211776 Albert Mair British Army Parachute Regiment My grandad, Albert Mair, was part of the Parachute Regiment and fought in the Battle of Arnhem in the Second World War. He never spoke about the war, sadly all we know is that he parachuted down at Arnhem when German soldiers shot them down, he was shot at and we believe he pretended to be dead and stayed still so he wasn't once again shot at. All we know is that one of his friends and fellow soldiers, carried him, saving him, as he could not move his legs, back to British lines, which must have been extremely difficult, as my grandad was very tall. He was about 17 when he joined the army, lying about his age. When the officials found out he had lied, he was old enough to be part of the Army and stayed. Sadly that's all I know, I wish I could find out more, he was a very brave man, and not many survived that Battle. I know this isn't much to go on, I know nothing else. I just feel like this information deserves to be shared.
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