Wing Commander Donald Perrens, who has died aged 101, was one of the last Army officers to escape from France in June 1940. He then joined the RAF and flew Spitfires in North Africa and Italy and was twice decorated for his gallantry. Perrens visited the Battery to discuss tactics for a shoot against a large enemy ammunition dump 15 miles behind the front line near Bologna. He soon identified the ammunition dump and an 88-mm anti-aircraft battery just to the north. His squadron commander wrote: “He had the greatest will power and determination to overcome this disability and he succeeded.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 07, 2020 20:40 UTC