Lawrence Fish was born in Crowle, England in 1923. He was the eldest of four siblings. In school he went to seventh grade and then started to work in farming and driving trucks. Most of his childhood was spent working as well as helping with his siblings. In 1941, once he was old enough to enlist, he was sent to training camp and was then sent to North Africa and Italy to fight. He stayed in the British Army until 1946, where he finished his service as part of the army of occupation stationed in Austria and Greece. After returning to England Lawrence moved to Canada where he soon met his wife and later had five children. In 2016, he was interviewed by his granddaughter Angeline Dine, and in the summer he was visited by Scott Masters for a follow-up session.
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- 1. Early Life in Crowle; The Great Depression.mp4
- 2. Family, Friends and Fun in the 1930s.mp4
- 3. Types of Aircraft; Thoughts on Hitler.mp4
- 4. Lawrence's Parents and Siblings.mp4
- 5. Being a Pilot.mp4
- 6. London- Induction and Training.mp4
- 7. Field Training.mp4
- 8. RAF Aircraft; Lawrence's Father in the Great War.mp4
- 9. Dunkirk; Going Overseas.mp4
- 10. Landing in North Africa; Into Sicily.mp4
- 11. Advance into Catenanuovo - First Action.mp4
- 12. Moving through Sicily; Water.mp4
- 13. The Soldiers, British and German.mp4
- 14. Rations.mp4
- 15. The Officers.mp4
- 16. General Montgomery.mp4
- 17. The Italian Campaign Begins.mp4
- 18. Larino - The Shrapnel.mp4
- 19. Montecassino.mp4
- 20. Snipers.mp4
- 21. Holding up in the Face of Combat; Desertions.mp4
- 22. The Bombing of Montecassino.mp4
- 23. Rome
- 24. Fighting North of Rome.mp4
- 25. Citta della Pieve.mp4
- 26. The Final Thrust; VE Day.mp4
- 27. Confession with the Italian Priest.mp4
- 28. Occupation - Austria and Greece.mp4
- 29. Getting Ready to Go Home; England and Canada.mp4
