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Just been reading this article and noticed the following...

Sam Perry the gunner/ truck driver and radio operator. A bit older than the rest of us. A steady ex school teacher from the black country who never swore, got drunk or visited houses of ill repute and after his look inside the hut near Enfidaville never willingly entered any dwelling

Here's the full article... http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peoples ... 2234.shtml

I don't suppose we could find out who he was related to

reading on I found this.....

About this time also Sam Perry got a posting to the education branch of the army, promotion to sergeant and was sent as the education officer to a detention centre. Which he wrote to us to tell us he hated.He was replaced by Jimmy Afflec a scouse who’s dad was a customs officer. Jimmy was a good driver, radio operator and team member Also at this time just before Sam left we went dashing off into the wilds of Italy with a crowd of Gurkhas. I am sure Sam was there because we found a sort of church which he being the schoolteacher told us was the church of St Frances as it was at Assisi.

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Afraid it"s still a brick wall Barb

Thanks San for letting me know

Is the 1939 list any help?

I don't have full access but "Sam Perry teacher" comes up with

Samuel H Perry 1908 Rowley Regis M.B. Staffordshire

This one?

1911
56 Reddal Hill Rd, Old Hill, Staffs
Joseph Perry 33
Ellen Perry 35
Lily D Perry 11
Jes Stanley Perry 6
Samuel Perry 3
May Jones 16


1901
Joseph Perry 22 chain maker
Ellen Perry 24
Maria Tromans 77 aunt
Lily D Perry 1/12'

1899
PERRY Joseph TROMANS Ellen Dudley Register Office Dudley Register Office DRO/018/132
all born RR

Name: Samuel Howard Perry
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1908
Date of Registration: Mar 1982
Age at Death: 74
Registration district: Stourbridge
Inferred County: West Midlands
Volume: 33
Page: 0966

But it is far from proof!

Thanks Gardener, I've added the family to BCC for now anyway - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=358185

Found this other birth so not sure which one it is..

Birth Jun 1907
PERRY Samuel Dudley 6c 42

Birth Mar 1908
Perry Samuel Howard Dudley 6c 23

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