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242599 W/Sgt. Edward Prescott British Army 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards from:High Wycombe Ted Prescott joined the Manchester Regiment territorials in 1935 and transferred to the Grenadier Guards in 1936.
He was sent to France to serve with B.E.F on the 19th of September 1939
and was evacuated from Dunkirk on the 2nd of June 1940.
He then served in North Africa with the 6th Armoured Division and later was in Italy and involved in Battle for Cassino.
He was injured on the way to Rome when he was hit by an American truck hospitalised in Rome.
His Regiment moved on and Ted was left behind.
He was seconded to South African Armoured Regiment as p.t.i until graded b2 by the medical officer
He returned home to serve as Sergent of the Guard at Windsor Castle until discharged on the 2nd of April 1946.
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