241795 Sgt. Leslie James Wright British Army 2nd Btn. Grenadier Guards from:Tixall, Staffordshire My father Jim" Wright was born in 1920. He volunteered in about June 1939 and served until May 1946 in 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards. He was in the battle of France and at the Battle of Dunkirk where he was evacuated, I think from the beaches. He was briefly in North Africa (Tunisia) in 1943. In 1944 he was in the Guards Armoured Division landing some days after D Day and went through to the end of the war including the battle of Nijmegen where he lost a lot of friends. He had 5 service medals in all. Like most of those who saw action, he never spoke about the horrors he has been through for over 25 years. I would be very grateful if anyone can shed light on the activities of 2nd Battalion because compared to men who served in other Regiments, few of the 2nd Grenadiers, if any, seem to have recorded their experiences in writing.
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