The Manchester Regiment Forum
World War 2 => 1939 - 1945 => Topic started by: kevin on January 22, 2008, 02:00:53 PM
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i have found out that my grandfather served with the 5th. battalion of the manchesters he served as a despatch rider.
i realy enjoy trying to research my grandfathers old regiment. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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was in the Manchesters or attached to them as part of the Royal Corps of Signals?
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I did look in the WD to see if he was named in it, I did not see is name anywhere.
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he was in the manchesters he actually came from manchester as well.
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my father was a despatch rider as well, he was royal signals but was attached to the 42nd div, which the 5th was part of :o)
(http://harribobs.smugmug.com/photos/29464997-M.jpg)
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harribobs you could be wright my OLDER sister said he was in the signals appoligies harribobs and thank you.
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his name is actualy in a book that is held in our local history group just gives name and rank regiment says manchester reg. this is at tow law which is 5 miles off west auckland which is where they were based during the war. he met and married my grandmother from tow law during the war.
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he could well be manchesters Kevin, i wouldn't be at all surprised if they had there own DRs