War memoirs
The memoirs are divided into 23 chapters.
Chapter 2: Why I joined the Army
Chapter 3: Infantry Private, 1940
Chapter 5: I join the Artillery
Chapter 10: Jaundice and after
Chapter 13: The Volturno and after the crossing of the Volturno
Chapter 15: Invasion of Normandy
Chapter 16: Life in the bridgehead
Chapter 17: Back to the Bocage
Chapter 23: Reflections of an old soldier
PDF versions - scanned from John's original document, with more pictures
A google map of locations mentioned in the Memoirs..
John wrote his war memoirs over a period of 5 years between 1995 and 2000. After his death we could not find a digital copy but recently have scanned and extracted text from a printed version. A copy has been lodged with the Imperial War Museum, but we believe they are of more general interest as a personal account of a soldier's experience of World War 2. Translating to the web also allows linking to other on-line resources, which I hope enhances the experience. I also include a pdf version, scanned from the original, which may be more convenient to read. (David Liverman, 2015)
