261757 John James Walsh British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps from:London I remember my father, John Walsh British saying he was a member of the BEF and ended up at Dunkirk. Fortunately, he was a good swimmer and got out to a ship.
I cannot recall him talking about going anywhere after Dunkirk, and by then he might have been too old as he would have been in his forties. He was most annoyed at having to cut up his army boots as they were told not to leave anything that might be of use to the enemy. I guess that's an infantryman's view of life at the time. I also remember him talking about serving in India before the war and swimming in the Ganges. He had Asian type tattoos on his arms.
My greatest regret is not asking him about his army life (or me not listening), and if anyone can throw light on his records I would be grateful.
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