George Givens senior was born in Liverpool in 1918 and volunteered for service when he was 21 years old. Sign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Sign up Thanks for signing up! “My father never spoke about the war, only to tell me he was in North Africa and then went on into Italy. "A drunken weekend in Cairo perhaps, as no other details are apparent from the records except that he was also charged with making improper remarks to the provost sergeant. We're more reliant on your support than ever as the shift in consumer habits brought about by coronavirus impacts our advertisers.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 25, 2021 12:33 UTC