I am trying to establish which part of the 13/18th Royal Hussars Dennis Mason was in so I can assist his brother in finding more about Dennis service history.Before I ask him to send for the service record i was hoping to find which Squadron/ Troop he was in.He joined the Unit prior to DDay He was in one of the first DD Tanks to arrive a SWORD beach on DDay as a wireless operator .Had a total of 3 tanks and went into Germany during Operation Varsity ending his service as a Sgt.Besides that his brother knows very little.Any help would be appreciated
Why wait to send off for his records? Get the application in ASAP as there is a fair delay at present, to be honest it is unlikely they will show which squadron or troop he was in, your best bet for that would be to hope that the war diaries may mention it in some of their documents. Remember that you do not need any military details to apply. History Of The 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Marys Own) 1922-1947 | Oxfam GB | Oxfam’s Online Shop
Hello Adrian, Do you have an additional information on Dennis Mason, however insignificant it might appear? Names/nicknames of fellow crew members, any anecdote or really anything might help us identify his troop/squadron. The difficulty is that no nominal roll showing where he was has been found thus far. Michel
Thankyou his brother lost touch with Dennis post war so he knows very little.I will give him a ring tomorrow and ask
The journals are online and they list who is in what troop. I found both my great uncles listed History Downloads Scroll down to 13/18th I can’t see him listed in 1945
There is a Sgt C H Mason - A squadron also CPL Mason - B Squadron I think your relation is Cpl Mason B Squadron there is Also a group photo in the 1945 journal
Thanks I will take a look.I did find a Mason who if I recollect correctly was a Batman but this didn’t seem to be the same person.Where may I find the picture you mentioned
