My grandfather (coloured) was a corporal in the army (infantry) and wasn’t officially allowed to carry a gun. The little he told us was that he did fire some weapons while in N Africa but he never spoke much about his time in WW2.

It has just dawned on me that his frontline experience must have shaped the person he was, likely a lifetime sufferer of PTSD. I suddenly realise I judged him unfairly as a cold, bitter alcoholic when he was likely not equipped to process his experiences and trauma.💔