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Free French Paratrooper.
In case you have misread the title this is not a buy one get one free offer but an attempt to identify some photographs in a recently purchased album. The French soldier appears to be wearing a British B.D. and his parachute wings have the cross of Lorraine. Knowing nothing about the subject I am assuming that he is a Free French Paratrooper.
Can anyone please confirm or put me right on the I.D. please? I also note that in the second photograph he has an essential piece of kit carried by every self respecting Frenchman, mais, c'est ne pas une pipe. Last edited by High Wood; 28-05-13 at 10:12 PM. |
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After having a good look at the first pic, I see nothing wrong about the FFL parawings,the shoulder braid shows him as a Second-Lieutenant. As for the second pic,you're right.
Jo
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Have a look over here, your chap might be in there:
http://lerot.org/joomla/index.php?op...mid=59&lang=en Rgds, Thomas. |
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The shirt in the left picture appears to be the later war style of HBT? The BD is of the 1940 economy pattern.
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Hello,
His girl friend on the second picture is also wearing a small FAFL badge. Best regards .. Herve |
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Sorry double message...
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The back of the smaller photograph has the message: En souvenir a ma charmant Pamela. Rene.
I will post more photographs from the album tomorrow. |
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More photographs.
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Free French soldiers 1943. Taken at Kinver? Not sure if I am reading it right but Kinver is a small town in Staffordshire close to the Worcestershire border.
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Couple of that group still seem to be wearing Adrians! Old habits die hard, I suppose.
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Hello
We can see a mix of French and British uniforms ... I think this picture shows a rest during training of Free French Cadets. Best regards .. Herve |
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Quote:
20130530_Peugeot Ambulance.jpg. I wonder how that got to England? |
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Good point. I may have read Kinver wrong. Given the 1943 date though where else could the photograph have been taken?
Last edited by High Wood; 30-05-13 at 01:33 PM. |
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Another photograph from the album. This one has been cut down which is a shame as part of the message is missing. Part of it appears to read: -ng the (B)ewdley carnival.
If this was taken at Bewdley in Worcestershire it is not too far from Kinver. |
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I imagine that French readers of the magazine Militaria would be very interested in seeing the images in this thread. Could I draw it (the thread) to the Editor's attention? If there were more similar photographs it could be the basis of an article for publication.
Mike |
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