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Spr. William Stringer
British Army 1046 Port Operating Coy., C Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Pye Green Road, Cannock, Staffordshire
William Stringer was called up on 3rd June 1943 to Captherne Barracks near Shrewsbury. He served in C company, 1046 Port Operating Co., Royal Engineers after training in Scotland.
William landed in France on D-day+6 (12th June 1944). He worked on the Mullberry harbour at Arromanches.
He then moved to Antwerp Docks, Belgium when they were captured from the Germans. He finished his overseas service in Brussels, Belgium and was demobbed in August 1946.