242259 Maj. Paul Warry British Army 2nd Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.13th Aug 1944) Paul Warry was a favourite uncle of my father Michael Richards, who was 14yrs old when Paul was killed in action. Paul had one sister, Nancy, who was 9 yrs older than him, and was married with 4 children at the time of his death. He attended Haileyburn School. Paul's career was in the army, including in Africa and Palestine, and he would pay visits to my Dad's family in Glasgow when he was on leave. He loved to ride and he bought the family a Shetland pony as a pet. He also sailed and took my father out in the Firth of Clyde. He made intricate wooden model boats, and at one time owned and lived on a Thames sailing barge. He died in Basse-Normandie, France aged 34.
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