British Light Infantry Regiments & National Service

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The Royal Air Force and National Service.

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Army Regiments - Lots of info - 1939 - 1963 and 1995 and 2005 (266 Badges)

Badges & lots more/50 Galleries 2000 Images

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Weapons/Equipment

Weapons1-Sterling/Sten

Weapons2- Rifles/Bren/SLR/S80

/L86/L96/AW50F/FN Minimi/

Small Arms and Support Weapons

Landing Craft and Assault Boats

Troopships Find your Troopship

Main Battle Tank - Challenger2 - (fprado.com site)

Royal Navy Galleries

RAF Aircraft Galleries

Royal Air Force entrants seemed mostly to go to RAF Padgate for kitting out, some stayed there for their basic training and thereafter dispersed to RAF units all over the world. Others went to RAF Hednesford and RAF West Kirby and then off to their unit.

Anthony Upton writes in: "My Paybook was marked Hostilities Only,Called up June 1946, Basic training carried out at Compton Bassett, Wilts. Demob August 1948.Service No. 3084952."

Others had various experiences of staying at one RAF Station all their service, others moved frequently, but all shared a common bond which stays with them all their life.

RAF Yatesbury Pictures

RAF Lyneham Old Boys Association

RAF Stations and Aerodromes

The RAF Airfield Construction Branch

Royal Air Force History

The RAF Regiment

The RAF National Service Years - NS (RAF) Association.

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