260656 Pte. Dov Lembritzky British Army from:Petach, Tikva, Palestine I served in the Libyan and Western Egyptian desert. I am now 95 and the memory is fading. But not the feelings.
Tobruk, Mersa Matruch, El Alamein are the main battles I remember. I lied about my age to enlist in the British Army. I volunteered every chance to be where the fighting was going on. My first experience with being bombed occurred was while sitting in a latrine at 17 years old and being blown off my seat. What an awakening to real life! I have many stories of the desert. I loved the British guys. Especially the Scots, the Royal Engineers and Aussies. I remember the Scots marching through the minefields with the bagpipes blaring. Will never forget the music they played. They fought so brave and daring. They really influenced my feelings of what was right in the war. And how I handled myself in battle. Thank you for helping me relive these days I served in the 8th Army
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