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    41 Indian beach group

    So my Grandfather was in 1 Btn RWF for his 7 years colour and 5 years as reserve, then over to 2nd Btn when mobilized.
    Having got his service records from NA it pans out as follows.....most I have gleaned from the books
    Regimental records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
    The bit I need more info is his role in the Indian Beach Grp's? Anybody throw any light on where they were etc??

    William Frederick Midson 4188019
    1st Btn RWF
    UK: 28/12/1927--13/9/1928
    Germany: 14/8/1928--19/10/1929
    UK: 20/10/1929--20/1/1930
    India: 21/1/1930--19/12/1930
    Egypt: 20/12/1930--8/1/1931
    Cyprus: 9/1/1931--7/5/1932
    UK: 8/5/32--22/12/1934
    Reserves: 28/12/1934--15/3/1940

    Mobilized UK: 16/3/1940--25/5/1942
    2nd Btn RWF
    Madagascar: 26/5/1942--6/11/1942
    South Africa: 7/11/1942--7/1/1943
    India: 8/1/1943--2/9/1944
    India: 3/9/1944--7/11/1945
    UK : 8/11/1945--25/2/1946
    Z/R 26/2/1946--10/2/1954

    So the bit I'm interested in is.

    Attached ITC KSLI 6/8/1941........(infantry training center) with (Kings Shropshire Light Infantry) ??
    Posted to 60th Welsh 19/8/1941
    Back to 2nd RWF..Ist line reinforcement 25/11/1941
    ????
    Posted to No 3 MC Grp 31/10/1943
    Posted to 7 Spec MC Grp 1/2/1944
    Hospital 14/4/1944
    Admitted 9 C.C.S 3/8/1944 (casualty Clearing Station) ??
    Back to 7 Spec MC Grp
    HQ 41 Indian beach Grp

    Thanks in advance.

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    Re: 41 Indian beach group

    The Imperial War Museum holds a file on the 41st Indian Beach Group taken from the Malayan News dated 22/10/1945. Catalogue number : Document 5029.
    The National Archives Kew also hold some information under Burma: Beach Groups : 41 Indian Beach Group : H.Q., for the period January 1945 to December, 1945.
    Neither of these documents are available on line.

    Cheers Dave

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    Re: 41 Indian beach group

    Thanks, actually I do have the WO/ numbers for the NA and will jump on the tube for the day in the summer. I didn't know about the war museum holding a file, so that's something I'll definitely explore. Thx Dave

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