231689 Gnr. Bernard Norman Hotson British Army 81st Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery from:1 Hands Farm Cottages, Radley Green, Essex I enlisted 15/1/42 aged 18, a traumatic week, first my 12 year old dog died, then we received news of my brothers death in service in Crete, then received my call up papers, mum was distraught! Boarded train for first time my in life, sent to Cromer, no beds, no uniforms, no guns! Practicing with poles, then on to regiment, 91st Anti tank, unusual to go straight to regiment, then off overseas, eventually using dukws to land in Salerno, landing craft sunk, had to be pulled out of trouble, then to Anzio, then to Egypt, then Palestine.
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