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Another
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As is my wont I started to move off topic on canals with Panny and I going on about our dads war service. I've done it properly and started a new thread.
Cheers Ian. Have a look at the post "A Barlicker on D Day".
My dad left the Dukes to join the newly formed parachute regiment but his eyesight let him down and he was put in a "holding" regiment, the Dorsets. Montgomery then had other ideas about the Dorsets and together with the Devons and the Northumbriams (Tyne Tees), parts of the 7th Armoured and parts of the commando regiment formed them into the 50th Division which became his prime assault group, the only group to make three assault landings in Sicily, Italy and France on D Day. Nolic
Edited by - Another on 07 March 2007 15:12:36
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Another
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Posted - 13/01/2008 : 17:34
Ian, I watched it and was not impressed. There was nothing new to the explanations as to why things went so terribly wrong in fact they obscured some of the known evidence such as armour being landed too far out to sea and the waves swamping the bouyancy skirts of the duplex tanks, leaving the infantry with no tank support at all.
I think this together with the poor naval and air bombardment of the German positions probably contributed most to the tragedy. Nolic
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Another
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Posted - 14/01/2008 : 09:03
Frank, thanks for that information but I'll not bother.
There is another photo on the site of my mum that has the same stains. Dad carried both these pictures with him throughout the war, together with one of his younger brother Allan who died in 1940. I suspect the mate he's pictured with also got killed.
The stains are on all the photos and I suspect are blood from wounds that Dad received shortly after DDay . I know it sounds a bit gruesome but I want to keep them as they are.
I just need to find the photo of my uncle Allan to post that.
Nolic
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Posted - 14/01/2008 : 10:03
Hi Nolic
I can understand what you mean, the process I was talking about you don't send the actual photo only the image like on here.
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Posted - 10/09/2010 : 17:00
I thought people might be interested to know that the Earby History Society are having a talk by Scott Flavin on the History of The Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Tuesday 21st September, 7.30 at the New Road Community Centre, Earby. (only £1.50 for non members, with a cuppa & biscuit too.)
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Posted - 10/09/2010 : 19:14
Thanks windy. Unfortunately I'm working in Hull, Monday to Thursday that week or else I would have attended.
I' sure panny will try to get there. Nolic
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Posted - 10/09/2010 : 21:10
Where's my post gone?
Suffered the same fate as Phil's when Nolic posted? curious.
Anyway, it's now on my calendar, providing now't important happens I'll be there.
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Posted - 13/09/2010 : 23:28
Hello Colin, I took the liberty of enhancing and cleaning your photo, now you can have the best of both. I enjoy doing this sort of thing, hope you dont mind.
Gus
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Posted - 14/09/2010 : 07:22
Gus, many thanks. Picture is much clearer. If I ever venture out in Barlick there's a pint for you. Nolic
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Posted - 15/09/2010 : 07:23
Wonderful what modern digital technology in skilled hands can do for old pics.
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Posted - 22/09/2010 : 09:29
I went to Earby History Societies meeting last night for the talk on the Duke of Wellington's Regiment that Wendy tipped us off about. It was a very informative night which I enjoyed. As Scott gave the talk his colleague Richard was showing various photographs of the Dukes throughout their history. I managed to spot my dad on one of the group photos of lads up in Reykjavik in 1940. After the meeting I gleaned some further info about accessing my dads service record which I intend to follow up.
It was nice to meet Wendy as well along with Margaret who I used to go to school with. Margaret has'nt changed much, but she did ask me where all my hair had gone!
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Posted - 23/09/2010 : 06:00
As if she didn't know! Pillow rash!
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Posted - 20/11/2010 : 12:54
Here's the photo that Gus has posted on the site. It was given to him by a friend who in turn received it from a Barlicker. Not sure whether these are Barlick lads or not, needs further discussion..
He emailed me when he received this photo as he thought that the man in the center was my dad. I replied to say that I did not think this was the case. Interesting photo though and needs a bit more investigation.
Unfortunately you can't see the cap badges in the detail although I have noticed that they are wearing a mixture of uniforms. Most are wearing 1937 pattern battledress as would be issued in the early years of the war, you can tell this as the buttons on the BD tunic pockets are hidden and the pockets are pleated, later issue or utility pattern had through buttonholes on the pockets, no pleats and a plain pocket flap. Two of the lads are wearing First World War tunics and some of the guys look as if they could have fought in that conflict. This would point to this being an early detachment of the Home Guard, although none are wearing LDV or Home Guard armbands and none appear to have shoulder titles on. The majority of the older guys have medal ribbons on their BD's which again would point to activity in WWI. The man on the back row second from left does appear to have a Duke of Wellington badge on his collar, curious place to wear it and not definitive due to the resolution on the photo. The bayonet on the rifle, of which they only seem to have one! looks like a First World War "pig sticker" which was superseded in WWII with the flat bladed Bayonet version. All in all I think this is a photo of a group of lads in the LDV or Home Guard early in the war before all their kit had been issued. Does anyone else recognised anyone in the photo? or can anyone shed any further light on this?
Edited by - panbiker on 20/11/2010 15:25:16
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Stanley
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Posted - 21/11/2010 : 08:01
1954 battledress. Bottons showing but pleats on pockets. SG at Gatow, Berlin, bulled up for an honours guard. 22nd of Foot!
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Posted - 21/11/2010 : 12:41
Very smart Stanley. Battledress was redesigned again in 1949. Modifications from the utility pattern included the return to pleats in the pockets and the fluted pocket flap. BD trousers thigh pocket moved from front to side of left thigh and removal of wound dressing pocket from upper front of right leg.
Would still like to know who the lads are in the other photo. The guy sat on the front row on the left looks familiar but I don't know why. The young lad on the right at the front looks as if he could be unit medic. Only one with any webbing on and front mounted pack would be a potential indicator of his role. The age range of this group certainly leans to an HG unit.
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Stanley
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Posted - 22/11/2010 : 06:00
Or a gas mask.... Looks like 'Look Duck and Vanish' to me.
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