My late father Clifford Franklin served in the Royal Engineers as a member of the 5th Division or Y Division during the liberation of Italy. He was at the time an armoured car driver and along with an accompanying officer were the first British soldiers to meet up with the Americans. I remember that a relative had saved an article from the Yorkshire Evening News reporting this incident. Our family also had a book called ‘Y Division’ Which sadly disappeared a few years ago, which tracked the travels of the division throughout the war. They were known as the ‘Globetrotters’ because they were the most travelled of all the divisions. I know my father was evacuated from Dunkirk and also travelled via Durban and Bombay to India. They then traversed the Middle East through Syria and Egypt I believe. Like many WW2 veterans he never spoke much of his experiences. I’d like very much to know the likely spot where he met up with the Americans and his probable journey through Italy. Peter Franklin.