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249601 L/Cpl. Edmund Harold Airey British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Liverpool Regiment from:Manchester Edmund Airey volunteered in 1940. "Bl**dy fool!", his father's opinion, "joining the infantry. With his brains." He was never very forthcoming on his experiences beyond the facts that he fought in North Africa before crossing via Sicily to Italy and, ultimately, to the Battle of Monte Cassino. At Cassino, he was seriously wounded in the neck (sniper fire), left arm and left torso (mortar bomb). Fortunately, he was discovered, and survived, being repatriated to the UK where he spent the remainder of 1944 in hospital. Though he eventually regained the use of his left arm he was assessed to be 30% disabled, unfit to return to active duties, and was transferred to the Army Pay Corps. 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.**