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The North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales) Regiment was formed as the 2nd battalion of the 11th Foot, in 1756, becoming the 64th of foot in 1758, a second regiment formed in 1824 as the 98th of foot. These two Regiments amalgamated becoming the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1881
During the Second World War the North Staffs saw action at Dyle, Ypres, Comines Canal, Caen Brieux Bridgehead, Medjez Plain, North Africa, Anzio , Rome, Marradi Burma.
The 2nd Battalion were in France with the British Expeditionary Force in the early moths of the war.
My father, Pte Jack Sinnott of the North Staffs, recently passed away, he was never one for talking about what he saw or did in Italy during his time there, he served from January 1944 to October 1946, before being moved on to Austria. Before going overseas he had to live through the blitz of Liverpool so was well use to the sounds of war even before he left home, his first leave before going abroad was to come home and bury his Dad who had died at the age of 48. He went to Anzio and Cassino, he told me he has never eaten an orange since being in Italy after seeing some of his mates die picking them off a boobietrapped tree. Just before he died he said to me he never really knew if he had killed, he just pointed his rifle and fired, after all these years it still worried him that he may have taken another persons life, I tried to tell him that it was war and that he had to do what he was told, but as he was only 18 at the time it must have been hell to have to do it and it still showed on his face, at that moment I knew if I had of been in that situation I would not have been able to cope.
My Dad is the chap in the middle.
He said Rome was a beautiful city and that there was never a shot fired there, he made many good mates and lost many too. The one thing that stays with me about my Dads service during world war two is the dignity and respect it taught him for others any everything around him, I am glad to say he passed this on to me any I hope to pass this on to my children.
Wayne
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List of those who served.
- Norman Dale. Read his story
- Pte. George Martin. 2nd Bn. (d. 7th April 1944)
- Pte Jack Sinnott Read his story
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