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Pte. John Joseph Durney
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Kilkenny, Eire
My father, John Durney travelled to Liverpool and joined the Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1937. He saw action in Egypt, Palastine, Malta, Africa
He was sent to Leros in Greece where he was captured on 16th of November 1943 and sent to Prisoner Of War Camp Stalag 11a. He was repatriated by the Russians in 1945.