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My father was a regular officer in the Oxs & Bucks but was captured at Dunkirk 2 months before I was born. He retired from the army in 1962 as a Major having lost promotion with 5 yrs as a POW. These are his hands and medals taken in nursing home 2012 just before he died at 96 yrs old.
Your Dad had long fingers...was he artistic? ( I'm told by senior management that's an indicator
)My Dad was in the N African desert then part of the Italian seaborne invasion before being captured and sent to pow camp on German/Polish border. I keep meaning to go to Winchester to see if there are any records about his training....he was supposed to have been awarded top marksman for his intake.
Sorry..thread drift.
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Eric