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263976 2nd Lt. Eric Fletcher Waters British Army 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers from:Great Bookham, Surrey (d.18th Feb 1944) Eric Waters was born in 1914, the son of a coal miner and Labour Party activist. He was a schoolteacher, a devout Christian, and a Communist Party member. In the early years of the Second World War, Eric was a conscientious objector who drove an ambulance during the Blitz. He later changed his stance on pacifism, joined the Territorial Army and was commissioned into the 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers as a Second Lieutenant on 11th of September 1943. He was killed five months later on 18th February 1944 at Aprilia, during the Battle of Anzio and is commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery. 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.