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Postwarden

16-03-20 12:21 PM

Westminster Dragoons

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A nice wartime family group of a Corporal of the Regiment with his wife and baby.

The Corporal wears the sign of 79th Armoured Division - in which the regiment crewed Sherman Crab flail tanks - the RTR tank - possibly the printed version -
and the regiment's NCOs' metal arm badge. His wife is wearing the regimental badge as a brooch.

Jon

Toby Purcell

16-03-20 06:35 PM

Superbly evocative picture Jon, caused a lump in my throat, as it bespeaks a time of great uncertainty for young families like that. I wonder if he made it through, do you know?

Postwarden

16-03-20 07:09 PM

As you say very evocative.

Sadly I have no further details on him as the photo was an Ebay find.

Jon

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Originally Posted by Toby Purcell (Post 503039)

Superbly evocative picture Jon, caused a lump in my throat, as it bespeaks a time of great uncertainty for young families like that. I wonder if he made it through, do you know?

Toby Purcell

16-03-20 10:02 PM

Thank you. What a pity we don’t know the name, it would have been possible to trace them.

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