R O A C

[ADM199]

Denise,
          defore you start looking anywhere else you should take Ady's advice. Service Record and medals allocated are an essential starting point.
No point going to Kew if he was never registered as a POW; which he doesn't seem to have been.The WO 344 Series is very incomplete, especially with reports from Military POW.

He is not listed as ever being a prisoner of the Italians nor is he on my POW lists compiled in 1944. Ancestry lists are those compiled in 1945.
There are many possibilities from the information you are giving. He could have been repatriated due to the severity of his injuries or he could have been left in Hospital when the Germans retreated.

All pure speculation, but I really would follw Ady's advice.

[mmm45]

Does it say GSM "Palestine" clasp? If its a post war award then he would have served there  between 1945-48

Ady

[denise67]

Thanks everyone for taking the time to post help, I have up loaded some photo's of my grandad on photo's resoration post of my grandad and nan on their wedding day, his wearing a dress uniform, if anyone can spare 5 minutes to take a look at photo's although there not that great maybe you can tell what regiment you think it's for.

Thanks Denise 67

[denise67]

Hi Andy all I can read is Palenstine Medal then there's stamp saying defence records. But we think he may have been in Palenstine before Egypt.
Thanks for the posts before with info and help .
Denise 67

[denise67]

Also need to add that the service number you have given appears to be that for an officer, but the DCM was only issued to ORs (Other Ranks).

Hi thanks for post his number in his service book is 410762 in his pay book it says 25 may private to A/H/LCPL then in 1945 A/P/LCPL to A/P/COL.
Then in his service book when he was transferred into the R O A C reserves in 1946 after he was injured his rank was Sargeant then in 1949 it says Warrant Officer .
But it does says he recieved the DCM and mentioned in despatches.
Thanks Denise67

[denise67]

Any idea where you have to look to see if my grandad was repatriated due to his injuries and where he would have been sent .
Denise67

[mmm45]

It will all be in his Service record with MOD
What year was his wedding he is wearing a DCM ribbon in them

Ady

[denise67]

It will all be in his Service record with MOD
What year was his wedding he is wearing a DCM ribbon in them

Ady

I think they got married 1945 it was after he was injured any idea about what the regiment uniform his wearing.
Thanks Andy
Denise67

[ScouseBoy]

Should the title be RASC   and not ROAC?