posted on 2024-06-05, 17:28authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
Anthony Delaney was in the Army, teaching people how to drive. He had a 100% pass rate. He was a bit of a troublemaker and ended up in the Special Forces. He told us stories about skiing in Italy, underwater escapes, unarmed combat training, and bayonet training. He said he used "dirty tricks" to stay alive.
Frank Heaton was a Top Gunner in the RAF. After the war, he was too scared to ever say goodbye to anyone. He would always say he was going to the toilet and then just go.
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Anthony Delaney and Frank Heaton
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Anthony Frank Heaton
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Both grandfathers
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Shared at Todmorden Library, West Yorkshire on 24 November 2023.