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World War Two / Re: Brave Uncle - North Africa
« on: Monday 21 November 22 12:09 GMT (UK)  »
Brilliant, so he got the MC and my uncle the MM (officer & nco). The Kew archives would just be his citation I presume, reading much the same as my uncles.
Thanks, really informative and a photo. Hope he survived the war and had a good innings.

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World War One / Re: HMS Victory 1920
« on: Monday 21 November 22 09:05 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for that, all really interesting, it really is. Thanks.

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World War Two / Re: Brave Uncle - North Africa
« on: Monday 21 November 22 08:42 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for that, appreciated. Not sure what it may tell me though, that I do not already know about Bergamotte Mission and his part in it.
Thanks though.

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World War Two / Re: Brave Uncle - North Africa
« on: Monday 21 November 22 00:33 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you very much indeed. Never knew he was mentioned in dispatches and also never knew the Lt Chevalier’s initials either. So very interesting indeed. I have a print out endorsed US Secret, and U.K. Most Secret, about the Bergamotte Mission and my uncle was codenamed ‘Visigothe’.
Thank you again for the information, much appreciated.

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World War Two / Brave Uncle - North Africa
« on: Sunday 20 November 22 18:08 GMT (UK)  »
My uncle Richard Robert Francis LANGMAID was awarded the Military Medal and Croix de Guerre (with palm leaf) for carrying out two sorties behind enemy lines with a French Lieutenant Chevalier as a W/T operator. He was a Cpl in the Royal Signals and a Phatom, wearing the P insignia on his sleeve. The two of them spent a total of 70 days in enemy territory sending and receiving over 50 accurate messages, showing complete disregard for their personal safety and a constant devotion to duty. On the citation it states:
In view of the secret nature of this NCO’s tas, details should not be published
Would anyone be able to rely me what these may have been, and if anything is known about Lieutenant Chevalier. There sorties would have been between 26 April - 17 July 1942.
Any assistance or information would be most appreciated.

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World War One / Re: HMS Victory 1920
« on: Tuesday 15 November 22 16:39 GMT (UK)  »
Had not realised that there were 22 service graves, will have to do a little research with the Town Council next time that I am in the area. Thanks for information though, certainly appreciated. I have many photos of Harry’s grave as we place poppies on it every year.

Thanks.

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World War One / Re: HMS Victory 1920
« on: Tuesday 15 November 22 15:27 GMT (UK)  »
Having looked all through that site which really is very interesting I can find the list of eleven military graves (PS) headstones, but not the one that I actually visit which has a proper grave with PS gravestone. On it inscribed is:
7393301 Private H Sivyer
Royal Army Medical Corps
26th September 1941

On the side of the grave it states in metal letters and figures that his name was Harry and 35 years old if I remember correctly. As I am not nok the MOD will not tell me anything about him and I would like to know where and how he died. I do believe that he was married and that she married again in London. Sadly, that is all I know, can anyone furnish me with any more information about Harry Sivyer RAMC.
Thank you in anticipation.

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World War One / Re: HMS Victory 1920
« on: Tuesday 15 November 22 11:06 GMT (UK)  »
What a fascinating site that is, found out so much about others. Thank you.

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World War One / Re: HMS Victory 1920
« on: Tuesday 15 November 22 10:43 GMT (UK)  »
Yes that is certainly him Cathy, in that cemetery are about eleven service graves so I must find out about the others, it is now one of these overgrown conservation cemeteries. The British Legion do cut around the service graves and place a poppy on them in November which is nice. I noticed that further down the page on the site you found that a Master of Arms RN, was also HMS Victory. What site is it Cathy as I would like to look up the others in this Band of Brothers in the Corsham graveyard.
Thank you. Was also interesting to learn that HMSVictory was at Crystal Palace and it was the former Imperial War Museum.

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