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Canal Zone Egypt
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Private Sidney Cecil Pavett enlisted in September 1953 and after completion of basic and parachute training he was awarded his wings in March 1954.After a spell in the isolation ward of Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot due to an contagious illness, he was posted to I Platoon, C Company, 2 PARA in the Canal Zone, Egypt until returning home at the end of August 1954.
Pte ‘Sid’ Pavett was medically discharge in January 1955.
Service History
- Date not known The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Private)
