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Peter Barton's Story
Although Peter broke his pelvis in an accident down Silksworth Pit in 1939, he was passed as A1 fit for active service at the outbreak of World War II.
He joined the 242 Battery Royal Artillery and sailed for the Far East.
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Leonard Gibson's Story
Len Gibson was born on the 3rd January 1920 near Deptford in Sunderland. As a young boy, Len learned to play the banjo, and was a chorister at Bishopwearmouth Church (now Sunderland Minster).
Len was 19 at the outbreak of the Second World War, he was already part of the Territorial Army, and consequently he was mobilized into
the Regular Army 2 days before the outbreak of the War.
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