Hello, recently discovered this interesting site. My late father Arthur Roy Braime 935140 was evacuated from Dunkirk I believe 31 May 1940. He said he thought he escaped on one of the first boats although he couldn't remember the name.He had managed to find a Bedford vehicle got it started ,lots of soldiers piled in and he drove towards Dunkirk.After getting on the ship he fell asleep and woke up in Ramsgate. My father had been the driver for Major Peel whom I have read about on this site.I have the book All The Kings Enemies about the Lincolnshire Gunners.I am learning such a lot on here and always wished I'd asked dad more about his time in the R A.I wish I'd known which ship he was on too.My father survived the war but was badly injured in Tunisia when a grenade exploded near him .I hope sometime I could read the War Diaries for this regiment too.Thankyou for this site.June H
Which unit are you enquiring about? 60 Fd Regt were not in Tunisia, so I assume that your father must've transferred to another unit.
Thank you. I have my father's war papers,so am reading he was in 113th Field regiment in 1942..He was in Iraq 1942. He wrote about his life during the war where he's said they went in to action at Cape Bon Peninsula and his fighting days were over as he was injured whist training before Sicily invasion.He convalesced after being treated at Alexandria and eventually was sent to Castellamare in Italy. I am not familiar with the abbreivs and terms on War papers . But thank you ,anything I can learn is much appreciated.
113 Fd Regt RA was one of the three artillery units that supported 56 Infantry Division throughout its time in Tunisia and Italy. Regards Frank
The casualty lists show a A/L/Sgt A R BRAIME 935148 of 113 Field Regt, it is a correction of a previous entry that stated he was wounded, now saying "not a battle casualty" Location Tunisia. Presume an error in the service number? Attestation confirms 935140.
Thank you so much.Yes that's correct 935140.Dad was waiting to direct a group to a class on disarming anti tank mines when the instructor dropped the mine which exploded. Shrapnel went into his hipbone and his eye. He lost the sight of that eye He was not expected to survive but obviously did. I have viewed the entry on Find my past but I never knew the part saying "not a battle casualty".
Thank you for your response.Im a bit of a novice at this! My father managed to write down much of his life story including his years in Ww2. He wrote it when he was in his late eighties so it wasnt too easy for him. I'm wondering if a grenade is what he meant ? I'm sure I remember him saying grenade years many years ago . . Appreciate your comment It's so interesting to learn so much on here.Im like many, wished I had taken more interest in learning from dad about Ww2.
Hello June I am sure it would have been a grenade thank you for sharing the story it is very interesting and you are not alone we all now wish we had asked more questions but it was never the right time or if was we did ask and the answer were very short. regards Clive
