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Armed Forces / Re: Birkenhead Territorial Army
« on: Wednesday 08 July 15 16:55 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much for the information, will have to quiz my dad more to see what else he can remember but my granddad didn't talk too much about his experiences, when he left at the end of the war he didn't even want his medals and I believe he sent of for them in the 1980's or 1990's.

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Armed Forces / Re: Birkenhead Territorial Army
« on: Wednesday 08 July 15 12:19 BST (UK)  »
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Armed Forces / Re: Birkenhead Territorial Army
« on: Wednesday 08 July 15 12:18 BST (UK)  »
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Armed Forces / Re: Birkenhead Territorial Army
« on: Wednesday 08 July 15 12:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi here are some photos of my granddad in uniform during the WW2.

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Armed Forces / Re: Birkenhead Territorial Army
« on: Wednesday 08 July 15 11:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi
Thank you for that unsure of what regiment he would have been in, would it be helpful to post in the WW2 talk thread.

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Buckinghamshire / Re: Astwood's Oldest Inhabitant - WRIGHT
« on: Wednesday 08 July 15 10:35 BST (UK)  »
Hi Mike they may be a link to my son's family on his father's side way back and very very distant. But I have a local link to village as I grew up from a very young age until my late twenties in the village and I am very proud of this and the strong community spirit that it had.  These were taken a few years ago when I was back in the village for Christmas and the church as due to close.

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Armed Forces / Re: Birkenhead Territorial Army
« on: Wednesday 08 July 15 10:30 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the information Ken

I believe that he served in India, Greece, Italy, Greece, Suez Canal, Egypt and South Africa.  He didn't want his medals after the war and I believe that he applied for his medals in the 1980's to 1990's.

We believe he spent time at the Suez  Canal and Table Top Mountain.  Speaking to my dad last night he believe's that his unit had heavy loses and he thinks that they may have joined another unit,  he was on the ack ack guns.

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Buckinghamshire / Re: Astwood's Oldest Inhabitant - WRIGHT
« on: Monday 06 July 15 10:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi
I have some photos of some grave stones from some of the Wright Family that are buried at Astwood Church if you are interested in them.

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Armed Forces / Birkenhead Territorial Army
« on: Monday 06 July 15 09:57 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I am trying to find information on my granddad's time in Birkenhead territorial army.  He was in the territorial army before the start of WW2 and was one of the first to be called up (I believe).  He was in the war until the end and am trying to find any information on him while he was in the TA before the war and his service history during the war and just don't know where to start any help would be appreciated.

His name was William Joseph Barnes born 1913.

Many thanks

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