Solomon, John Lewis (Oral history)

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British NCO served with 2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles, 9th Infantry Bde, 3rd Infantry Div in France, 1940; private served with Pioneer Corps in GB, 1940-1943; driver served with 222nd Assault Sqdn, 42nd Assault Regt, Royal Engineers, 79th Armoured Div in GB and North West Europe, 1943-1945

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REEL 1 Aspects of enlistment and with Royal Ulster Rifles in GB, 1939: joining Territorial Army, 4/1939; training with 7th Guards Bde. Aspects of operations as NCO with 2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles, 9th Infantry Bde, 3rd Infantry Div in France and Belgium, 1940: guarding single German prisoner in prisoner of war camp in Lille, France; withdrawal to beach at La Panne, Belgium; under German fire on beach at La Panne. Belgium; shooting of soldier who panicked by seaman; his evacuation by fishing boat; arrival in GB; British troops' morale after Dunkirk Evacuation. Aspects of period as driver with 222nd Assault Sqdn, 42nd Assault Regt, Royal Engineers, 79th Armoured Div in GB, 1943-1944: reasons why division nicknamed the 'Zoo Division'; description of 'Snake' mine-clearing device; description of 'Flying Dustbin' mortar; description of 'Conger' mine-clearing device; bridging work. REEL 2 Continues: use of fascine against tank traps; description of Churchill AVRE. Recollections of operations as driver with 222nd Assault Sqdn, 42nd Assault Regt, Royal Engineers, 79th Armoured Div in North West Europe, 6/1944-5/1945: landing in Normandy, France, 6/1944; problems with mosquitoes in Normandy, France; use of specialised armour during attack on Le Havre, France; armament and equipment of Humber Scout Car; use of Allied bombers against Le Havre, France; types of mines used by Germans; incident of Germans placing R Mine under wheel of his scout car, winter 1944-1945; procedure for keeping clean in front line; under German multi-barrelled mortar fire at s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; reception by civilians in France and Netherlands. REEL 3 Continues: treatment of collaborators in France and Netherlands; sight of Guards doing saluting drill at Nijmegen, Netherlands, autumn 1944; opinion of calibre of German opposition; German use of 88mm Gun against tanks; opinion of M4 Sherman Tank; description of Churchill Crocodile Flame Throwing Tank; crossing River Rhine at Xanten, Germany, 3/1945; relations with German civilians; liberation of labour camps; use of flame throwers in Germany; VE Day celebrations near Hamburg, Germany, 8/5/1945; character of Battle of Hamburg, Germany, 1945; Christmas with Dutch civilians in Netherlands, 12/1944; courtesy of Polish troops; effects of Petard Mortar blast against pillboxes. REEL 4 Continues: Recollections of period as private with Pioneer Corps in GB, 1940-1943: guarding Italian prisoners of war at No 9 Prisoner of War Camp, Kempton Park Racecourse; voyage escorting German prisoners of war from Liverpool, GB to Quebec, Canada, 6/1940; shooting of German prisoner of war to enforce discipline; drowning of German prisoner of war who jumped overboard; behaviour of Italian prisoners of war; witnessing an exchange of prisoners of war; narrow escape during German Air Force bombing raid on No 9 Prisoner of War Camp, Kempton Park Racecourse.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), Second World War (content), Second World War (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Wood, Conrad (Recorder)
Solomon, John Lewis (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1990-05-16
Dimensions: whole: Duration 120, Number Of Items 4
Catalogue number: 11320

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