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Topic: Commander in Chief's cert - what for? (Read 420 times)
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manmack
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tanja,heres a snippet for you.
Lt a.e taff taken on strenghth of 249th alien company,served with them from jan 43 till dec 44,left the company on 30 dec 1944,transferred to the 2nd infantry company,142nd company with the rank of captain,promoted major, officer commanding of the company on 16th aug 1945,left on 25th jan.1946.
took command of the 304th coy on 28th jan 1946.the coy was disbanded while on the rhine and he took command of the 267th coy on mar 8th 1946.they were disbanded 30-6-1946 at heinrichsthal,germany,major taff left in july 46.
you wont find his mention in despatches in the LG it wasnt published,but you may find his promotions.d i get a gold star for good spelling,mack
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military history,mainly ww1,manchester pals battalions,tyneside irish +tyneside scottish brigades,leeds,liverpool,accrington,birmingham,hull,barnsley,swansea and salford pals.
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manmack
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tanya,i think 2nd infantry coy was probably attatched to the pioneer coy as a bit of protection,or they were pulled out of the line because they were in need of a rest so they put them on pioneer duties,i think your right about there not being any more officer training at the univesities,ime not sure how long a officers training lasted,hes a pioneer officer so he would have to do his infantry training as well as his pioneer stuff,have you found any ref to him serving in north africa or italy before he landed in france,i think he may have seen service over there,but not certain,what else are you looking for,mack 
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military history,mainly ww1,manchester pals battalions,tyneside irish +tyneside scottish brigades,leeds,liverpool,accrington,birmingham,hull,barnsley,swansea and salford pals.
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manmack
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tanya,i think he may have been in stranear,one of the coy he commanded sailed from stranear to france,mack
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military history,mainly ww1,manchester pals battalions,tyneside irish +tyneside scottish brigades,leeds,liverpool,accrington,birmingham,hull,barnsley,swansea and salford pals.
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manmack
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tanja,the date is correct,heres a bit more.
249th coy
formed at ilfracombe 27th dec 1940
disbanded 28th june 1946 at swindon
became a british coy sept 1943
fought in france,belgium and germany
304th coy
formed at huyton 9th may 1942
disbanded 16th mar 1946 while on the rhine,germany
fought in france,belgium and germany.
142nd coy
formed at huyton 9th may 1940
disbanded rath,germany 1946
fought in algiers,malta,sicily,italy,france,germany and belgium.
267th coy
formed at oldham 27th may 1941
disbanded heinrichstahl,germany 30th june 1946
sailed from stranrear,scotland and landed on D.day
fought in france,belgium and germany
mack
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manmack
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tanja,one of the gang on the great war forum might get the war diary for you,many of them go to the N/A every week,they are a good helpful bunch,we all help each other cos many of us dont have the time to get down there or live to far,mack
ps thanks
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. It's fascinating stuff all the way through though, so I may eventually ask his very official NOK, whom I have made contact with, to get his personnel record. 
) - not sure I would dare ask though