Don Sheppard was born on 4th May 1920. 2 years after the end of the 1st World War,19years after the passing of Queen Victoria.
Don lost his father at the age of 16 and when he was 19 the war in Europe had started. Don was called to arms in 1940 and was eventually part of the force that fought in North Africa, Sicily and eventually Normandy.
He witnessed the battle at Arnhem and saw bodies being buried during the liberation of Belsen.
Don concluded the War in Hamburg and eventually returned to the UK where he began work at Fords in Dagenham.
Sit back and listen to this wonderful man tell his incredible story.
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