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A sad sight


When German forces attacked France and Belgium in May 1940, six DLI battalions fought with the British Expeditionary Force before the retreat to Dunkirk and escape to Britain. On the River Dyle in Belgium in May 1940, Second Lieutenant Richard Annand won his Victoria Cross with the 2nd Battalion DLI - the first awarded to the British Army during the Second World War.

James Miller

James Miller
James Miller's biography (PDF) [48KB]

James remembers Richard Annand winning his Victoria Cross in 1940.

James Miller's transcript (PDF) [32KB]


Thomas Myers

Thomas Myers' biography (PDF) [50KB]

Thomas remembers being under enemy fire on the beach at Dunkirk in 1940.

Thomas Myers' transcript (PDF) [32KB]


Peter Jeffreys

Peter Jeffreys
Peter Jeffreys' biography (PDF) [50KB]

Peter remembers the evacuation from the mole at Dunkirk in 1940.

Peter Jeffreys' transcript (PDF) [42KB]


Joseph Clark

Joseph Clark
Joseph Clark's biography (PDF) [50KB]

Joseph remembers the evacuation from the mope at Dunkirk in 1940.

Joseph Clark's transcript (PDF) [32KB]


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