Hello Brian,

I've spent the last two hours reading through your postings. Firstly, my enduring thanks for your service during those difficult times, and secondly my thanks for you posting about your experiences.

My Grandad served with the 2nd Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment and so will undoubtedly have seen much of the same action that you did, having gone ashore on Sword and fighting through to Bremen, despite being seriously wounded along the way. He's no longer with us unfortunately, but he would never talk about his experiences, despite numerous questions from an enquiring younger self. Your recollections go a long way to explaining why he probably didn't want to talk about it, whilst at the same time filling in a lot of the blanks.

All the best, and I look forward to reading plenty more!

Matt

Hi there

Im only up to page 5 !! Very moving detail at times. Im so pleased you have done this as it must be painfull to re live those memories.

God bless you i wish i could buy you a pint!

Keep well

I would like to say a huge thank you for writing this for us younger generations to read and understand.

Sadly my grandfather died in November last year. He would talk for many an hour to myself about his pictures. Himself with trunks saying how they used the radiator water to wash feet and boil eggs. His first picture of him with all his pals , to his later one with many of them missing.

one thing that my grandfather always said was that the films made later of DDay landings were wrong. The films show the water going upto the waist, my grandfather said for many it was neck high. He talked a little about having to leave men crying out for help as they were told stop for nothing. He did'nt say much more as he said he lost so many friends.

He was a driver in France, and stayed on after the war for a short while.

Hi Friends.
Thank you for your postings, I am always pleased to hear from, and get in touch with the readers. The East Yorks. I saw action with them many times, and I have a great deal of respect for them... Brave lads..everyone.
Sapper

Hi Brian i have now read all your posts and i feel better informed thanks.

I see you kept a commando knife did you collect any other souveniers along the way? I know a gentleman who grabbed a few german flags etc.

Also as this thread goes back a few years did you ever do a book?

I cant say thank you enough

Sorry i think the word souvenier isnt quite right but i hope you know what i mean

Yes I wrote a book entitled "Cameos of War" for friends and family. NO I never broguht anything home with me, as I came back severely wounded. Everything I had was left behind.
The book is about 5 service men, all associated with Sword Beach. Only one got to Bremen. The rest fell by the wayside. two infantry men, Two Sappers and Stan Hough a sailor on the boat we crossed on.
Brian