- Contributed by听
- newcastlecsv
- People in story:听
- Harry Howe. Margaret Redhead
- Location of story:听
- Dunkirk
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A4559493
- Contributed on:听
- 27 July 2005
My dad, Harry Howe, was stationed in Dunkirk where he drove supply lorries for the NAAFI.An order came to abandon the lorry and get down to the beach and on to a boat.
Dad, being dad,jettisoned the contents of his knapsack and replaced them with cigarettes from the supplies on the lorry.
He reached the beach, waded out to a boat, got aboard safely but was worn out. He found a spot to sleep and made himself as comfortable as he could using his knapsack as a pillow.When he eventually woke his pillow had gone!!
He never got over it. Not to his dying day.!!
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