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I joined the Territorial Army in June 1939. It was the 4th Battalion of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (K.O.Y.L.I.). On September 1st 1939 I was called up. In April 1940 I served in France with the 2/4th K.O.Y.L.I., I landed back in England in early June 1940 from St. Malo.

In 1941, I transfered to the 1/4th K.O.Y.L.I. in Iceland on the East Coast, returning to England the following August.

We started intensive training for invading in late 1943 and early 1944, mostly in the North of Scotland.

On the 10th June 1944 we landed on Gold Beach in Normandy, going into action on the 11th June. We fought mostly with the 1st Canadian Army. We were on the East Flank of the assault liberating Le Havre with 49th West Riding Polar Bear Div.

At a small place called Poppel on the Dutch Border I was slightly wounded with shrapnel. I rejoined the Battalion six weeks later at Roosendaal in Holland. Our division liberated Arnhem in 1945. Shortly after peace was declared.

We moved to Utrecht and started disarming the Germans and eventually moved to Germany. Shortly after we moved to Italy and then to Austria where I started my demobbing with 28 Group in April 1946. I was then sent to Aldershot for kitting out in civilian clothes and then back home.

During my service I had been promoted from the rank of Private to Sergeant.

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