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242925 Cpl John Ogilvie British Army 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from:Ayr John Ogilvie landed in Normandy on 12th of June 1944 after over 2 years training in England in Wales. Previously he served with 11th DLI in Iceland. Jackie fought in the battles for Tilly-Sur-Seulles, Fontenay Le Pesnel and Rauray before the 10th moved east of Caen to occupy a chateau and set up camp. It was here, under daily intense fire, that dysentery hit and many soldiers were laid up with it, including Pvt Ogilvie. He was hospitalised and convalesced in the home of a French family. He was given daily doses of Champagne to replace his fluids and dielectric. (He was happy I guess). It was during this time that the 10th got a pasting and ended up being disbanded. John was transferred to the 130th Infantry Brigade and was wounded in action during house to house fighting in the village of Millingen as part of the crossing of the Rhine. He returned to the battlefront within a few weeks and served with the 9th DLI in Berlin until he was demobbed. He survived the war only to die of cancer in 1966. RIP. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.