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Written by Don Neal |
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Photo Gallery 3.
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These
pages are under constant construction, so please come back often.
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first five photographs on this page were taken by the military press
to help boost the country's morale. These are some of the men from
181 Field Regt who were recognised, receiving the medal ribands. For
those of you that have my book, it will put faces to some of the recommendations
in Appendix 7. The ceremony was held in the Garrison Theatre, Lubeck, December 15th 1945. The men would each receive a signed copy from Monty to keep. The photos show clearly the divisional and regimental insignia and the men wearing side arms. Can you help? I was pleased to track down George Aspley's MM. and would like to trace anyone who knows another Brummie, Kenneth Jennings, who lived in the Stetchfod/Erdington area - can anyone help?? George Aspley's Military Medal is now in the safe keeping of his niece, Mrs Sue Wayman. I tracked it down via a phone call from Scotland - an old neighbour of George's spotted my appeal on the "Service Pals" page of teletext. A bit of perseverance, and a meeting followed. I was able to tell George's sister and niece some of George's adventures. A photo of his medal appears in my book. The first five of these photographs come courtesy of The Imperial War museum. |
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Bdr
George Aspley MM
Bdr/Ack C Troop 178 Bty |
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Bdr
Kenneth Jennings MM
Bdr/Ack 177 Bty |
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Captain
Nigel Prutton MC
i/c E Troop 179 Bty |
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Captain
Dudley Shaw DSO i/c D Troop 178 Bty
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Captain
John Meredith MC
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- and if - I can induce old soldiers to talk about their medals, they
all say the same thing - That they had seen a dozen acts of outstanding
courage every day, but they were just "in the right place
at the right time." Please read  .....
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An
infantryman wearing the KSLI cap badge
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Percy
Lewis
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Percy
Lewis in the ring
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Percy
Lewis and Ted Eden
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The
obituary of Colin Bourne
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Sgt
Bourne
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Tom
Stokes
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Dick
Fletcher's funeral
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Capt
Stokes and ribands
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Tom
and Marjorie Stokes
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