The Enemy, or Be Killed Himself

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CECIL Davies saw World War II through the sights of a sniper rifle.

The 90-year-old veteran of conflict in France, Italy and Greece was just a teenager when he joined the army in 1938.

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The Enemy, or Be Killed Himself

Yet, when he returned to Britain 11 years later, he had seen some of the most horrific sights of war and become a hardened soldier.

Cecil, known as Pop, will return to Italy on September 3 as part of a lottery-funded scheme to allow him to honour fallen comrades. He spoke to the Echo about his memories of that brutal time a...

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