OK, so today I filled in the forms to get Dad's service records and decided to get his Soldiers Handbook and Discharge boook out. As I said in my first thread Highland Light Infantry we knew dad was in the Royal Artillery, The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, but we believed he went to Europe in the HLI 52nd Lowland Div. Then I got confirmation from the HLI Museum that he was in the HLI but was not transferred until 1946. Today I looked at his discharge papers and he was demobbed on the 1 June 1946 from the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry Unit 5 !!!! so now I am really confused, will have to wait and see what his records say !!!. Anybody know anything about Duke of Corwalls Light Infantry Unit 5 ? Thanks for the help and advice given. John
I'm afraid that without his full service records we can't really help to sort out the confusion. As to the Duke of Cornwall's LI I suggest a quick contact to: Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum The Keep, Bodmin, PL31 1EG Tel: 01208 72810 Fax: 01208 72810 Email: dclimus@talk21.com Curator: Major Trevor Stipling (Rtd) They usually have some kind of book available. Also go here for some history of the regiment.
Dads Discharge Reference Hello, Following the above post as I said I filled in the paperwork to apply for his service records. Whilst doing so i read his discharge papers fully for the first time. (See attached image) As you can see he was described as "Exemplary a very steady and conscientous type of man sober in habits and completely trustworthy, adaptable by nature and should give good service to ant future employer" That describes exactly the man I remember and he was a Senior Foreman at Pressed Steel Fishers (part of British Leyland) for 35 years. By the way I have Dad's "Soldiers Service Book" which I have also scanned if anyone wants to see it out of general interest. John
John, that is certainly a glowing reference. Do you have any photos of your Dad's time with Pressed Steel Fishers? I'm a bit of a Leyland (truck) nut ... among other things. Feel free to post your scans of the 'Soldier's Service Book'. It'll certainly be interesting.
