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- 2014 - 2015 (Creación)
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1 digital record, 1 file
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George Meredith was a Normandy Veteran. He signed up to be in the army at Wicks Cross, London at the age of 17. He was in the Rifle Brigade initially, but was then transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps, where he became a driver, providing fuel and food to the troops. He could not drive prior to the war, but was trained to drive at Darley Dale after signing up. He landed at Normandy on 7th June, and did not return home until 1945.
George Meredith died in York Hospital in 2017 at the age of 92. The announcement of his death was made in York Press on 4 September 2017.
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Oral history recording and full printed transcription of an interview with George Meredith undertaken as part of the York Normandy Veterans Legacy project under the York: Gateway to History project during 2014-2015.
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- inglés