- Contributed byÌý
- stoke_on_trentlibs
- People in story:Ìý
- Ben
- Location of story:Ìý
- North Africa, Italy
- Background to story:Ìý
- Army
- Article ID:Ìý
- A3004895
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 15 September 2004
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I went in to the army in 1939 - I joined the Royal Artillery and was sent to North Africa. Later I was blown up on the shores of Italy - both of my legs were completely smashed. I was taken to hospital in Algiers and from there I was airlifted to the Nrth Staffs Infirmary. My right leg had to be rebroken - two doctors quite literally jumped on it to break it.
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