228750 Arthur Bramwell "Bram" Sharp British Army from:Ware, Hertfordshire My father Arthur Bramwell Sharp was from Ware in Hertfordshire and served in an armoured unit. He was known as "Bram" and boxed for the Army with 73 fights, (won 71, lost 1, drew 1). He was part of XXX Corp, and landed in Normandy on Gold beach on D-day+3. He fought around Caen and later in the push to support the Paratroops at Arnhem. He finished up as part of the Army of Occupation in Germany. His unit rested in Jersey briefly after the war and he returned to the UK via Poole, Dorset on a troopship.
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