Uncle Joe Hooley, from St Helens , Lancashire, about 1941 in his Welsh Fusiliers uniform. He was stationed in Newtownards and married my aunt, Emily McKimm living then in James’s Street, Newtownards. Uncle Joe took part in the D Day Landings in June 1944. He was taken Prisoner of War at the Battle of Caen in July 1944. He spent the rest of the war in various Stalags across Germany. He died in 1976 whilst I was stationed in Cyprus with the United Nations Military Police. I was unable to return to the UK for his funeral. Thankfully I had spent a few days with him in late December 1975 prior to embarkation to Cyprus. A lovely man.

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