A NEW book on the proud history of army personnel from Dorset, Devon and Hampshire regiments and their involvement in the Second World War is due to be published next month.
Roy’s Boys is produced by a team of volunteers from The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester and The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum in Winchester about the 231 Malta Brigade.
The second book in the Malta Brigade trilogy, named after Major General Robert ‘Roy’ Urquhart, tells the story of the 2nd Devons, 1st Hampshires and 1st Dorsets, describing their experiences in Sicily and Italy from July to September 1943.
Author Christopher Jary said: “The first book, Yells, Bells & Smells, in 2017 told their story during the siege of Malta. The second, D-Day Spearhead Brigade, described their experience minute-by-minute when they were the first British infantry to land on D-Day.