223560 Sgt. George Lee GM.British Army Black Watch from:York My father, George Lee, served with the Black Watch during World War 2, landing on D-Day (he hated boats and ships afterwards).
I know he fought through France and crossed the Rhine into Germany. He told me he was in the Hartz Mountains and played football
for the forces in Germany. Beyond that I don't know a lot apart from the fact that my mother said his commanding officer had said he wished he had 100 more like my Dad! Like many he didn't like to talk about his war experiences much and I had to pry what little I could from him.
He was a professional footballer playing for York City from the age of 14. Following the war he played for Nottingham Forest and then West Bromwich Albion earning a Cup Final cup winners medal in 1954.
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