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Capt. Allan Dearden
British Army 2nd Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
from:Nottingham
My grandfather, Allan Dearden, joined the North Staffordshire Regiment in the 1920's, rising through the ranks. As part of the BEF he went to France in 1939 and was evacuated back to the UK from Dunkirk in June 1940 , after which he spent the next 2 years in Lincolnshire as part of home defence before they were sent to North Africa.
I believe that after this they went to Italy (Anzio) after which his record is a little hazy. He was discharged around 1947 with the rank of Captain (he had been a lieutenant whilst serving)and returned to his family in Nottingham. He died when I was quite young, but apparently spoke little about his war exploits or his time in the army.