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207974 Pte. Edward William McKimmie British Army from:Dundee Edward McKimmie was working as a moulder when he signed up for the TA. When war broke out he was called up and sent to St Valery with the British Expeditionary Force, where he saw General Victor Fortune go past in a staff car in tears after being told to surrender. Comrades ran past him to throw themselves over the cliffs rather than surrender because of the stories of what Germans did to pow's. My old man tried to stop many from throwing themselves over the top but he ended up a POW for 5 years. Five of them were marched through Germany to Poland but survived winter by stealing a chateau carpet. Tales of Danzig, surviving and bringing up a family after the war is several stories in themselves. 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.**