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Joined up at 17. Ended up in Palestine driving tanks. Rommel. 79th Army division - driving tanks/flame throwers. Edge of forest. D Day Lunarberg Heath. Timelburgh. There for surrender of Germans. Survived the war. Story II documented.

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Story of dad's war Photos

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Ken Holmes

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Michael Holmes

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Father

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Shared at National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire on 17 February 2024.

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119373 | NMA027

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