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16-05-12, 04:49 AM
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D-Day helmet, question
Hello
a member of french forum has found a para helmet from Merville (Normandy) inside, we can see a name: Sysum is it possible to have informations of this soldier of the 6th Airborne ? thanks for answers cordially Didier 
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16-05-12, 04:13 PM
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Unusual if it is a name, is that the correct spelling? Do you have a pic?
Lee
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16-05-12, 05:29 PM
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Hello Lee
thanks to reply and help me so, yes I think it's a family name ?? not sure, excuse my bad english I found some Sysum here, but all are WW1 soldiers http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/r...on/default.htm here some pictures of the helmet thanks again Lee I think it's possible to find the name of 6th AB soldiers, no ? cordially Didier  
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17-05-12, 08:31 PM
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Hello Didier,
Sysum looks to be a British name but seems very uncommon. Find a list of all the enlisted soldiers in a division seems to me impossible. In my opinion it doesn't exist a such list. Even by unit it looks an Himalayas task... I have been looking for years a list of the 1st British Airborne Div prisonners of war after the fail of Market Garden in September 44 and until now I haven't find any! Regards. J-F (from Normandy!)
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18-05-12, 08:05 AM
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Hi Didier
Hard to trace names but as Tinto says, it's quite an unusual one which might make it easier. I do not think that there are any accurate lists, some names can be found at: http://www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy/frames.htm and also here: http://www.paradata.org.uk/units/9th...hute-battalion Another source could be the many regimental histories that have been written, I think there is a fairly new book on 9Para at Merville. It would be nice to think that this could be a 9Para helmet but so many men from other units were misdroped all over the Ranville area I guess it could be any of the 6Airborne units Hope you have some luck Lee
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#8
18-05-12, 09:45 AM
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D-Day helmet question
Hi Didier
The helmet probably belonged to 1440475 L/Cpl A Sysum who was a member of B company 8 Para and was seriously wounded on 19/8/44 in Normandy. I have a note that the injury was a gunshot wound to the leg. Hope this solves who the helmet belonged to. Arnhem
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18-05-12, 11:00 AM
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post subject
Also with a number beginning '144' he would be a volunteer.
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18-05-12, 01:16 PM
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Well done! By luck would you have any details about Mr John Henry Batchelor? I know he was taken prisonner at Arnhem with 1st AB Division and I have some clues as he was enlisted in one of the Airlanding brigade battalions, but which?, unfortunatly I don't know... All the best. J-F
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