207766 Sgt. George Buckley British Army 2nd Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment from:Measham My Father was a regular soldier with the 2nd Battallion, North Staffs regiment, serving in Northern Ireland and Palestine before returning to the UK to prepare for the BEF and going into France and then into Belgium after the outbreak of War. He was in charge of a bren gun carrier and saw action against the German Army. On 21/5/40 he was involved in a battle with the Germans and his brengun carrier was hit by a German shell. His two companions were killed and Dad was also left for dead in the carrier for almost two days. Fortunately, before withdrawing on the night of 22/5/40 the carrier was checked and my Dad was discovered to be still alive. He was rescued and was evacuated through Dunkirk as part of Operation Dynamo. He was invalided out of the Army in September, 1940. I am in the process of collating any information regarding my father's Regiment and his time in the Army so would be glad of any other people's recollections or stories, relevant from 1933 to 1940.
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