- Contributed by听
- Leicestershire Library Services Ashby Library
- People in story:听
- Stanley Lakin
- Location of story:听
- Africa
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A3116341
- Contributed on:听
- 11 October 2004
Stanley Lakin from his 'soldiers service and Pay book'
This story was submitted by a pupil at Ashby de la Zouch Church of England Primary School. -My Grandad (Stanley Lakin) was working in Africa as a peace maker as the fierce fighting had mainly finished; but he was making sure that there were no small riots. He was also a messenger and was allowed longer holidays where he was working! He was in the Royal Signals. My Grandad (Stanley Lakin) was a lot luckier than my other Grandad (Sidney Raymond Starkey).Sidney my Grandad - worked in a telephone hut which the Germans would try to bomb to cut off the communication and connections.
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