2723379 William James “Bill” PURDON, 1 Irish Guards

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    2723379 W J PURDON, 1 Irish Guards
    Photo taken in Italy, Dec 1943/Jan 1944
     
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    Thanks for sharing photo, would you mind giving full name please for his thread here?
     
  5. Mark Purdon

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    William James “Bill” Purdon, born Belfast on 13th April 1923. Volunteered to join the Irish Guards on 9th June 1942.
     
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    Thanks for that additional info. I'll edit the title and the nominal roll.
    My father was a year younger, also from Belfast, passed out in 1943, served with 3rd Battalion which later included many 1st bn veterans. He was also William but known by his middle name.
     
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  7. Mark Purdon

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    This was my Uncle Bill and my Dad has several group photos that I will also share. However Only two are squad photos with names.
     
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    If you would share the photos, the squad ones in particular, that'd be very helpful. Other family researchers are often on the look-out for photos, their own having been lost over the years. Good contacts can also be made this way with folks who can also supply info in return - a matter of checking in periodically for replies.
     
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    Cpl. E. Townson’s Squad, Irish Guards. Sept. 1942


    Gdsn. J. GUIRY, R. SPERRY, J. CONNOLLY, E. BAMFORD, P. JOYCE

    Gdsn. C. NASH, I. LACE, J. KEYS, G. ANDREWS, W. PURDON, J. FINNEGAN, A. WARKE, J. CLIFFORD

    Gdsn. M. GOODE, R. CLIFFORD, B. DENNEHY, CPL. E. TOWNSON (Squad Inst,), Gdsn. J. LINES, T. MATHER, P. DAVERN
     
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    Cpl. W. Purdon’s Squad, Irish Guards. Dec. 1944

    Gdsn. P. THOMPSON, A. FIRTH, P. GATES, J. BROWN, W. TARBUCK, N. TASKER, L. KEMISH

    Gdsn. A. TOMS, D. ADSHEAD, T. MONAHAN, J. GOODA, Corporal E. DEAN (P.T. Instr.), Gdsn. A. TOWNSEND, P. BROWN, J. MULHALL, M. WARD

    Gdsn. K. SMITH, D. WALLWORK, CPL. W. PURDON (Squad Instr.), Sgt. A. WIGGAN (Supt. Sgt.), Gdsn. W. HANLEY, G. HARWOOD


    Td. S. ??? [Trained Soldier]
     
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    Thanks very much Mark for sharing these squad photos.
    I've edited in the names so that they can show up in any internet searches.

    The 2nd squad photo, with your uncle as Instructor - is there another name missing off the bottom?
     
  12. Mark Purdon

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    Sorry, I’ll need to get the original.
     
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