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World War Two / Re: WW2 Italian RAF Dog Tag
« on: Sunday 03 September 23 12:31 BST (UK)  »
I've just read through this thread again after receiving a notification via email about a reply!

Lisa, thanks to you posting this you have now found the son of the airman. How fantastic this is - the Internet is a marvellous thing sometimes!

RRTB

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Armed Forces / Re: MaxD
« on: Wednesday 27 April 22 20:39 BST (UK)  »
I would just like to agree fully with the sentiments expressed by Brewins girl. Max was an exceptionally helpful person here on Rootschat, assisting me personally on several occasions. He is most assuredly missed.

RRTB

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World War Two / Re: What was Course D15 with reference to Weapons Training School Eastern Command?
« on: Tuesday 01 March 22 15:44 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Hillhurst,

Thanks for your reply.

The soldier in question was at this Training School from 6/4/41 to 3/6/41, so assuming that the course was of that duration it may have included but not been specific for the spigot mortar.

RRTB

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World War Two / What was Course D15 with reference to Weapons Training School Eastern Command?
« on: Monday 28 February 22 16:09 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all,

I'm helping my best friend work through a war service record and we've come to an impasse. I can't for the life of me find out what sort of weapons training school course D15 was about.

My friend's relative attended the Eastern Command Weapons Training School to complete this course in 1941. If anyone is able to shed any light on what the course entailed we would be very grateful.

Thank you in advance,

RRTB

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World War One / Re: Help translate German / Prisoner of War Record
« on: Tuesday 23 February 21 19:58 GMT (UK)  »
For what it's worth, the rest of it basically tells us his regiment on the top line. "Sold" is short for Soldat, or "soldier".

Second line: "geb" = "geboren", ie born 25.9.1899 in (zu) London. "Arbeiter" literally means "worker", but most likely is "labourer".

"verst" is short for "verstorben" which means deceased. Your relative died on 2/10/18 in a Prisoner Of War Hospital (im Kriegsgefangenenlazarett) in (zu) Darmstadt.

"Infolge Darmleiden" has already been translated correctly for you by ShaunJ.

RRTB

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Armed Forces / Re: Remembrance Sunday
« on: Monday 09 November 20 00:40 GMT (UK)  »
Viktoria, thank you for posting the poem.

I only found out by chance about the RBL asking people to stand at their front doors. I did so, wearing my father's and grandfather's medals, and my wife observed the silence in another part of the house. No one else in our cul-de-sac was at their door as far as I could tell. Perhaps it wasn't advertised well enough?

I watched the BBC coverage of the Cenotaph commemoration; very strange this year with no Veterans' Parade. I too was brought up to remember Remembrance Sunday as a particularly important date in the calendar. I have tried to instil the same concept of its importance in my own daughter, but it really does seem that many of her generation just don't "get it" or don't seem interested.

RRTB

 


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World War One / Re: Trying to find details about Atilio Locatelli
« on: Monday 20 July 20 21:51 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for that effort, Svenja. We have come to the conclusion that Atilio is probably one of the thousands of "missing" soldiers with no known grave, especially when you consider the type of terrain and environment that Monte Grappa was.

It's very sad that your valiant effort hasn't managed to reveal what my cousin would really love to know, but as I said she has pretty much accepted that she will probably never know for sure.

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World War One / Re: Trying to find details about Atilio Locatelli
« on: Tuesday 14 July 20 19:42 BST (UK)  »
Ma veramente!

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World War One / Re: Trying to find details about Atilio Locatelli
« on: Tuesday 14 July 20 13:57 BST (UK)  »
Yes, yes it does.

I might see if Vonny will take this one on, but I think I know what her answer will be!

Roger

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