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251566 S/Sgt Cyril Airey British Army Royal Engineers from:Bury St Edmunds   Royal Engineers in Sierra Leone Cyril Airey enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps and was assigned to No 1 Coy, 4th Training Battalion, on the 14th of August 1941. He transferred to the Royal Engineers and joined No 3 (Line of Communication) Depot Battalion on the 18th of September 1941. He was promoted to Acting Staff Sgt on the 10th of October 1941. He was with 3rd Depot Battalion at Halifax from 16th of April 1942. Then served in Sierra Leone West Africa from 9th of May 1942 to 25th November 1943, where he contracted Malaria. The family did not find out about Malaria until he went into malarial fever in around 1980 and informed them. He was in Bristol from 30th of December 1943, then Wells from 20th of March 1944, Gloucester from 2nd of January 1945. He joined 4th Depot Battalion on 24th of July 1945 and was posted to Holland where he served from 21st August 1945 to 8th May 1946. His Company worked in Holland rebuilding the dykes and his dumper truck was blown up by a landmine whilst rebuilding near Blankenberg, he spent a number of weeks in hospital. He was then Posted to 213th Works Section on 15th December 1945. Released to Army Reserve 1 August 1946, he was discharged on 2nd of May 1955 Brian Airey Add to this record.  Related Content: Royal Army Service Corps Royal Army Service Corps Royal Army Service Corps Royal Army Service Corps Royal Engineers Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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