Ellis Koder obituary

Ellis Koder was a proficient linguist who continued his studies into his 90s Photograph: provided by family

My father, Ellis Koder, who has died aged 102, was a commander in the 4th Indian Infantry Division who fought at Alamein during the second world war.

Ellis shared his memories of his war in North Africa, Burma and Sumatra in the BBC’s WW2 People’s War archives, and recorded more of his life story for his 100th birthday, writing, “Alamein was my war, my battle. I was there in the Eighth Army … and I remember it like yesterday.”