Shead, D. Mne.

Service Number:

(2875)

Troops

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Mne. Derek 'Slim' Shead was part of a Mortar Team and landed on Walcheren 1st November 1944 together with his best friend Cpl. Peter Drummond who manned a Vickers Machine Gun. After the landings they returned back to England and were then posted to Singapore followed by Hong Kong. Slim used to be a family friend to Mne. Peter Hogan of HQ Troop. After the war he became a Police Constable.

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