Story of Peter William Simms
The interviewee has a story about his father whose name was Peter William Simms, a longer version of which, with additional research conducted by a volunteer, is attached. He was in the 1st. Battalion Oxf and Bucks, Light Infantry in WWII. When war started his father was a schoolboy. He was living in Sussex, his parents worked there and lived in Cuckfield. As soon as he was allowed, he joined the ARP. A year later and as soon he was able, he joined the Home Guard local platoon, and then the Regular Army. He volunteered In May 1944 and was not conscripted. Just before D-Day, the war was hotting... Mehr ...
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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 / Aeroplane / Aircraft / Airplane / Animal / Animals / Armed Forces / Armies / Army / BAOR / Battle / Belgian / Belgium / Britain / British / British Army / British Army of the Rhine / Civilian / Civilians / Concentration Camp / D-Day / Dad's Army / Eastern Front / Europe / European / Food / France / French / German / Germany / Holocaust / Home Front / Home Guard / Italian / Italy / Jewish / Jews / Letter / Letters / Military / Naval / Navy / POW / POWs / Plane |
| Sprache: | unknown |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28929396 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25914415.v1 |
