- Contributed by听
- 大象传媒 Scotland
- People in story:听
- George Simmonds
- Location of story:听
- Goch
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A4392443
- Contributed on:听
- 07 July 2005
This story has been submitted to the People's War site by Jean MacKenzie volunteer for 大象传媒 Scotland on behalf of George Simmonds and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
In March 1942, aged 15, I joined the Merchant Navy and was on my way to the West Indies before my family knew anything about it.
I was a cabin boy on the 鈥淏urn Kinnaird鈥. Later, 1943, this ship sank with all hands. Meanwhile, my father sent me to work in an office. I was bored by this and, in July 1943, I went to Kirkcaldy and volunteered for the Army. I was wounded at Goch on the Dutch/German border and returned to Dreghorn barracks. I signed on for the regular service and went to India with the Royal Scots 1st Battalion and then with the KOSB to Palestine in September 1948.
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