WW11 Italian Campaign Memories

Originally posted by Pete Ashby
Hi Carmen

My Father took part in the North African Campaign, did a beach landing in Scilly and another one into main land Italy, and he spent 2.5 years of his seven years service in Italy ending up on VE night in Yugoslavia with the partisans.

He too felt very much like the forgotten side show, he also didn't have a lot of time for Mark Clark.

I must say that in this country it is the Burma men who are truly not recognised either by deed or in print.

Pete

Hi Pete,

Thanks for replying to this post and I hope you're well! I also hope your Dad had many stories to share with you. Good ones too!

There IS another article in that paper about a 60th Anniversary visit back there for the vets. (I think Canoe news London, Ontario?