210068 Sgt. George Johnson British Army 4th Btn. Royal Lincolnshire Regiment from:Boston, Lincs I am the son of George Johnson 4803000 who at the time of his death in 1973 was a CSM in the TA's in Boston Lincs. His CO was Donald Hamiliton Hill (Author of SOE Asignment a book in which my father was mentioned several tims) who was, I believe, second in command to Colin Gubbins of SOE. He campaigned in Norway in early 1940 and then went to North Africa,Italy and Yugoslavia where he was involved with training Tito's partisans in the use of captured arms and amunition. He was with a small band men and was billeted with the Ameicans who were very well supplied and well fed. On one occasion he was offered a plate with 3 eggs on it, he immediately proposed that he share them out amongst his men which brought a great round of laughter from the Americans who said they are for you Buddy! My father said "Three eggs! don't you know there is a war on" but I am sure he ate them and was grateful. He always spoke highly of their generosity and good humour.
To me he was a great man and would take my sister and I to the drill down Main Ridge in Boston for a bottle of lemonade and crisps on a Sunday and then to the armoury to clean the guns and them around to the range for a few shots (small bore of course).
I know now that he wandered around Lincolnshire in the early days of the war and was trained to blow up the dykes surrounding the low lands to prevent the Germans landing or at least make it more difficult for them. Had the Germans landed I would not be here to write this as life expectancy was not great if they were caught. Yes a great man
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