A sunken road
In July 1943 three DLI battalions took part in the invasion of Sicily fighting a bitter battle with German paratroops at Primosole Bridge, before returning to Britain to train for D-Day. Durham soldiers landed at Salerno near Naples in September 1943 and then fought northwards up the Italian peninsula, where the fighting was made worse by the severe winter storms and snow.
Stanley Ferguson
Stanley Ferguson's biography (PDF, 50.0kb)
Stanley remembers the invasion of Sicily in July 1943.
Stanley Ferguson's transcript (PDF, 38.2kb)
Peter Lewis
Peter Lewis' biography (PDF, 49.1kb)
Peter remembers the fighting at Primosole Bridge in Sicily in July 1943.
Peter Lewis's transcript (PDF, 33.9kb)
Harry Wilkinson
Harry Wilkinson's biography (PDF, 48.5kb)
Harry remembers the fighting at Primosole Bridge in Sicily in July 1943.
Harry Wilkinson's transcript (PDF, 32.8kb)
Kenneth Lovell
Kenneth Lovell's biography (PDF, 50.1kb)
Kenneth remembers the Salerno landings in September 1943.
Kenneth Lovell's transcript (PDF, 41.6kb)
Robert Ellison
Robert Ellison's biography (PDF, 48.3kb)
Robert remembers the Salerno landings in September 1943.
Robert Ellison's transcript (PDF, 40.5kb)
Ronald Elliot
Ronald Elliot's biography (PDF, 48.7kb)
Ronald remembers the Salerno Mutiny in 1943.
Ronald Elliot's transcript (PDF, 128.0kb)
Tony Cameron
Tony Cameron's biography (PDF, 55.0kb)
Tony remembers fighting on the Gothic Line in Italy in 1944.
Tony Cameron's transcript (PDF, 32.0kb)
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