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Cpl. Alfred Siddons
British Army 1st Btn. York and Lancaster Regt
from:Louth, Lincs
My late brother, Alfred Siddons joined up with the Loyals in 1941 later transferring to the York and Lancs. He served as a driver/mechanic in Egypt, through the Middle East, Italy and Germany. He was wounded and, I believe, taken to a Field Hospital which was shelled and only he and, I think four, others survived. He received several shrapnel wounds in the attack. I don't know in which part of the world this happened. Because of his wounds he was put aboard a hospital ship bound for the U S, but because the Americans suffered very heavy casualties he was taken off again. The last bit of shrapnel was removed in the 1990's.