264034 Tpr. James Brown British Army Royal Tank Regiment from:11 Priory St, Glasgow I just found my father James Brown's service book and certificate of service, with a book Long Range Desert Group by W.B. Kennedy Shaw.
He never talked to me about service but a person who attended his funeral said we must have been proud of his medals. Sadly the gentleman who turned up at his funeral never came to the wake as he promised. He told me had won the military medal.
The only argument I remember him having with his wife was if she bought up something about him collecting his medals which he refused.
He was in Malta from 1940 till 20th of June 1943.
My mother's sister told me the story that he was given leave, but refused, thinking my mother was seeing a friend of his, which was not true, and next day ended up in the Middle East.
He was captured on 22nd of November 1943.
He took me to meet "Mad" Mitch at Gatwick, I think early sixties.
I'm sure he nearly went and later in life my mother told my elder sister if he went she would not be there when he came back.
I would love some advice on how to track down some information etc, is it worth getting a researcher etc?
He has left a note in the book saying he is mentioned a few times.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, whatever is found about him he will always be hero to me.
No more screaming nightmares for our family after all that time.
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