My Uncle Robert participated in the second wave of the invasion of France. Before the War he had been a sergeant-major in the Territorial Army (part-time soldiers home-based) in Glasgow. So he was enlisted immediately in '39 or '40 (I'm not sure of dates) and trained rifle infantry in Aldershot, England.
He was driving a jeep in France when he hit a road bomb, suffering a serious head injury. His English captain in the passenger seat was killed outright.
Robert told his sister (my mother) that it took him a long time to get over his captain's death. He married and had six daughters. Though he never earned much money he refused to apply for a war injury pension. He died in communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
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My Uncle Robert participated in the second wave of the invasion of France. Before the War he had been a sergeant-major in the Territorial Army (part-time soldiers home-based) in Glasgow. So he was enlisted immediately in '39 or '40 (I'm not sure of dates) and trained rifle infantry in Aldershot, England.
He was driving a jeep in France when he hit a road bomb, suffering a serious head injury. His English captain in the passenger seat was killed outright.
Robert told his sister (my mother) that it took him a long time to get over his captain's death. He married and had six daughters. Though he never earned much money he refused to apply for a war injury pension. He died in communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
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