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248086 Pte. Albert "Johnno" Johnson British Army Lincolnshire Regiment Albert Johnson was called up in 1939 aged 20 and became a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment. He served in France and is a survivor of Dunkirk and served in Burma for nearly 3 years. He arrived home after the war in December after being on a ship for 3 months taking prisoners of war to Australia. The Army was unable to get us all home from Burma so they put 40 of us on each ship taking prisoners of war home. Stopped in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Then went to Hong Kong, then Shanghai to drop 400 sailors off. Then back to Singapore to pick up internees then through the Suez Canal, then home. We arrived in Liverpool after Christmas 1945, and were taken to Limington Spa to await demon. Demobbed in June from York, given a pair of shoes, a suit, macintosh and a hat and a train ticket home, arriving home in June 1946. 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.**