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hi, had a look on the link and i have found a picture of his grave on there thanks for putting the link up .

Right i was telling my partner about this site , and he said he would like to know more about his grandad again he has tried looking on the internet but came up with notihing , so can any one help ?? all we have on him is that his name  was Keith durn and he joined the RAF , in his obituary it says he wa part of the dam busters and was mentioned in dispatches , we have found a keith dunn , could this of been a spelling mistake on there part ??

Hello all im after the name beards not beard , would this still be trravller name with the  s on the end 

I have got a bit of paperwork that my grandad put together of my great grandad , and i have been trying to find his name on a few military sites but im having a lot of trouble. so can any one please help , here is what s written on the paperwork i cant ask my grandad as he has just recently passed away .

Albert richard Harcourt .

Enlisted in the dorsetshire regt : 10.4.1915. 

British expeditionary force, france 25.5.1916 / 4.8.1919

Army certificate of education 2nd class  29.3.1920

Ditto 1st class 5.4.1921

Malta 4.9.1923 /16.8.1924

Egypt 17.8.1924 /3.2.1926

Malta 4.2.1926 /2.12.1926

India 3.12.1926 / 1.2.1937

england 2.2.1937 /27.8.1937

retired warrent officer class 11 regimental quartermaster sergent

Army reserve E 22.11 1938 /5.9 .1939 T.A

Mobilized 6.9.1939

discharged to take commission 6.9.1939

Pioneer corp 16.11.1943 france & germany

Military government 27.11.1945 /12 .5 1947 oldenburgh , germany

ditto hildesheim germany 12.5.1947  / 12.4.1948

civillian control commission 12 .4.1948 /30.9 1950 brunswick germany .

There is also written on the back some medals which are

British war medal 1914/18   CPL
allied victory medal 1914/19  CPL
George V regular army long service and good conduct 1933

this next part i dont understand . HO 175 of 1933 £5.00 paid 31.8.1937  W.O. CL.2  What does it mean ?

Kings silver jubilee ( george V & queen mary 1910/35
1939/45 Star.         LFT.
France & germany star. Major
1939/45 defence medal  . Major.
1939/45 war medal & oak leaf ( mention in despatches ).
George VI for meritorious service .

So please can any one help or point me in the right direction . i would be so grateful .

Thanks i will look into the newspaper thing and see how it goes , and ile have a look in chatroom also , thanks annie .