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- Wolverhampton Libraries & Archives
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- Eric Lawton
- Location of story:听
- Ceylon
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A3245078
- Contributed on:听
- 09 November 2004
Like his Father Bill Eric joined the South Staffordshire Regiment. He was posted to India and Sri Lanka then known as Ceylon where he saw the famous Festival of the Tooth. He sent home presents of embossed leather, silk and embroidery for his mother Betsy and sister Hilda. Upon leaving the army he returned to Alma Street, Heath Town where he met his wife Eileen.
[This story was submitted to the People's War site by Wolverhampton Libraries on behalf of Judith Aldridge and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions]
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