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From a Hard Place to a Rock - First-hand accounts of soldiers on the run in WWII

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:59 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

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The map taken from an estaminet on 21 June 1940 that was used by Chris Waters and Dennis Lennon to decide their escape route.

Person the story/items relate to

Captain Chris Waters (Royal Engineers) Captain Jimmy Johnson (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Second Lieutenant Dennis Lennon (Royal Engineers) Captain Tommy Trythall (Royal Artillery)

Person who shared the story/items

Timandra Slade

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

Chris Waters was my father. Jimmy Johnson was my cousin.

Type of submission

Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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110185

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