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Spr. Charlie Reed
British Army Royal Engineers
My father, Charlie Reed, was a Sapper in the Royal Engineers. He served in the 8th Army in North Africa, then en route in 1943 on a troopship taking them to the invasion of Italy, the ship was torpedoed and he and his friend Bill ended up in the Mediterranean together. They were rescued, but all their equipment had to be replaced. The Red Cross sent a photographer to our home in Lewisham to take photos of us to replace those he had lost. They continued to Italy.