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Those known to have served with 6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Davies Alec Edwin. Sgt.
- Dinardo Alexander. Pte.
- Ferguson John Leggat. Pte.
- Fuller Stephen Albert. Pte. (d.5th April 1945)
- Garven William. Pte.
- Taylor Albert. Pte. (d.23rd January 1945)
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Sgt. Alec Edwin Davies 6th Btn. Highland Light Infantry My father Alec Davies was an apprentice engineer at Heenan and Frouds in Worcester and served in the Home Guard as a young man. He was called up into the Highland Light Infantry, and after training in Scotland went into battle in October 1944. He landed in Zeebrugge on the first-steel hulled boat to enter after the port was cleared of mines. He then fought during 1944 and 1945, participating in the capture of Bremen.
After the war he returned to Worcester and worked at Heenan's for 43 years until his retirement. In his later years, he was voted 'Midlands Unsung Sporting Hero for 2015' in recognition of his work supporting his local cycling team 'Worcester Saint Johns'.
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Pte. William Garven 6th Battalion Highland Light Infantry William Garven often used to speak of his experiences during World War 2, and was proud of his army record although some of these stories could not be repeated in polite conversation! He told me of going to visit his cousin during a lull in the fighting (his cousin's group was fighting nearby), he had to crawl on his hands and knees to see him due to a sniper. He was initially alerted to this because someone had written a large notice with the message "Stay low - Gerry's got a pop gun!"
I asked why he'd risked his life for a visit he explained that he hadn't expected to live so he thought he should see his cousin while he could.
At the end of the war he went outside and had a cigarette (you couldn't do that in war time because the enemy would see the light). He said he looked at the stars and thought "well, I'm still alive!" I think he was genuinely astonished.
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Pte. John Leggat "Jock" Ferguson 6th Btn Highland Light Infantry My dad, John Ferguson, served with the British Army. Dad initially signed up with the Territorials in Glasgow in October 1938. In December 1938, he enlisted with the 6th Highland Light Infantry at Fort George. He trained as a cook at Aldershot with the Army Catering Corp. He served in North Africa, Italy and France. He served a total of 12 years in the army.
He had two brothers who also served during World War II; one of them, my uncle Dave, was captured by the Germans, spending much of the war as a POW. The other brother, uncle James, was injured by shrapnel, which ended his involvement in the army.
In 1946 Dad moved to the Reserves, and entered the Merchant Navy. It was here that he met my mother, and emigrated to New Zealand.
He passed away in August 1976.
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