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A Brave Father

by Bravedad

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Bravedad
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Private Harry Raymond Hines
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India Chitagong Akyab
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Army
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A2387090
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04 March 2004

Whilst my father was serving in India in 1943, I would like to write about what my father wrote about in his diary, of the events that took place, whilst he was serving out there, he wrote in it most days right up until the day he was killed.
I would like to write all about his memoirs.

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Posted on: 28 March 2004 by Bravedad

I'm writing my father's story, it is taking longer than I thought it would.
I would like help to put it on the site.
Is there any soldier who served with, Harry Raymond Hines(Private)
He enlisted in the East Yorshire Regiment, on the 17th July 1940.
On the 12 April 1943 he joined the Royal Bershire Regiment, this is whilst he was in India. He arrived in chitagong 30th March 1943.
In my father'S diary he mentions his pals by name they have all gone down with malaria & dysentry. Sunday the 25th April 1943, All my father's mates James Burgess, Willey Williams, Ritchie.
From Rita Bowers his(daughter)
P.s.please if there is anyone who was serving with my father, he was killed, on the 16th May 1943.

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