https://totallyhistory.com/battle-of-belgium/ Facts About Famous Events & Records of the Past Sun, 10 May 2020 16:02:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://totallyhistory.com/battle-of-belgium/#comment-706908 Sun, 10 May 2020 16:02:18 +0000 http://totallyhistory.com/?p=49574#comment-706908 On 20th May 1940 near Abbeyville, My Great Uncle, Sgt Percy. A Barley (796842) lost his life defending the rear. Unfortunately he was killed in ACTION, some say by friendly fire. He was a member of 52 heavy attilary Bedfordshire and Hampshire Yeomanry, put in command of an antitank gun team. Least we forget. On 20th, the Germans reached the Channel close to Abbeyville… Posted on the Dunkirk Memorial “God Bless our Hero” ❤️

]]> https://totallyhistory.com/battle-of-belgium/#comment-705953 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 12:11:33 +0000 http://totallyhistory.com/?p=49574#comment-705953 My father William Smith Dixon was still in action on 29th May 1940 defending a canal in NE Belgium and was awarded the Military Medal for his bravery , he remained at his post firing upon the enemy while his CO organised the withdrawal of the rest of the company, he remained at his post until his CO Lt Forbes was wounded whereupon he managed to take him back to a field hospital before making his escape overland to Dunkirk and swam out to a troop ship, he later served in North Africa where he lost his right arm at Tobruk. this resulted in him being sent back to England.

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