My name is David Baverstock and I have just embarked upon writing my first fiction novel. The novel itself is based on an old soldiers hidden war that only come to light when an old photograph of himself a five friends turned up. All those still living had been told he drove a London bus throughout World War two, in fact that is so far from the truth. The story takes you from North Africa, Sicily and Italy ending with the ill fated Battle of Arnhem in 1944. The story is semi fictional as my grandfather was with the Parachute regiment and was at all these places and the photograph that forms the back drop of the story is actually a picture of him and five friends taken in North Africa in 1942. The book is call 'In the company of friends' and I would hope to have the basic manuscript ready by summer 2011. However, some research is still inconclusive so may take a little longer. Thank you for taking the time to read my introduction. Regards David
Hi David and welcome I've seen you around WW2 Talk (I'm 629_SQN on there). Your story sounds very interesting; mine is about a special duties Lancaster squadron's "ops" as told by a young New Zealand bomb aimer (based on my great uncle Frank - a Lancaster bomb aimer during '44-'45 with 635 Sqn, PFF).
Nice to meet you Shinn ans thanks for the welcome. I joined the WWII several weeks ago and have found the guys brilliant when it come to research and have made some very good friends. I shall look for ward to seeing your book on the shelf too. Regards Dave
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Thank you for the kind welcome guys, this is my first attempt at anything like this and I am sure its riddled with school boy errors. However, I will persevere because the story is a corker that will be followed by a sequel that is also based on true events. Regards David
