As with most people of his generation, Fred Britt didn't really
mention the war unless he was with fellow veterans. But when Colin
Simmons found 20 hours of tapes that Fred had recorded of his
experiences, after he died, 'I thought it would be nice if people
could hear and read about his experiences, the story of the common
man. On the tapes my Grandad asks if one of his grandchildren could
do something with them. I had no idea what he did during the war.
By doing this I am ensuring that his name and what he went through
has not been forgotten.' Fred served with them through his training
in the UK, over to Africa (at the end of El Alamein), the Invasion
of Pantelleria, Sicily, & Italy, including the battles of the
River Sangro, and Anzio. When Victory over Europe was declared he
was then dispatched to Africa to begin training for the invasion of
Japan. When that was averted he was then sent to the Middle East
and was involved in the Palestine War. He returned to his family in
Portsmouth in 1946.
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