Information on Victor Lesley Denyer

Hi All,

I am just starting out on my quest to discover more about my Grandad’s involvement in the war, his name was Victor Lesley Denyer. He passed when I was quite young and did not speak of it to my Mum who would love to know more as well.

I do have his war record, and know he signed up in 1937 and was in the Middle East with the 3rd RTR until being re- deployed with the 10th Armoured Signallers in 1943 as a tank commander.

It looks like he changed again in ‘44 and was based in Italy until the end of the war.

Any tips of information would be a massive help and very gratefully received.

Thanks

James

 

Any ideas where I can start searching?

 

You have got off to a good start with his service records, I would create a detailed timeline and then look out the relevant war diaries and other sources of reference for the particular units . As far as his rank is concerned I read that as 'Tpr' i.e. Trooper.

 

James.

A Trooper, and it seems from his Service Record, that he was one throughout his time in the Army, would not command a tank. That job is left to NCOs and Officers.

I think that he was a driver and moved to drive one of the HQ 10 Armd Div Sigs vehicles once he left 3 RTR. The Div HQ would have had signallers to operate the radios and with his tank experience he would have fitted in perfectly driving an armoured vehicle of some kind.

Regards

Frank