Terence Anthony Podesta. R.I.A.S.C.

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  1. High Wood

    High Wood Well-Known Member

    359388 Lt (W.S. Captain) Terence Antony Podesta. Royal Indian Army Service Corps, later Royal Army Service Corps. Emergency Commission Indian Army 17/02/1942. Captain 25/04/1948. relinquished his commission 25/09/1950 and granted the honorary rank of Major.

    The first photograph was taken before he was Commissioned. WRAC 003.jpg
     
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  2. High Wood

    High Wood Well-Known Member

    As a Captain in the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.

    Sunday 001.jpg
     
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  3. High Wood

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    As a Captain, having completed his parachute training.

    WRAC 002.jpg
     
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  4. High Wood

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    Post war having returned to England.

    Podesta 001.jpg
     
  5. High Wood

    High Wood Well-Known Member

    Close up of his Burma Star, War and Defence Medal ribbons.
     

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  6. High Wood

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    Post war sports certificate.

    WRAC 005.jpg
     
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  7. Tricky Dicky

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    Terence A Podesta
    1921–2009
    BIRTH JUN 1921 • Tamworth, Staffordshire
    DEATH 6 JUNE 2009 • Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales

    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Terence A Podesta
    Registration Date: Apr 1921
    [May 1921]
    [Jun 1921]
    Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
    Registration district: Tamworth
    Inferred County: Staffordshire
    Mother's Maiden Name: Stringer
    Volume Number: 6b
    Page Number: 923

    England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2017
    Name: Mr Terence Antony Podesta
    Gender: Male
    Age: 88
    Birth Date: 25 Apr 1921
    Death Date: 9 Jun 2009
    Last Residence: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England
    Postal Code District: Bs24

    TD
     
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  8. High Wood

    High Wood Well-Known Member

    Thanks, T.D.

    All the photographs came from a house clearance bloke at a flea market a couple of months ago.

    Simon.
     
  9. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    good find, the photos on his tree are just a couple of houses where he presumably lived - if its ok I might send them the photos above

    TD

    or I could send them the link to this thread instead
     
  10. High Wood

    High Wood Well-Known Member

    Send them the link. The photographs were all framed but in a shocking state as if they had been stored in a damp cellar.
     
  11. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Thanks

    Have done that - will see what happens

    TD
     
  12. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Great set of photos there HW. Thanks fro putting them up on here.
     

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