大象传媒

When the war was over and my granddad met my Nan and had their children, he never really told his children of his ordeals he faced as a Lance Corporal in the Second World War. Sadly, about 3 months before I was born he died taking many of his stories with him. People say that the second generation of people, i.e. sons and daughters of those who fought in the war, where never told of their parents stories, most probably because they felt that what happened in that part of their lives was best kept unheard because those events where saddening and therefore not particularly nice for children to hear.
As a third generation, I have tried to find out as much as possible about my granddads stories by piecing together pieces of information from my Nan and other sources.
I found that he was a Lance Corporal of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in the second battalion, my Nan also told my mother that he fought in a tank; I am not sure entirely which type but am fairly sure that it was a type of Sherman tank. I know that he fought in the early years of the war in Gibraltar, and at present I know that he earned five medals, that got split up between my mother and her two sisters, I know that he was awarded the Italian Star but am unsure of the other medals he achieved but I am eager to find out what the other medals look like.
By continuing my research I also found that his regiment could have been involved in the stages of the D-Day landings and the capture of the "Pegasus" bridge in Normandy.
When you see on the television all those brave people on remembrance Sunday and D-Day Remembrance Day, me and my family feel especially proud of our Dad and Granddad that he was involved in these key events that saved our today.
With love and respect for our modest granddad.
Zack