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255370 Sgt. Sydney John Gage MID. British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment from:Stoke Newington Sydney Gage joined up in 1932, he was unemployed at the time. In the army he learnt trades and excelled in sports, particularly boxing. He became a Reservist in early 1939, was recalled at the outbreak of war and went to France with the BEF. He recalled that he Owed his life at Dunkirk to Major Bazalgette during evacuation from beaches. He landed in France again on DDay. He had a lifetime friendship with boxing mate Sidney Smith. He served with his brother in law Charles Potter, who Dad carried to safety of a first aid unit when he was wounded. Dad was Mentioned in Despatches. He had fond memories as batman to Major Bazalgette who was later cashiered for debts! He died aged 101yrs in 2014 in Poole, Dorset. 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.