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Re: fathers army records ww2
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 19 May 10 22:21 BST (UK) »
Hello again,
My research indicates that 51 RHU in 1944 were part of the 253 Coy (Air Div. Comp).
If this helps.
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Re: fathers army records ww2
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 19 May 10 22:23 BST (UK) »
Final thought,
Would it be possible for you to forward a copy of your photo to my email address and I could get this blown up to see if my father is shown?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: fathers army records ww2
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 20 May 10 17:02 BST (UK) »
Yeah, a dead ringer for Dot Cotton's husband Jim Brannin, how sad am I? There, I know some of the characters' names

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Re: fathers army records ww2
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 20 May 10 20:26 BST (UK) »
Hi Tommy H
I think this photograph was taken at Berwick barracks when he passed out, was your father ever there.? I dont know the names of any of the other men in the photograph. My dad passed away many years ago so there is no-one to ask, sorry.
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Re: fathers army records ww2
« Reply #22 on: Friday 21 May 10 13:22 BST (UK) »
I have only recently received my father's military records so I am still deciphering where he served. But so far, he seems to have been in the 8th Army (BNAF) and wounded in Africa. He returned to the UK and recouperated at London hospital. In 1944 he was then designated as a driver in the 51 RHU (RASC) with a location specified as "home" (this might be Berwick) as he was from Paisley and originally served in the Seaforth Highlanders.  He then was posted abroad (destination not specified) but he was awarded the Italy, French & Germany Stars (so he must have gone to Belgium/France) during 1944. He was certainly designated as a driver from 1944 until 1946.
Whilst in 51 RHU, his records show he was then transferred to 253 Coy, Air Div Comp in July 1944.  He was then posted to a number of other units e.g 556 Coy, RASC, 172 Field Amb RAMC and 894 Coy Para etc.

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Re: fathers army records ww2
« Reply #23 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. 
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