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Cpl. Harry Bullock
British Army Royal Artillery
from:Walcote, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Harry Bullock served throughout the second world war.
He was at Dunkirk, where he was injured on the beach.
He was in North Africa under Field Marshall Wavell in operation Compass.
On the 5th of March 1941 Harry wrote home to say he was in hospital in Libya, after being wounded.
He was captured at Fort Mechilli on the 6th of April 1941 and taken to
POW Campo 78 at Sulmona in Italy. He escaped from POW camp on the 8th of September 1943 and was repatriated on the 14th of November 1943.
He was awarded the Africa Star on the 18th of January 1944.
Harry was posted to the liberation of Norway in April 1945
and drove Quisling's Mercedes for Major J Russell. He was released to class Z Royal Army Reserves on the 17th of December 1945.