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Hello All!
Thank you for your help. I followed a link Pete sent above to an archive and noticed my grandfather in SSD1. I checked the photos I have of my grandfather during his time in the war and I have the exact same photo in my files as one of the photos in the archive. I?ve attached it.
I believe I may have some additional photos of the people in SSD1 and the training school in Burma if anyone is interested?
Kind Regards
Carl
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I forgot to mention his service book confirms he completed training at the Bush Warfare school in Burma
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Hello Alan that is very helpful, thank you!
We do actually have a plane ticket for him from July 1942 from Kunming to Assam, which would place him in the Yunnan province where mission 204 took place.
I?m sure everything will become much clearer once I get his service record.
I am now trying to find Royal Engineer groups to try and help decipher his tracer card from when he moved to RE in 1943.
Kind Regards
Carl
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See service book attached
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Hello Alan,
Thank you for finding this.
From looking at his service book I believe he was transferred from the Special Service to the Royal Engineers in 1943.
Would his service number have changed when moving from Special Service to Royal Engineers?
Kind Regards
Carl
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Hoping these pictures may help.
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Hello,
I am trying to find out which regiment my grandfather was in.
Growing up I was always told he was a commando. I have recently received his service book and this is the information I have:
Name: Byron Jenkins
Rank: Sargent
Service number: 6468043
Service book confirms completed commando training in Scotland in 1940 and was A1 fitness
He was stationed in the following places:
England 5/3/40 ? 31/1/41
Egypt 1/2/41 ? September 41
Burma September 41-May 42
China May 42 ? August 42
India September 42 ? November 44
He was awarded the following medals:
Africa Star
Burma Star (Pacific Clasp)
Defence Medal
War Medal (1939-1945)
1939 ? 45 STAR
I am waiting for his death certificate so I can apply for his service record
Is there anyway of finding what regiment he served in? I do have photos of him during the war
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