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249394 Tpr. Ernest "Ern" Fowler British Army 49th (West Riding) Regiment Reconnaissance Corps My Uncle Ern, Ernest Fowler, enlisted into the 70th Young Soldiers Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, early in WWII. He later transferred to the 13th/18th Hussars before joining the 49th (West Riding) Reconnaissance Regiment. He landed at Gold Beach on D Day +1 and was later wounded when the Bren Gun Carrier he was driving was hit by a German 88 shell. Uncle Ern survived the war and later worked at the Fire Service Technical College, Moreton in Marsh. He was awarded the British Empire Medal for his work building scenarios for the trainee firefighters to tackle during their training. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.