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247392 Edward "Twilight" Edwards British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers from:Rhosllanerugog My father, Edward Edwards, joined the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1935 I think the first in the family, all my dad's family worked in Hafod colliery. After training at Wrexham barracks he went to India and Gibraltar then back home in 1939 where he met my mum, they were in the South of England (Crowborough) in 1940, just before Dunkirk, my eldest sister was born in Wrexham, then he was stationed in Scotland were my eldest brother was born (in those days before the NHS you had to pay for doctors and no married quarters). He was then in training for the invasion of Madagascar, my mother came home back to Granddads. In 1942 the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers sailed from the Clyde to South Africa ready for Battle to clear the Vichy French out and make the route to India and Burma safe for the next campaign. He came out of the Army in 1944 after 9 years 6 months never to be the same again. Philip Edwards Add to this record.  Related Content: 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 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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