my father's war history.

[Jim's lad]

Hello everyone!
I'm new to this so sorry if you've heard it all before.
I'm looking to find my dad's full movements during ww2 by identifying his regiment and his photo which has his eppilette insignia. He was in the royal mechanical & electrical engineers.
My avitar is the only picture i've got of him in uniform i'll try to attach it to this message but if im unable then thats a start. Thanks in advance for any light shead on the subject.
Jim's lad.

[Charlie585]

Hello JL,

Welcome to the forum.

You may have set yourself quite a task here as the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) were found with every formation at all levels in one way or another due to the nature of their business.

There may indeed be a clue in the image you have so if you are able to upload a larger example it might indeed help.

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Good luck.

Ry

[JerryBB]

Hi,

have you his service records from the MOD, they should list all the units he served with and the dates for them, which should make it easier to see where, when and with whom he served.

https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-pers...ervice-records

[Mike Jackson]

Originally Posted by Jim's lad

Hello everyone!
I'm new to this so sorry if you've heard it all before.
I'm looking to find my dad's full movements during ww2 by identifying his regiment and his photo which has his eppilette insignia. He was in the royal mechanical & electrical engineers.
My avitar is the only picture i've got of him in uniform i'll try to attach it to this message but if im unable then thats a start. Thanks in advance for any light shead on the subject.
Jim's lad.

The formation sign on his epaulette should identify the Division or Brigade that he served in (in Italy at that time I would suspect) - which narrows the field of search a bit.
Mike