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Following Uncle Barry’s Footsteps During the winter of 2018/19 I suggested to my brother and sister that it would be timely to show our respects to our Uncle (service no. 14612177) on the 75th anniversary of his death by visiting…
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The Royal British Legion was responsible for the very moving Festival of Remembrance held at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 9th November. There were packed afternoon and evening events. HM The Queen, together with many members of her family,…
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ISA President John Dennett on one of his many school visits John who is President of the Liverpool RBL Branch in action during the 2019 Poppy Appeal.  

Anzio By Fred Mason I was nineteen years of age and on a troop ship going goodness knows where! An announcement was made on the ship informing us that we would be landing in Italy at a place called Anzio….
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Italy Star Association Reunion 6th – 9th September 2019 Thirty one people, including 3 veterans, John Dennett, Barbara Vanner and Doug Weythaupt checked in on Friday 6th September for the Italy Star Reunion weekend. Members arrived from Central London, East…
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John Dennett During the winter of 1941 John worked as an apprentice bricklayer with his father; constructing accommodation blocks for the Royal Navy at Corsham Wiltshire. It was local work to the village of Shaw in Wiltshire where John was…
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Finding the Unexpected. On the way down to the reunion in September this year Vanessa and I stopped to have a look at an old church just to the south of Guildford. She had been running in the area the…
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