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261629 Harry Perkins British Army 2/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters from:Spondon Harry Perkins left his reserved occupation and joined up at Normanton Baracks in Derby. He landed in Tunisia as part of Operation Torch and saw off Rommell and The Afrika Corps. He then took part in the landing at Salerno and fought up through Italy. He was captured by the Germans and put to hard labour in a cement plant. Advancing Allied troops over ran the plant and he made his way back to his unit. He continued the fight to free Italy and finished his war in Austria, facing off the Russian Army that had swept through Hungary. 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.**