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Hi Colin
My father was also in MNBDO1. He is William Baker, not sure how to add link to his thread, but his details are on Page 3 of this section of the forum.
Kind regards
Sarah
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Hi Andy
My father's details are on this site, (page 2 William Baker). Dad was also a Royal Marine who joined at Exton. Your grandfather and my father seem to have a few of the same COs on their service sheets, 31 Dec 1944 W W Glover and 15 Apr 1946 J H Cawley-Way on your grandfather's. I also know of someone who is trying to find out more info on their grandfather who was in 44 Commando who had W E Petley as his CO in 1941, as well as W W Glover. I cannot read the other names on the scans. I don't know how this will help, I have not been able to find much information regarding these COs but I can tell you my father's trade was also that of Motor Driver and I have posted the few photos I have of Dad during the war with some of his friends.
Perhaps someone else on the forum with more knowledge than myself will be able to establish what connection, if any, this may throw up.
Good luck with your research.
Best wishes
Sarah
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Hi All
I have now found some brief information about some of the Commanding Officers on my Father's Service Record, all except W Sinclair and F W Phillips. I have been informed that neither of these COs appear on the Navy Lists and perhaps they are not Navy, but they may be Army. The timescales coincide when my father does not appear to be with his unit. Are there any Army lists that I could check for these gentleman?
Any suggestions or pointers would be very much appreciated.
Kind regards
Sarah
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Hi Pete
Thank you very much for the information.
I have downloaded it and will enjoy some more bedtime reading. :) Hopefully it might answer some of the questions about Dad with any luck.
Best wishes
Sarah
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Hi All
I have attached a page from a war diary showing a note to HQ 23 Division with their received date stamp in red.
Any ideas? Was it just a HQ based in the Egypt area?
Kind regards
Sarah
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Hi John & Nick
I'm wondering if it is a training division with reference to the HQ bit? I've still got some more war diaries to go through, will let you know if they throw any more light.
I've got James Ladd's book "By Sea By Land" now and will start to read it, feeling quite brave at the moment - it's a very big book! I did glance through there earlier and it mentions about MNBDO1 advance recce parties in various theatres and included with these parties were 430+ officers and men of the L&M Unit, which might explain why Dad has so many names for various recce units!
Will keep you posted, but if not in touch for a while...I've got engrossed in a very big book!
Best wishes
Sarah
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Hi John
Dad was at RM Training Camp (W) 18 Jun 1944-25 Feb 1945, I believe this is Towyn, Wales...???
Kind regards
Sarah
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Hi John
Thank you, I treasure these photos because I do not have a lot of my Dad, I just wish I could find out more about them. The only one with any writing on is the final photo, of the SA Division.
I was told last night that the ship crew was British and they were stokers but I do not know the connection there and that Dad with the POW was either Italian or German, also the one with Dad walking was with someone from a tank unit, but as there are no names, dates, places, it might be hard to verify these. Hopefully someone might be able to throw more light.
Thanks John again.
Best wishes
Sarah
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Hi Nick
Last two photos.
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Hi Nick
Next three photos attached.
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Hi Nick
Found reference to HQ 23 Division July-August 1942 and Camp 25 El Tahag is in the war diaries, not El Tahal.
Have uploaded the first three photos, have eight altogether, but seems to be restricted to three at a time.
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Hi Nick and John
Thank you both for your comments, will digest them and try to get my head round them tomorrow. But until I can find out the whereabouts of my father during ww2 with any concrete evidence then applying or not applying for a medal to a place he may or may not have been to seems a long way off at the moment, but the information is extremely useful from both of you, should I ever get to that point and it's taken me three years so far of researching!
In the meantime I was invited to our local RMA branch tonight and took along the few photos and info I have about Dad and they were all very welcoming and helpful but at 60-70 years old, they were all too young to know the history of my Dad's unit! :) But they do have a 92 year old member, who was not there tonight but might be able to throw some light at their next monthly meeting.
I will post the photos tomorrow as it was suggested tonight that one of the photos shows my father with a POW possibly German or Italian! ...the plot thickens.
Thank you both once again for your help, off to Bedfordshire now, will add photos in morning.
Best wishes
Sarah
P.S. I have found reference to a 23 Div in the latest war diary I have but it refers to "HQ
23 Div" might be relevant??? Thank you both again.
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Hi Nick
I have looked at the link you sent, thank you. But that does mean Dad could still qualify doesn't it, if he was there i.e. One or more days between 1941 and 1945 and he did receive the 1939-45 Star, but it alls depends on where he was if I have read the info correctly.???
Kind regards
Sarah
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Hi John
It that is the case and he was there, it would certainly make sense to the information I have been told and to what happened to him during the latter half of 1942.
Thank you once again.
Sarah
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Hi John
Wow that is great to know that there might be some truth in that, there is more to that story which I would rather not put on the forum at the moment but that is great news that he could still have been there.
Thank you.
Sarah
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