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World War Two / Re: fathers army records ww2
« on: Tuesday 19 May 15 14:29 BST (UK) »
I know its been sometime since this thread was started but my grandfather was also in the 51 Reinforcement Holding Unit.
It was formed in March 1944 to supply recruits to various companies of the RASC. It was originally stationed at Borden Camp in Hampshire, but in September 1944 moved to Intraville, near Dieppe in France, where it remained until about December 1944, when it moved nearer to Germany. The war diaries are held by the National Archives at Kew (WO 171), but they mainly record the arrival and despatch of various reinforcements (un-named) but they do give several names of soldiers attached to the unit.
It was formed in March 1944 to supply recruits to various companies of the RASC. It was originally stationed at Borden Camp in Hampshire, but in September 1944 moved to Intraville, near Dieppe in France, where it remained until about December 1944, when it moved nearer to Germany. The war diaries are held by the National Archives at Kew (WO 171), but they mainly record the arrival and despatch of various reinforcements (un-named) but they do give several names of soldiers attached to the unit.