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Shortly after I finished my training in 1943 at Wrexham Memorial Hospital, I volunteered to join the Army as a QAIMNS/R or QAs as they were called. I was accepted and became I. Pritchard Sister QAIMNS …
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From the Summer 1984 edition of Dekho! The Irish infantry regiments were represented in the Burma Campaign only by 1st Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, but it is certain that there were very many mo …
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The Badge of this unit was two white keys crossed on a black square background. It was chosen by the then General Officer Commanding Maj Gen Henry Charles Lloyd MC (later General Sir henry Charles L …
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The Badge of this unit depicts a Mountain Range in Black, (the centre peak being Takath at 10,000ft overlooking Quetta) set in a White Frame on a Black background, (the frame taking the form of the l …
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The following memoir, written by the late Rev Donald Mackay, was published in 1960 in “The Covenanter” , the Regimental Journal of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). It has been reproduced by courtes …
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Ted was born in London , England in 1919 and later emigrated to Canada with his family. In 1938 Ted returned to England and was accepted at the Royal Military Academy as a Cadet. After graduation and …
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By Bill Norman Bill Norman was born at Sheffield in 1920, his father being Jack Norman, who later became the Drum Major of the 2nd Battalion. He grew up with the Battalion in Egypt, Singapore and …
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The Badge of this unit was a yellow dagger held in a clenched hand on a red background. This Formation served with the ""Fourteenth Army"" in Burma & was in the thick of the fighting that led to the …
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The badge of this unit was a yellow arrow on a black background and they were known as ""The Golden Arrow” Division. The badge was chosen to indicate the direction of line of advance in the protecti …
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by Rolfe Hedges The Chindits were the brainchild of General A Wavell and Ord Wingate. Wavell then C in C in India sent for Wingate in 1943 with the task of organising guerilla activity against the J …
