27-08-2008, 10:15 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008
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 | new member hello all i found your site via google while starting to try and find out more about my late step fathers time in the army during ww2 i have been give his medals i have since found his army number stripes uniform buttons cap badge, emblems (axe)is one pay book call up papers discharge letter letters to his mother 1945/6 so sadly nothing about early years couple of leave passes. i know he was in africa at one stage he was in the buffs 5 btn hq coy in 45/6 but sadly thats all i know as like many he would not talk about his time during the war i have had a quick look around the site & and found some useful links already so i expect i'll be spending a lot of time here many thanks |
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27-08-2008, 10:34 PM
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| I Like Tanks   Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion.
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  | Welcome aboard steve, Good luck with your hunt. Cheers, Adam.
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27-08-2008, 10:37 PM
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| Veteran wannabe   Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Land of Eternal Spring
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| Welcome to the nuthouse, mate. Enjoy your stay!
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27-08-2008, 10:39 PM
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| Steve - Welcome to the forum and I am sure that there are a few people here who can help- as there are two or three members who were also in 78th (Battleaxe) Division along with the 5th Buffs. The 5th Buffs - along with 6th West Kents and 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were all in th 36th bde which was also known as the "Fire Bde" as wherever the fight was fierce - they were there. They landed in North Africa in November '42 - the Sicily in July '43 - then Italy on september '43 - and finally finished up in Austria in May '45... so they had nothing to be ashamed of as the 78th was one of the best divisions in both 1st and 8th armies. Look them up on Google and also for 78th Division Cheersl |
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27-08-2008, 11:18 PM
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| Per Ardua Ad Astra   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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| Welcome Steve.
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27-08-2008, 11:21 PM
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| Ubique   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France
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| Welcome to the Forum, Steve.
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27-08-2008, 11:25 PM
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| Grumpy Old Moose  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs
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| Hello Steve, Welcome to the site. Try and get get Ken Ford's book Battleaxe Division for an introduction to what your step-father did. Amazon.co.uk: Battleaxe Division (British Army at War) (British Army at War): Ken Ford: Books |
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28-08-2008, 12:48 AM
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| Legendary Member  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Neverland
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| Hi Steve, welcome to the forum.
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28-08-2008, 06:50 AM
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| WW2 Veteran  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England
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| Steve Welcome aboard ! As my Atavar indicates I am one of the 78 Div men that Tom mentions. I joined my unit (the 49th LAA) in April '43 and, until it was rudely disbanded in late '44, we were very much involved in 78 Div activities. The Regimental Diaries: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/unit-do...-extracts.html will give you a very clear indication of the route we travelled in our journey from North Africa, through Sicily and then on to Italy. By one of those queer strokes of fate, when I finally ended up in tanks, my new unit was attached to the 78 Div and once again I was to see the Golden Battle-axe being displayed everywhere. If I can help with any related matters don't hesitate to come back here. Cheers Ron
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