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236320 Gnr. Frederick Arthur Pace British Army 97th Field Regiment Royal Artillery from:Bromley, Kent My dad Frederick Pace was 17 when sent to France. Two weeks before he was 18, he was evacuated from Dunkirk. He was later in Italy, Iraq, Iran, France and was a Desert Rat. He was a gunner in the 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. I don't know much but a few little stories he told. He was driving officers some where in the desert and stopped to go to the wee and while standing at the side of the road a bomb hit the car and the officers were killed. Also he was under age when sent to France he signed his mother's signature and the officer in command found out and was going to send him home but it was only 2 weeks 'till his 18th birthday so he let him stay. He was evacuated from Dunkirk and broke his leg while driving a bike? I don't know much more but have his medals, metal box with letters and forms and even a tin of chocolate still uneaten. That's all I really know. I've got lots of WW2 army photos. Valerie Fletcher Add to this record.  Related Content: 97th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Italian Campaign Operation Dynamo - The Evacuation from Dunkirk and nearby Beaches Battle of France and The Low Countries 1940 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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