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Gayle · 25-07-2005, 19:53

Looking through my Granddad's things with my Mum for reference for my VE/VJ day event - by the way, I'd still like to receive photos from as many of you as possible of heroes that returned.

Anyway, whilst looking through his things my Mum found a diary that he'd written during the war. Apparently he was the 'bat' man to an officer which meant that he had to keep the battalion records. At the end of the journal it said

10th May 1942
Strength of battalion
24 Officers and 789 other ranks

1st June 1942
Strength of battalion
5 Officers and 210 other ranks

I cried - not for the first time since I've been researching this event.

25-07-2005, 19:53	#97
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2866	Re: World War II Looking through my Granddad's things with my Mum for reference for my VE/VJ day event - by the way, I'd still like to receive photos from as many of you as possible of heroes that returned. Anyway, whilst looking through his things my Mum found a diary that he'd written during the war. Apparently he was the 'bat' man to an officer which meant that he had to keep the battalion records. At the end of the journal it said 10th May 1942 Strength of battalion 24 Officers and 789 other ranks 1st June 1942 Strength of battalion 5 Officers and 210 other ranks I cried - not for the first time since I've been researching this event. __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.