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Originally Posted by BWEF
A soldier that was in 1 Middlesex from Normandy until the end of the war should have had the France and Germany Star.
The 15th Scottish did not fight anywhere other than NW Europe. No doubt individual soldiers could have had the Burma or Pacific Star as well, but that is as well, not instead of.
Do you have the mans number? You might be able to tell something from that.
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The items shared came together with his RAF Certificate of Service. This records that his RAF service number was 4034167. He served as a MT Driver Mechanic, from 22 Nov 1948 to 21 Nov 1953.
He was a Corporal with the Middlesex Regiment, from 14 Apr 1939 to 7 Nov 1946.
He was William Gatley, born 31 Dec 1918.