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Re: ‘C’ Company, 5.T.R.W.K regiment - can anyone elaborate please
« Reply #15 on: Friday 23 October 09 08:48 UTC (UK) »
Reply from oppo at RWK museum....

There were 2 Ryan killed and 1 Ryman in the Regt 1939-45.

It's one of our service numbers thats for sure! But it doesn't match the name! His company commander was Capt Balleine. The bn lost a lot of men in Sept and by 23rd it was seriously under strength.

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Re: ‘C’ Company, 5.T.R.W.K regiment - can anyone elaborate please
« Reply #16 on: Friday 23 October 09 11:18 UTC (UK) »
Hey Scrimnet,

So does that mean that his service number matches up with that of someone that died in battle but the name (Michael Ryan) doesn't match?

Which service number was it that matched? Was it the one on the letter (6350509) or the one I was given by the AA-Duxford (as after he transferred there are no records of him completing the training course, the only MJ Ryan that did had a different service number 6335683 and he suggested that maybe they were the same person and the number is a transcription error or something) I hope I havent confused you.

I have a transfer report from the Army Air Corps saying he transferred from the RWK to the AAC but unfortunately it doesn't have a date. However I'd assume it was after 1942 (when he wrote the letter to my father) as he used his 5.T.R.W.K reg at the top of that letter.

I'm in the process of filling out the MoD request form so hopefully this will unravel the mystery a little more.

Thanks heaps for your help

Ryan
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Re: ‘C’ Company, 5.T.R.W.K regiment - can anyone elaborate please
« Reply #17 on: Friday 23 October 09 11:33 UTC (UK) »
Am i right in saying that Numbers 6334001 to 639000 were alloted to RWK,prior and during WW2?.
(Taken from my mates filing system that are recorded on old fag packets and enverlopes)

If so,both Pte Ryan's numbers are in this group,


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Re: ‘C’ Company, 5.T.R.W.K regiment - can anyone elaborate please
« Reply #18 on: Friday 23 October 09 14:17 UTC (UK) »
That system of numbering was used up to a point in 1942 (dont know the exact date), after that it changed to a longer number starting with a 1 (think thats called a general service number).

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Re: ‘C’ Company, 5.T.R.W.K regiment - can anyone elaborate please
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 27 October 09 11:27 UTC (UK) »
Hey guys,

Got a reply from my dad.

The address at the top of the letter says ‘C’ company sTR.W.K Regiment, Middle East Forces (the first part is hard to make our but from RWK onward it is definitely correct)

The letter has no post mark but is dated 5th August 1942 and in the letter he says that the place he has been sent to is very hot and there is sand everywhere which correlates with the 'Middle East Forces' Part.

He also mentions in the letter that when my grandmother last wrote to him he was in Chipstead, Surrey and had just left when the letter arrived (presumably at the beginning of 1942)

Don't know if any of this info is helpful to us but thought I'd relay it anyway. If this turns up nothing I guess I'll have to wait for the MoD to get back to me.

Also his middle name was definitely Joseph

Thanks again

Ryan
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