263924 Gnr. William Henry Smith British Army 89th Light Anti Aircraft Bty. Royal Artillery from:Stratford, London Dad, William Smith joined up after Dunkirk, into the East Kent Regiment in 1940. During the early years, they asked for people who could ride motor bikes to train as dispatch riders. He fell off and confessed that he had never ridden or driven a car.
He was kept on and for the rest of the war and rode motor bikes and drove jeeps.
During the drive towards Germany, at a very sticky time, he was sent with a message from his C.O. to the nearest Regiment on the flank, a sticky trip. The C.O. of the Regiment read the note, turned to Dad and said "do you know what it says?" No sir was the answer. It was an invitation to dinner!
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