Andrew Campbell, RAMC, and Gladys Burnett, Civil Defence
The contributor's father, Andrew Campbell, was born 17/11/1917. In March 1943, he joined the military. At the age of 23, he joined the 1st Scottish Division [sic]. Later, he became an ambulance driver and stretcher carrier. He was at D-Day and went up through France, Holland and Germany. Once the war in Europe ended, he was sent to India and eventually went to Australia on a hospital ship. He was eventually demobbed in 1946 and settled down to married life. He didn't discuss his war experiences with his children. He died in his late 60s.
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Dokumenttyp: | Text |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
Schlagwörter: | British history / European history (excl. British / classical Greek and Roman) / International history / Their Finest Hour / World War Two / Armed Forces / Armies / Army / Asia / Asian / Australia / Australian / Britain / British / British Army / British Empire / British Raj / Child / Childhood / Children / Civilian / Civilians / Clothes / Clothing / Commonwealth / Costume / D-Day / Dress / Dutch / Empire / Europe / European / Female / France / French / German / Germany / Health / Healthcare / Holland / Hospital / India / Indian / Medic / Medical / Medical Services / Medicine / Military / Naval |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25914178.v1 |