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Arnold Whiteley
British Army York & Lancaster Regiment
from:Huddersfield
My Grandfather Arnold Whiteley served in the Yorks a7 Lancs regiment and contributed to the book "Polar Bears From Sheffield". It's about the York and Lancaster Regiment during WW2 and contains stories and photos from many that were in the regiment.
I went to Rotherham Library to find a copy but there wasn't one. A member of staff took my contact details and by the time I had got home the man that wrote the book had contacted me. He came to the house with a copy of the book (apparently he had sent copies to all that contributed but my grandfather moved home about this time so never received it). He also left a copy of the recording he took when he interviewed him which contained a lot of sad memories which he never shared with any family members. It's a good read and would recommend anyone to get it if only to have as a family keepsake.