I HAVE JOINED THIS SITE HOPING THAT SOMEONE OUT THERE CAN HELP ME FIND A FEW OF MY GRANDADS OLD MATES.HE IS CALLED ARTHUR JEFFERY HE WAS BORN IN YORKSHIRE AND EVENTUALLY SETTLED IN THE WEST MIDLANDS .ALL I KNOW IS HE STATES HE WAS WITH THE CANADIANS AND LEFT FOR D-DAY FROM POTSMOUTH AS A PIONEER AND THE FIRST TOWN HE WENT TO WAS BAYEUX. HE WAS IN THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND WHEN THEY GOT INTO BELGIUM HE PLAYED IN A MATCH AGAINST A BELGIAN FACTORY.I HAVE SEEN THE PHOTOS AND DATED ON THE BALL IS 1945 THERE IS A FURTHUR PHOTO WHICH SHOWS A LARGE FACTORY WITH A LARGE WHITE FLAG WITH THE WORDS `BAFA` ON THE FLAG. ALSO THE BELGIAN TEAM HAVE A WHITE KIT WITH A LETTER B ON THE FRONT. I AM HOPING TO FIND OUT A FEW NAMES OF THE ARMY TEAM AND ANY OTHER DETAILS.IT WOULD BE GREAT IF ANY OF HIS OLD PALS CAN CONTACT ME AS HE WOULD LOVE TO CHAT OR IF ANY OF THEIR FAMILIES CONTACT ME IM SURE THEY WOULD LOVE A COPY OF THE PHOTOS.
CARLBAZA@RAPIDIAL.CO.UK