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Hello Pat An interesting story - I like the photo of the German infantry looking out for Jabo's. The piece below "The 2nd SS Panzer...

Hope I didn't find this link on our forum and sending it back again! British Tank Markings in Normandy - showing, amongst others, the markings...

Hello Pat Thanks for the updates - they can only be from the 30th Armoured Brigade of the 79th Armoured Division as that was the specialised...

Hello Pat In my opinion it would have to be from a 79th Armoured Division unit as that is the only one operating the specialised armour. They...

hello Pat I highlighted where Balloch was finally a PoW back on 6 April, when I mentioned that 9 "B" RAF PoW's were from South Rhodesia - also...

Thanks Pat - a very interesting account, I have taken the liberty of continuing with the story of Lt John K England, and, at the bottom, of the...

With the RAF number range basically fitting for a Southern Rhodesian enlisting directly in to the RAF in the Middle East, and not via the SRAF as...

Interesting if we have a "WO 776172 Ballock, T. W. E." and a WO 776173 Balloch F, both taken prisoner about the same time! Very surprised if the...

Sean - I tend to agree with you about WO F Balloch - I couldn't find any mention of him in 2TAF volume 1 "Spartan to Normandy" for 7 June until I...

hello Pat I had missed that one - Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia - it used to be the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland when I was growing up...

hello Pat Not a bad price for it - last time I looked it was a lot more expensive. Any chance of a description of this Rhodesian Spitfire pilot...

Just updating - 266 (Rhodesia) squadron operated Typhoon's in Normandy, no idea how many actual Rhodesian pilot's serving with it though....

Sean - the only Rhodesian Spitfire squadron operated in Italy. 44 (Rhodesia) squadron was part of Bomber Command at the time, but not with...

Sean - Refshauge was not Belgian, he was Australian, born Sandringham, Victoria, Australia on 28 April 1919 - "SD/AA poss from US Merchant Navy) &...

Good research - well done Guys Allan

Pity -thanks Sean I hate any museum closing Allan

hello Pat That is the one that I saw - the museum is just off of a slip road on the main road past Avranches, small but well worth the visit....

Thanks Pat I remember seeing a model of the bridge at a museum in the area a few years back. Allan

Thanks Pat More please Regards Allan

Hello Ramiles 3 RTR were with 4 KSLI at the liberation of Ecouche - "The Black Bull" "Eventually 4 KSLI in their TCVs reached Ecouche, 12 miles...