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I was a lad of 16 when war broke out and one of my first memories was when an appeal went out for people to assemble on the Moor outside the post office. I was anxious to go along - here we were asked to go up to Trescobeas Road to the hospital grounds - and fill sand bags. Soon I joined the "Home Guard" and as I was only 16 going on 17, was a "messenger boy". I enjoyed being a part of this until I reached 18 and was then "called up". I joined the Navy and became a signalman, on board a "landing craft". These duties took on craft to Normandy where we laid "smoke screens" for the invading forces. During this period I nreceived an injury to the head from a shell. I remained on the landing craft going to Belfast, Scotland and home waters mainly until war ended.

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