Sig. Hobart Wallace "Bunny" Warren MID.
British Army 5th London Corps Signals Royal Signals
from:Brixton, London
My father Wally Warren was a signalman for the 5th London Corps of Signals, he was a GPO engineer from Welbeck Exchange in London, before the war. He was in North Africa, Sicily and Italy including Monte Cassino, finishing in the 7th Armoured Division. I gather from letters that the group of comrades were not happy at being split up during 1945 and sent their separate ways after years supporting each other.
I have some of his letters which I have only recently looked at, there are 3 comrades that I would like to find out about, Ron Dancer, who later emigrated to Canada, Eric Franks and Ginger Davey. I know that my Father was mentioned in dispatches in November of 1945, but the citation does not say what for. I also know that he spent some time hold up in pig sty in Italy and climbed down a well to help rescue someone. He talked about aspects of the Italy campaign with great pride, but never mentioned Monte Cassino or any of the more significant issues he encountered. He kept Army leaflets on visiting Rome and seeing the Pope and loved to read the Spike Milligan books when they were printed in the 1970's saying that they were so similar to his 'war'.
I have photos of him in Pompeii, Rome, Venice and on Glos Glockner as well as in the 22nd General Hospital in Austria after breaking his ankle on a glacier! After the war, I know that there were reunions for the 5th London Corps, but although he went to a couple of them, he didnt continue and as far as I know did not have any further contact with the men he had served with, other than Ron Dancer, who wanted him to start a new life in Canada.
I would love to find out more about him and I wonder if anyone reading this is related to the men mentioned above, I have letters from them to dad and some are very amusing! The photographs are of my dad, the company [could be the 5th London] and dad [middle at back] in the 22nd General Hospital, I don't know who with. If anyone has anything on the 5th London Corps of Signals or something that ties up with the above, please contact me.
