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Re: Irish Guards
« Reply #9 on: Friday 01 July 11 08:40 BST (UK) »
Ken........... just to add some confusion the two chevrons on  his arm make his rank L/Cpl not corporal as may be suggested by the pic.
This is another of the idiosyncrasies of the foot guards,
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Re: Irish Guards
« Reply #10 on: Friday 01 July 11 08:49 BST (UK) »
He has the Guards Armoured Division "ever open eye" shoulder patch. Divisional HQ was formed 17.6.1941 and they retained the ww1 sholder patch.

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Re: Irish Guards
« Reply #11 on: Friday 08 July 11 12:52 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for everyone's input, it all helps in the end

This has been one of them brick wall problems that keeps being put back to the bottom of the pile  :(

What I have tried doing was finding his three children "well they will be in their 40/50's now" LoL

Two seem to vanished, maybe still in Zimbabwe the other I believe is in New Zealand, so still on the hunt.

Ken

 
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