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Ivan Lovejoy's Story

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posted on 2024-06-05, 19:51 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team
<p dir="ltr">This is a story told to me by my Uncle Ivan (Ivan George Lovejoy (4 Feb 1922-July 2016)) about 2 months before he died. He was under attack in Italy (I cannot remember the place or date) and his platoon was wiped out. Ivan survived beneath a pile of dead bodies. He waited around 8 hours until dark and then found his way back to Allied lines. (I had the impression that he may never have told this story before, and was very emotional).</p>

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Person the story/items relate to

Ivan George Lovejoy

Person who shared the story/items

Michael Watkin Jeffs

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

He was an uncle, the half-brother of his father, Alexander Jeffs

Type of submission

Shared at Ahmadiyyah Mosque Hall, Warwickshire on 7 October 2023. The event was organised by Leamington History Group.

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94045 | LEA044