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Sept 1945 posted to No1 Parachute Rgt ITC at Albany Barrack IOW.Jan 1946 Posted to Ringway & completed jumps course (Course 192 28 Jan to 25 Feb).
Feb 1946 Posted to Parachute Reserve Training Bn Piddlehinton, Dorset.
Sept 1946 Posted to 9th Bn Palestine.
Jan 1948 8th & 9th Bn reformed as 8th/9th Bn.
Mar 1948 Posted to UK prior to discharged.
May 1948 Discharged to reserve.
Service History
- 1945 Army Air Corps / No 1 Parachute Regiment Infantry Training Centre (Recruit)
- 1946 Airborne Forces Depot Hardwick Hall (Private)
- 1946 The Parachute Regiment Reserve Battalion (Beverley and Piddlehinton)
- 1946 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion (Private)
