235249 Sgt. Harold John Wesley British Army 8th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment from:67 Lealand Road, Tottenham, Middlesex There are many stories about Harold Wesley, but the one I found most intriguing was that my father was blown up while in Italy in his tank (one of the three occasions) and suffered severe leg injuries. He was then captured by an Italian unit and taken to a medical post. The Italian doctor disinfected and bound the wounds. Three weeks later the Americans arrived and liberated the medical post (which may have been a POW camp, but I am not sure of that). By then my father's injuries had become infected so the American doctor gave my father the choice of having his leg(s) removed or try penicillin treatment. Despite being used since 1941 penicillin was not exactly an everyday item. My father agreed to try the penicillin treatment and it saved his legs from amputation. He was also free again after his mother had received a telegram stating "missing in action".
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