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 Ralph Thornton 1944  Ralph Thornton 1944
April 28th 1944 Corporal Ralph Thornton, who is serving with the CMF; second son of Mr ...... cont.
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 Sykes brothers meet on leave 1944  Sykes brothers meet on leave 1944
31st March 1944 The three sons of Mr and Mrs Leonard Sykes of Castledine Street, ...... cont.
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 US troops at Camp Quorn prior to D-Day 1944  US troops at Camp Quorn prior to D-Day 1944
February 1944 at Camp in Quorn, England. Paratroopers of H. Co. 505 Parachute Infantry ...... cont.
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 US soldier Private Leon Vassar, Camp Quorn 1944  US soldier Private Leon Vassar, Camp Quorn 1944
Camp Quorn, England. H. 505 Company Street - Pvt Leon Vassar and Clyde Greene at ...... cont.
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 US troops at Camp Quorn prior to D-Day 1944  US troops at Camp Quorn prior to D-Day 1944
At Camp Quorn in Leicestershire, England. Kenneth W Roddy, medic, and Francis B Gawan ...... cont.
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 Quorn Camp troops at the Pear Tree Inn, Woodhouse Eaves 1944  Quorn Camp troops at the Pear Tree Inn, Woodhouse Eaves 1944
WW2 82nd Airborne Troops stationed in Quorn in 1944 and enjoying some beer in the Pear ...... cont.
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 Quorn Camp troops at The Pear Tree Inn, Woodhouse Eaves 1944  Quorn Camp troops at The Pear Tree Inn, Woodhouse Eaves 1944
WW2 82nd Airborne Paratroopers stationed in Quorn in 1944 with British civilians ...... cont.
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 US troops based in Quorn photographed at De Montfort Hall, Leicester  US troops based in Quorn photographed at De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Leicester's De Montfort Hall was the gather place for many troopers of the 505th PIR to ...... cont.
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 US soldier Private Gilbert L Gamelcy, Camp Quorn 1944  US soldier Private Gilbert L Gamelcy, Camp Quorn 1944
Private Gilbert L Gamelcy. "Moose" outside his tent at Quorn-England ready to stand ...... cont.
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 US soldier Robert E Coddington, Camp Quorn 1944  US soldier Robert E Coddington, Camp Quorn 1944
Robert E Coddington was a good trooper who was often found on patrol in No Mans Land, or ...... cont.
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Total: 368 artefacts returned over 37 pages


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