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Charles Philip Sharp (113th LAA)
Charles Philip Sharp, known as Philip, was born on April 2, 1912, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. He had a sister Mignon. Philip had been in the Territorial Army for several years when it was called to duty during the Munich crisis in summer 1938. 5,290 total views
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Matthew Westwell – Army Catering Corp
Corporal Matthew Westwell, a butcher by trade, served in the Army Catering Corps formed in March 1941. 5,007 total views
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History Learning Site Account
When Bergen-Belsen was handed over to British troops in April 1945, little could have prepared them for what they saw at the concentration camp. Belsen had originally been built as a prison for those arrested in Nazi Germany itself. However, as the war in Europe drew to a close in 1945, prisoners from Eastern Europe had been moved to the camp. When the British got to Belsen on April 15th, the prisoners were in appalling conditions and between 400 to 500 were dying each day. 4,180 total views
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No 7 Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory
No 7 Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory. RAMC. 3,510 total views
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John Valls – 9th Armoured Div New
John Valls, a beloved Laredoan and war hero, passed away on Friday at age 95 due to congestive heart failure. 3,799 total views
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Peter Granville Whateley Smith New
Major Peter Granville Whateley Smith who served in the 94th (Dorset & Hants) Field Regiment R.A. 4,690 total views
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Eric Trimmer (Medical Student)
Trimmer was born on 11 June 1923 in London. 3,622 total views
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Walter Gallant
Was at the Liberation of Belsen. No unit info known. 4,100 total views
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John Valls – 9th Armoured Div
John Valls, a beloved Laredoan and war hero, passed away on Friday at age 95 due to congestive heart failure. 5,153 total views
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Sgt. Lewis Stagnetto, 317 FSS, Intelligence Corps
In 1942, Lewis Stagnetto volunteered for the Armed Forces, aged 18, at Glasgow. 5,593 total views