208685 Sgt. Thomas Alexander British Army 7th Btn. Queens Own Cameron Highlander Thomas Alexander started his army service on 15th April 1940 at the age of 20 in the 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders (Signals) which later became 5th batt (Scottish) Parachute Reg (in 1942, I believe). I know that he was made sergeant and that he served in North Africa, Italy and Greece and finally in Palestine until 1946.
I have a little field message book belonging to him from 1946 with details of some of the men. If anyone needs further info about the addresses then I would be happy to supply via email. The book title is "Signal Platoon 5bn (Scottish) Parachute Regiment 1946". I also have some poems that he had written in this book, looking forward to going home to his family and bride to be.
- 323153 leiut Tweedale (Rochdale)
- 2935002 sgt Thomas Alexander (Glasgow)
- 275999 cpl Anderson (Angus, Scotland)
- 7012154 cpl McGrath (Dublin)
- 3065817 cpl Finlayson (Edinburgh)
- 3245981 cpl Marshall (Bellshill, Scotland)
- 5124904 cpl Arnott (Penpediarheol, Glam)
- 3454609 cpl Pratt (Co Durham)
- 14000183 pte Aitchison (upminster, Essex)
- 4455025 pte Bridge (Newton, Stockton)
- 2939438 pte Brown (Port Glasgow)
- 14889788 pte bowen (west-on-tyne Bristol)
- 2939456 pte Cant (Glasgow)
- 14857516 pte Cummings (Fulham)
- 2991379 pte Dickie (Motherwell)
- 14880762 pte Ford (Huddersfield)
- 2939474 pte Geddie (Banff)
- 557916 pte Greaves (Stratford on Avon)
- 3194191 pte Hume (Ayr)
- 2934341 pte McIndoe (Glasgow)
- 2939542 pte McLean (Kilpatrick)
- 7013444 pte Suiters (Ballymena)
- 1791196 ptr R Smith (Lincoln)
- 14354008 pte Wilson (Leicster)
- 2992700 pte Williamson (Edinburgh)
- 18010516 pte Zammit (Valetta Malta)
- 14849423 pte frost (Brixton, London)
- 14887023 pte Schofield (London)
- 14908407 Laxton
- pte McDonald
- pte Angus
- pte Penington
- pte Hall
I hope that someone out there will recognise a face or two in the photographs
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