Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

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John Reidie

British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots

from:Edinburgh,Scotland

My father, John Reidie, served with the Royal Scots in the battle against the Japanese in Burma and in the battle of Kohima and perhaps the ''Battle of the Tennis court'' as it came to be known . There is a story that he told us that the Japs used to climb up into the trees and call people names like "Johnny or Bobby help me please I am hurt",and when that person went to help their comrade they were shot.

My Dad was badly injured and his friend, a Gurka soldier, saw him bleeding badly he carried him to safety and medical treatment thus saving his life. My Dad remained in hospital for a year having several operations to successfuly save his arm. He also caught malaria during his service and for years afterward suffered malaria attacks having terrible halucinations of his experiences in Burma.



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