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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: Rootes75 on Sunday 17 February 19 16:21 GMT (UK)
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Mr paternal Grandfather died many years ago but while I was a boy he did tell me some stories from his war.
One I recall him telling me that whilst he was in the Somerset Light Infantry in 1940 they were embarking on a troopship bound for France when the evacuations were taking place. Ultimately they never left and they were dispersed and took on devensive duties in Sussex.
Does anyone know how I could find out more about this story? Were there ships being readied to send troops to another part of France at the time?
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More troops were indeed sent to France after Dunkirk. Search on Google for "second BEF".