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Donald Delves' War, Part 3: Italy, Salerno - The Bay of Hellicon for Recommended storyicon for Story with photo

I was 5513070 Pte Victor Donald Delves serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment. The...

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Donald Delves' War, Part 5 : Italy - Meeting a Friend from Home

It was one day in Italy that we were about to cross another river that I met Clifford Hailey on the river...

Donald Delves' War, Part 8 : Italy, Girls from a Concentration Campicon for Story with photo

The girls then told me they had just come over the border into Italy after being released from a...

Donald Delves' War, Part 6 : Italy, The litttle girlicon for Story with photo

As we got closer, we were shocked to see it was a very pretty little Italian girl in a white nightdress,...

Donald Delves' War, Part 7 : Italy, Mule Train up a Mountain

I will never, ever forget the Mule Handler, calling out the Mule's name and as it got weaker and could...

Donald Delves' War, Part 10 : Postscript, Home & HMS Warspite "The Grand Old Lady"icon for Story with photo

On 23rd April 1947, my friend HMS Warspite "The Grand Old Lady" broke her tow and came ashore at...

Donald Delves' War, Part 9 : Italy, Driving the Padre to the Vaticanicon for Story with photo

The Regimental Padre, Joe Bown, used to preach at the Wesley Chapel in Redruth and when he heard that...

Donald Delves' War, Part 1 : The Bombing of Redruth - 20th March 1941

I think the German plane could not find it's target, but decided to drop it's bombs, so whilst...

Donald Delves' War, Part 2 : Cousin Lost on HMS Glorious, and How I Came to Join the Army.icon for Story with photo

Donald Delves' War, Part 2 : Cousin Lost on HMS Glorious, and How I Came to Join the Army. My cousin,...

Donald Delves' War, Part 4 : Italy, Taking Cover Under a Sherman Tank.icon for Story with photo

So on seeing a Sherman Tank, which had not been there long, my army friend and myself decided to go under...

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