b'Bishop WiltonLocal History Bulletin 5 -12 November 2003The Last Tenants of Hall FarmBy Andrew SeftonT he War was a life changing event for many people.to North Africa to fight alongside Montgomerys My father, Walter Sefton, was a French polisherEighth Army, the Desert Rats, in the Green Howards working for Tonks in Scarborough when he receivedregiment. On a fateful day in October 1941, he was his call up papers for the war. He was already keena radio operator travelling in a small tank along a on football and played for Scalby who had previouslywinding road in Cyprus, when an accident occurred. won the local league and the local cup, but this wouldFor some reason (not thought to be enemy action), have to wait. The country required his energies forthe tank left the road and rolled down the hillside into the cause. After a brief training period he was senta wadi. For a day he lay in the tank at the bottom Walter Sefton at Youlthorpe, sister Bett and Bob Sleightholme taken about 1937BULLETIN 5 53'