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Duke of Cornwall's light infantry
My second cousin Reginald Hughes who was with The Duke of Cornwall's light infantry ( he was killed in Germany, 15th April 1945 aged 22 )
Here he is in his uniform |
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R Surname: Hughes Date of Action: 15/04/1945 Fate: Killed in action Incident Details: Reported to the War Office Casualty Branch for the 24 hours ended 09:00. Incident Date: 01/05/1945 Information: Casualty List No. 1745. Rank: Private Service Number: 5445026 Duty Location: Italy Service: British Army Regiment: Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry Battalion: 5th Battalion WWII Daily reports (missing, dead, wounded & POWs) |
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The photo is probably 1939-40 as he wears the old pattern tunic and cap that were replaced in 1939-40 but a 1938 pattern webbing belt.
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Thank you both for the info ..
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I have the greatest respect for your knowledge AlanO and mean no offence, but for the sake of correctness the belt comes from 1937 pattern web equipment rather than 1938.
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You are right I was thinking of the 58 pattern belt.
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Yes I had thought that. In your defence it is an extremely easy and common mistake to make.
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