He was a member of the 11th battalion Durham light infantry and he and his comrades were on the way to the front line. There he witnessed the death of his best friend.

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		Fred Webb of Gloucester is awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, partly because he mis-heard the Captain. MORE
		Infantry soldier Geoffrey Hobbs, from Slimbridge, lost his best friend as his regiment marched to the front line. MORE
		After landing on a Normandy Beach Alan McQuillan of Kemble risked his life to keep the Allied Airforces flying. MORE
		At just sixteen years old Harold Read finds himself in-charge of a captured German pilot. MORE

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