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Originally Posted by Hoot
He appears to have been attached to the Army by the look of it. Given his age he may have been with the Home Guard. Off topic, he wears the medal ribbon of the Royal Humane Society on his right breast.
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Interesting info, especially the RHS award.
I don't think he was Home Guard as his original place of employment was the County of London Electricity Supply Co (CLESCO) in Bournemouth. It was the company magazine that contained the info, and if he had been Home Guard it would have said so (as other articles do).
At 59 I presume he is too old to be a Regular RN man, so presume he was Royal Naval Reserve. In which case what was a 'Gunner Torpedoes' be doing on a small inshore minelayer?
As you will have gathered by now, I know less than nothing about the Senior Service.
Stephen.