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Vivienne, I do believe the CMF was the Central Mediterranean Force, However I have no information about the "Leave/Rest" camp in Glifadha or why he would be there. His army records do not give any further information or shed any light on that. William.

Thank you Janice that was very kind of you. Their answer does make sense. William.

Richard if you look back at post 8 - whereby i have attached a page from his army records, where the abbreviation "RPMHR" is shown 4 times then i do wonder if it is connected to his rank. He was a "private" during the time he served, but from Oct 45 - Nov 45 - where those abbreviations are...

Stokkie my wife joined that group a few years ago and found it very interesting. She has the book "Pyramid to Pagoda" of which some of it covers the Falklands and the West Yorkshire Regiments time there. William.

That is very interesting, thank you. William.

Stokkie that is very interesting. He did not drive an ambulance, however as far as I am aware he was a driver for his "superior officer/officers". I have attached a photo of him (in the driving seat) when he was serving in the Falklands, the quality is not that good as it was photographed...

His rank was Pte - but there are a couple of entries Oct 45 - Nov 45 which show his rank as "Cpl". Or at least that is what it appears to be. William.

This is the first page of his army record. William.

I have attached the entry re the Falklands is about two thirds down the page - dated 13.8.42. William.

Derek he definitely served in the Falklands. I have seen numerous photos of him there, it is also in his army records - so will post a screen shot and the family also have a copy of a speech dated 17th Jan 1944 by his Excellency Sir A W Cardinal - Governor of the Falklands Islands made to the...

Apparently Med Allce was short for Mediterranean Allowance as he was sent to Greece - as part of the CMF (Central Mediterranean Force). At least that I what I believe those abbreviations are. William.

He enlisted in 1940 and was discharged in 1948. He joined the West Yorkshire Regiment but was compsulory transferred to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1946. He served in the Falklands between 1942 and 1944 and then later - in January 1946 was posted to ?Glifadha - which I think was in...

Firstly I hope I have posted this request in the correction section. A family member has just received their fathers Army records (WW2). There are quite a lot of abbreviations - some I have been able to find. However does any member know what RPMHR is an abbreviation of, as I have been...

Could possibly be the Coventry Road. William.

Was this originally Barclays Bank. If it was, then it did not look exactly like this when it was first built circa 1970. Structurely it was the same, apart from a huge glass frontage (all one pane of glass) and the upper level wasn't blue. William.

One of my ancestors died in City Hospital, Perry Barr in 1914 - aged 2 years old - cause of death "Scarlet Fever" (Septic) Heart Failure. His parents lived in Aston. His death certificate states City Hospital, Perry Barr as do the burial records for St Peter & St Paul, Aston. William.

I don't know what was in the blue ones but they were called Tip Tops and Ice Poles. William.

I have found several ancestors in my family tree who were bigamist during the mid to late 1800's. On their 2nd marriage (whilst 1st husband/1st wife was still living) their "condition" is described as "bachelor" or "spinster". Having checked their signature on the certificate for their 1st...

Ancestry does have the largest DNA database, and if you test with them you can upload your results to other sites for free - Gedcom, My Heritage, Family Tree DNA etc. - which is what I have done. If you take a DNA test with a different company this cannot be uploaded to Ancestry. It has never...

I took a DNA test with Ancestry about 2 years ago in the hope I may be able to connect with "family" to help fill in gaps and provide information for my family research (and possibly theirs). William.