205174 Cpl. Reginald Leonard George Field Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from:Tottenham, London My dear father, Reginald Leonard George Field, now 86 years old, served with the REME for 4.5 years from 1942 to until 1946. He was just 18 when he was signed up. He was stationed in Yorkshire, France, Italy and Germany. He fought in the D-Day battle (D-Day +2) and landed on Omaha Beach - one of the few British regiments to land on that beach (most were American). He clearly remembers crawling up the beach on his belly, rifle on his back. We visited Omaha Beach last year. A young French lady in the Omaha Museum was gracious enough to take the time to thank my father for his part in liberating France. It was a proud moment.
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