Original British 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment Uniform Grouping For Private Robert Marken, WWII Veteran from Belfast, Ireland - Served 1940 to 1965 British Antique Guns The Lock Plate is marked

The Lock Plate is marked Crown / G

"Wedgie" got as far as Camp Lejeune but was afraid her military career was over when a doctor asked what had caused her to lose so much weight since enlistment

It appears as if the soldier tried to flatten out some of the grooves on the handle due to the amount of “strike” marks present

the intention of this was to make the sabre usable by all cavalrymen

Most recruits previous to 1940 were issued a fatigue uniform (Drillichanzug) for basic training which they kept for work details

Original British 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment Uniform Grouping For Private Robert Marken, WWII Veteran from Belfast, Ireland - Served 1940 to 1965 British Antique Guns The Lock Plate is markedOriginal Items: One of a Kind Grouping. This is a fantastic trunk grouping for WWII Veteran Robert Marken who enlisted out of Belfast, Ireland in 1940 and served up into the 1960s. The grouping comes with a binder full of copies of his military records, which can be confusing, so further research is a must! He enlisted on November 1, 1940 for 4 years which was then extended in 1944. He passed his glider test in 1943 and was granted his Parachute Badge