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NZ Anti-Tank Battery (Britain 1939)
The Kiwi men listed below enlisted in England in 1939-1940 .
They were the first lot of anti-tank gunners that NZ had trained up in WW2. Quote:
But , given the sketchy details we have to work with sometimes , this may be of assistance in one way or another . Quote:
cheers , Jock Last edited by Spr Jock; 14-01-13 at 10:39 AM. |
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My avatar to the left is one of their number , Edgar 'Sandy' Sanders MM NZ Anti-Tank Aldershot No. 598 , my cousin .
June 1940 saw Sandy and three of his mates , now in North Africa, invoke the opt out clause and join the newly formed Long Range Patrol , the Special Forces outfit that expanded into the Long Range Desert Group. In May 1943 Ed Sanders joined Popski's Private Army , the PPA . Another irregular special forces reconnaissance unit , the only Kiwi in it . cheers , Jock Last edited by Spr Jock; 19-01-13 at 05:13 AM. |
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NZATBattery(1939
Hi Jock,
That was a real interesting article you posted, Your cousin must have been some adventurous guy. Thanks for the post. Regards Ray Smith South Wales UK |
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Gidday Ray ,
yep he was a bit of an adventurer all right In the late 1940's he went back to the sea , and was eventually shipwrecked on a wee island off the coast of South America . He had a wife and two children b y the time he got back home here to Christchurch in 1964 Jock Last edited by Spr Jock; 19-01-13 at 05:14 AM. |
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NZATBattery(1939
Hi Jock,
Its a pity he had not wrote a book on his adventures, That would have been some reading. Yours Aye Ray Smith |
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Bluey C. O. GRIMSEY NZ Anti-Tank Aldershot
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Peter McIntyre OBE NZ Anti-Tank Aldershot
In 1939 he enlisted in England, trained with the NZ Anti-Tank Battery (later numbered the 34th) at Aldershot, and served as an anti-tank gunner with the 2NZEF in Egypt. He was appointed Official New Zealand War Artist and promoted to the rank of captain by Major General Bernard Freyberg in January 1941. He was awarded the OBE in 1970. (the above sketch is one of his) Quote:
And here is a link to a collection of Peter's war art http://warart.archives.govt.nz/taxonomy/term/184/ Jock Last edited by Spr Jock; 22-01-13 at 05:50 AM. |
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Would you know if this LRP badge was an original one that belonged to’Sandy’. Thanks Edy |
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The thread is 6 years old and since then Jock is banned from the site so you wont get his answer.
regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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Thanks for that reply Simon,
I was hoping that someone was able to comment as to whether or not the NZ LRP badge in this post was an original example. These LRDG badges are so rare that all those that turn up from time to time are of importance, Cheers Edy Cardoso |
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By no means an expert on these badges, but the first picture of the LRP badge doesn't compare well with known examples. There is a "sinking" to the letter "R" (top stroke) and other letters have the same appearance. What do they say about if you cut down all the oak trees in England that King Charles was supposed to have hidden in from the Roundheads, you'd have enough firewood to last you for years..... |
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Why was he banned?
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No idea, ask the owner
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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