- Contributed by听
- helengena
- People in story:听
- James William Spry
- Location of story:听
- Gambia
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A8993532
- Contributed on:听
- 30 January 2006
This story was submitted by Bill Spry to the People's War team in Wales and was added to the site with his permission.
While serving in the Gambia in 1941 a soldier, Corporal Berry, fell ill with Blackwater Fever. This was a disease which at that time was almost always fatal. The only treatments given were blood transfusions direct from donor to patient.
I gave a pint of my blood on Monday, 14th October 1941. Sadly he died that night and I attended his funeral the following day.
I photographed his grave in the Military Cemetery when I returned to The Gambia on holiday in November 1991
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