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206571 Sig. David Leslie Nye British Army 69 L/M Section Royal Signals from:Preston,Lancs. We don't know when my Dad, David Nye was called up. I only remember him saying that he had been in Ireland and was also stationed in Prestatyn, Wales and I believe he was billeted with a Mrs Greeney as we have a picture of them and myself and my brother, taken in 1943. He must have been shipped out to the Baghdad area shortly after that and, we believe, he spent the rest of the war there. He remarked that the locals were very good thieves (can we say that?) and they had to sleep with their rifles so that they wouldn't get pinched. He also said that a lot of their work was putting back up telegraph poles as fast as the locals were knocking them down. Dad, unfortunately died in 1968. He had come home, I'm not sure when, and went back to work in Martins Bank in Preston until he retired at the age of 60. The only other name I can remember my Dad saying was Frank Leeming. We have a very good head and shoulders pencil sketch of my Dad in a pith helmet, it was drawn by a Derek Lucas. Was he also a signalman? I also have a few pictures taken during his service and I am sure they were taken in the Baghdad area. Bob Nye Add to this record.  Related Content: 69th L/M Section, Royal Signals Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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