We are a WW2 reenactment or living history group based in southwest England, Cornwall. Our interest are based around the British involvement with in the Italian campaign in 1943-1945. We base ourselves on the 2nd battalion, 4th Division that seen some of the worst action in Italy.
History
2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, served with 10th Brigade, 4th Division and proceeded to France with the British Expeditionary Force in autumn 1939. In the spring of 1940 they were heavily engaged in the rearguard action during the retreat to Dunkirk, notably during defence of the River Escaut. Those evacuated from the beaches went on to see action in 1942 in North Africa, then Italy including the attacks on Monte Cassino, the Battle of Incontro Monastery and the Gothic Line.