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Help with photo please
« on: Tuesday 11 August 15 17:07 BST (UK) »
Hello

Can anyone help identify this uniform please.

This man is one of twins, either
Twin 1 - joined RAF and was then with Combined Operations
Twin 2 - joined Royal Navy - (named David)

Can someone tell me which one this was please from his uniform.

Thanks
Heather

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Re: Help with photo please
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 August 15 18:54 BST (UK) »
What is the badge on his lapel, do you know?
Nursall   ~    Buckinghamshire
Avies ~   Norwich

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Re: Help with photo please
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 August 15 19:27 BST (UK) »
No, sorry, cannot get the picture any clearer.

The combined operations badge is this one, maybe with a stretch of the imagination!

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Re: Help with photo please
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 11 August 15 19:31 BST (UK) »
Were they IDENTICAL twins?  What rank did they hold?
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Re: Help with photo please
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 11 August 15 19:50 BST (UK) »
The shirt looks to be more of a blue shade as opposed to white, if that makes sense  :-\ I would edge my bets towards RAF in fact I think the whole uniform as a RAF look to it.

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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 11 August 15 22:40 BST (UK) »
Hi
No they were not identical, see photo of the twins sitting in front of their older brother. Twin 1 is on the left.

Twin 1 Rank in RAF was AC2, AC1, LAC, T/Corpl, LAC(downgraded)

Here is another photo of Twin 1 in uniform on the left. I think, after looking at this one, that uniform is his ... I should have looked at other photos first!

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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 11 August 15 22:41 BST (UK) »
The missing picture
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