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241343 Cpl. Douglas Harry Bruton British Army 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry from:Tottenham, London My father Doug Bruton died in 1996. He didn't talk much about his wartime experiences, but did leave a written account of his years of service which has been logged with the Imperial War Museum. He was very proud to have served with the Derbyshire Yeomanry although we were never sure how that happened when he came from London. When he signed up, the recruiting officer tried to get him to join a guards regiment as he was 6ft tall - a considerable height in the '40s but he didn't want to do that so he ended up as a tank driver in the 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry and drove many different types of tanks in North Africa and Italy. His commanding officer was Lt Patrick Radford who won the MC during one of the battles. Dad served with him for most of the war and they remained friends until Dad's death. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**