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206804 Major Herbert Burchill British Army Royal Engineers from:52 Castle Park Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, Ireland My father Herbert Burchill joined up in 1942 as he was not released by his company until then. He lived and worked in The Republic of Ireland which was neutral all through the war. Upon travelling to England he signed up with the Royal Engineers and was sent to Elgin for his training. He had served his time training as an engineer at the Inchicore Works of the Irish Railways. Thus he was assigned to the Railway section of the Royal Engineers. He landed in Europe on D+3 and told me that he was present at the opening of Dachau. After the surrender he was posted to Berlin where he was responsible for the operation of a section of the German Railways. He was demobed in 1946 and returned to Ireland in good health. Subsequently he lived in England and The United States. He died in 1993 at the age of 85. 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.**