate prisoners of war as they came off the battlefield. As a young Lance Corporal in his early twenties, …
OWEN ROBERTS, gunner Owen was a troop leader in the gunners during the North African campaign. An architecture student, he used to draw sketches of military vehicles during his time as a soldier. Nature plays a vivid part of …
HARRY GARRETT, GUNNER Harry Garrett, 96, was a sergeant in the 51st Highland Division, in charge of a gun team – a dangerous job, he was blown to unconsciousness several times, and his best friend, Ebenezer Lee, killed …