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HARRY AMIS who served with 1
Royal Norfolk in Germany 1945 Heather O'Sullivan wrote on behalf of her mother, Winifred Robinson (maiden name Johns) who unearthed a letter she received from Harry Amis, a soldier to whom she wrote during WW2. They never met. She only ever received one letter from him, dated 20 Apr 1945, in which he said they were ‘2 miles from Bremen, which they hoped to capture soon’. She has always wondered if he died during the battle for Bremen. The Norfolk Editor found no such casualty on the CWG site and has informed Heather. [B&C 104] Afternote from Webmaster Jun 05: Soon after his print copy of B&C 104 arrived, WO2 Alec Barr informed the Norfolk Editor that Harry served in Gt Yarmouth with A Coy, 4 R Norfolk and had 2 sons. (Thanks Sgt Major. Heather has been informed. Ed.) Further afternote from Webmaster Jul 05: Click here for even more info on Harry from Maj Roy Jenns MBE. [B&C 105] |
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WEG 'TEDDY' BAGWELL MC who served
with 1 Royal Norfolk on D-Day and in the subsequent campaign Click here for the e-mail from Jane Busby about her father. [B&C 104] |
| DICK COOPER 2 PL A COY 1 R NORFOLK Dick Cooper seeks any of his Pl from 1951-2. ‘The only known ‘On Parade’ are Maj Ben Chapman, OC; Maj Gen MF Reynolds CB, then Pl Comd; Les Clark, Pl Sgt; Vic Gorringe and myself. The late Paul Boxall was our CSM and, luckily, we touched base before his sad passing. There must be others out there and we’d be pleased to hear from them as our ranks are getting thinner.’ [B&C 104] |
| BERNARD CRADICK 3 PL A COY 1 R NORFOLK Bernard Cradick seeks anyone from his Pl from 1951-2. His OC was the late Maj Mike Gunton and he recalls Sgts Spurgin and Wildgoose, who came from the Royal Ulster Rifles. The latter intended joining the Royal Ulster Constabulary on demob. [B&C 104] |
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SJT WILLIAM ROBERT CURSON Rowan Croft seeks information on his great-grandfather William Curson, murdered at Le Paradis on 27 May 1940, aged 33. [B&C 104] |
| 5775927 PTE WILFRED ARTHUR
FARRANCE Robert Plumb wrote on behalf of a friend, J Farrance, about his grandfather Wilfred Arthur Farrance. While serving with 1 Royal Norfolk in Normandy he was killed in action on 7 Jun 1944, the day after D-Day. Robert says: ‘He was from my village of Glemsford in Suffolk and I know he was educated at the village school because he walked my mother to school! At his time of death he had two sons and one on the way. His widow has passed on. He has 7 grandchildren who all still live locally.’ If you knew Wilfred or anything about him please contact Robert via the Norfolk Section Editor or RHQ, Britannia House, TA Centre, 325 Aylsham Rd, Norwich, NR3 2AB. Tel 01603 400290. Click here for Wilfred's obituary. [B&C 104 - repeated from B&C 103 with extra text.] |
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FREEMAN TAYLOR who served with
the Royal Norfolk Regiment from 1925 to 1951 ? Michael Hargreave Mawson, a professional military historian and amateur medal collector, has acquired Col Richard's medals and seeks any information. Col Richard served with the 1st Bn in India in the years leading up to WW2, commanded the 4th Bn in Greece 1946-7 and commanded the 1st Bn in BAOR from 1948 to 1951. Summarised from Vol 4 The R Nfk Regt 1951-69 by Maj Bob Godfrey MC BA is: In Feb 1952 the Annual Admin Inspection of the Depot was carried out by Col RP Freeman-Taylor, East Anglian Bde Col. In 1953, winter passing out parades were inspected by the Colonel of the Regt, Col RP Freeman-Taylor. In early 1954 Col RP Freeman-Taylor handed over as East Anglian Bde Col. He shared an interest in golf with his wife, Nadine Williamson, whom he married in 1931, a highly-talented golfer who competed in the English Ladies' Championships of 1956 and 1957 under her married name. Col Dick died in 1992. Click here for his obituary in B&C 79 Dec 92. [B&C 104] |
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LSJT CHARLES EDWARD GUNNELL Keith Wapples seeks information on the above, a boxer and in the Britannia No 26 page 11 & 16. When war broke out his Bn was recalled to England from India. The 4th Bn took a draft of NCOs and ORs from a Regular R Norfolk Bn and the Wiltshire Regiment, tasked with anti-invasion measures. While laying mines he was fatally wounded on 13 Jul 1940, aged 26, and buried in Great Yarmouth Cemetery. The internet states that 2 men from A Coy were killed laying beach mines around Great Yarmouth Racecourse. [B&C 104] |
| REGINALD HARPER - 1943/4 14414925 Bernard ‘Yorkie / Butch’ Marshall seeks the above who was living in Blofield in 1943. They served in 9 R Norfolk before Reginald joined the PARAS and Bernard the Argylls. They last met in the early 1950s at Reginald’s home in Norwich. [B&C 104] |
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