Well this is not the case when airborne troops, used as regular infantry, are given armoured vehicles. Instead these vehicles are intended to be...
Amidst the reporting I caught this by Mark Urban of the BBC, entitled: The story of an elite Russian unit's war in Ukraine - BBC Newsnight The...
Hi Steve, I uploaded 2 separate B102 records. I presumed this was showing that after 1945 he dropped down to the reserves as his Rank seems to...
The answer is on the ParaData site - 11 Para were raised in Egypt and went to Palestine to complete their training. 11th Parachute Battalion |...
Hi both, Think I've manged to upload the files, would probably be easier on a laptop rather than a phone. His rank and name is Lance Corporal...
Oddly I saw a paybook stamped C Coy 2nd Parachute Battalion a couple of months ago where the layout etc of the stamp was the same except "C" & "2"...
i will post photos of the book later ,,,so you may see thanks andy
I assume you are the buyer of his items as shown on:WWII SECOND WORLD WAR - PARACHUTE BATTALION & RELATED ITEMS Providing a copy here of the...
Here are some of the September raids. It looks like Korcula is a likely candidate. Brac (11-19 September 1944) No. 43 Royal Marine Commando 1...
Hi Tom, I think the following are the correct War Diaries at Kew: WO 172/711 Burma 1942: British Artillery: 69 Anti-Tank Regiment (A/Tk Regt) WO...
Hi Robert, Here's what I have pieced together from several articles: May 1942 – 69th Anti-Tank Regiment RA arrives in India as part of 19 Indian...
Here is a summary of the 1st Essex Regiment from 1941 to 1945: 23rd Infantry Brigade – 17 October 1941 to 17 June 1945 The battalion returned...
I CAN NOT FINED THIS CHAP THE BOOK SAYS HIS NAME AND RANK AND NUMBER , BUT I JUST CAN NOT FINED HIM , PLEASE HELP . SGT ALBERT KEETON OR...
Hey Guys, I'm doing some family research and looking for info on my Great Grandad. The following information I already have is Cpl William...
Chaps here is his story: William Irving was born in Carlisle on the 20th December 1923, he was the son of Thomas Irving, a Cattle Dealer of...
Out of 32 battalion left, 9 of them, 4 Ranger and 5 assistance battalion are just over 200 strong, another one, 1st Royal Irish, might going in...
Possibly RWF during WW1?
Ann. That is the bit that is confusing me. The RWF only had one battalion and that was 6th Battalion Parachute Regiment. They were part of 2...
Very helpful thank you. John Claude May have lied about his DOB as I have his birth certificate and 27 May 2019 is correct . The main fact that I...
These snippets from my National Service memories 1958 A drill Sergeant in full flow was something to behold, they had such a command of...
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