- Contributed byÌý
- wneled (William Ledbury)
- People in story:Ìý
- Various.
- Location of story:Ìý
- U.K., Algeria, Tunisia and Central Europe.
- Background to story:Ìý
- Army
- Article ID:Ìý
- A3210779
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 01 November 2004
I remember very quickly grabbing my rifle, running down a gentle slope, across the track (often referred to as a road), slid down a slight embankment and into the Command Post.This morning 26th February,43 was to become the Battery's "Baptism of Fire" Until now it had not heard a shot fired in actual anger. It is as well to remember that the whole Regiment itself had only been formed just over a year ago!
I now quote from - "The Gunner"
June,1943
The 155th Battery at Sidi N'Sir.......
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