Brought in this morning by the son of the veteran who recently passed away , his father was a Captain in the Airborne Artillery. I managed to get some details, which is allways nice, one faded memory that he has is that his father was once an observer during a raid on an allied ship in India were the crew had mutinied, so im going to have to do some research soon as. The cap is well worn with good WW2 construction detail, pity there is no date but we cant have it all. All comments are welcome
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The internet can at time be a great tool, a quick search and i found a story from a member of the vetrans exact unit, 159 Parachute light regiment RA, formed up in 44 with part of the unit taking part in capturing Rangoon, after this unit was transfered to Karachi, when some Indian troops mutined on HMIS Hindastan in the habour, C troop 15 para went aboard were after a 20 minute engagment order was restored. This unit was then transfered to Palestine. The sons memory of his fathers story seems to match. Not sure if i can get much more info but will try as i do have his name.
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Internet came up trumps again, the son mentioned how his dad was ordered to observe the ship from a point were he was open to return fire, he wasnt too happy, well a quick google search of HMIS Hindastan you will find a short discription of this action by the exact officer who owned this beret, Captain John Marshall, OC ''C'' Troop 554 Battalion. He was in charge of the unit who engaged the mutineers on the ship.
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Originally posted by dragnet View PostCheers Jan Nothing at all and no rear badge protector, would Officers have a diffrent model as they would wear bullion badges?
You've found quiet a lot of information in such a short time :-)
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Originally posted by JanC View PostYou've found quiet a lot of information in such a short time :-)
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