Memiors of a Gunner - by Harry Wood

Memiors of a Gunner - Chapter 1a - Harry Wood

Whilst clearing up, I emptied everything into one dish and Johnny was bent down washing the plates in a...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Chapter 1b - Harry Wood

Mine was the 74th Field Regiment from the Gunners 50th Division, but of a regimental strength of 600, only...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Chapter 2 - Harry Wood

My only rations were water, tea and sugar, no food, so as night closed in, I made a fire with petrol and...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Chapter 3 - Harry Wood

The Iti's noisily clamoured for ‘aqua fresco’ and the Germans remaining aloof in a corner,...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Chapter 4 - Harry Wood

Our infantry had joined up with the red berets but the bridge was firmly in German hands and was being...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Chapter 5 - Harry Wood

We lined the guns up on the ranges, our gun being number 2, and I went with Jock Reynolds to pick up...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Chapter 6a - Harry Wood

Lieutenant Kitchen led us out in a 15-hundredweight truck, the sergeant Major marshalling the four guns on...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Chapter 6b - Harry Wood

The next morning Lucy was back with one of the officers, it appeared her family wanted representatives of...

Memoirs of a Gunner -Chapter 6c - Harry Wood

A shocked Lieutenant Kitchen came out of the hut holding a German Schmeisser automatic, as I dropped to my...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Chapter 7a - Harry Wood

With our limited German, we deduced that she had a very sick child and had braved the curfew and the...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Chapter 7b - Harry Wood

The next day it was off to our final destination near Trieste, a district called Venezia Guila, close to...

Memoirs of a Gunner - Epilogue - Harry Wood

Well I went on a Saturday after work and was met by our ex-cook, Brigadier Powell, who took me to his home...