Memories of the European War and involvement in Palestine

The contributor stated that their father, Frank Willis, was conscripted in 1942 and sent to the Artillery Battery in Plymouth, guarding the channel. He was there until late 1943. Frank was then sent to Royal Ulster Rifles in Omagh, Northern Ireland. He was part of the Normandy landings, a few days after D Day. Frank went with them through France to Belgium and the Netherlands, and began to move into Germany. He took leave and came back to the UK at the time when the war was over in Europe. He was then sent to Palestine, part of the effort to calm the disruption. Frank was originally from Notti... Mehr ...