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  1. Thank you so much, Chris. I'd found the 1946-50 record but that was just after he left. Somehow, I'd missed the 1944-45 one which is exactly what I was looking for. I'm at Kew next weekend so will check this out. Thanks again.
  2. I'm looking for any information (however trivial or tenuous) relating to the activities and whereabouts of 5 MT Base Depot from November 1944. It was created out of 511 Forward Repair Unit in November 1944 and my late grandfather (an MT driver) was transferred to it at that time (according to his service record). All I know of his movements at this time (from what I recall him telling me) was that he entered France at Caen, then crossed into Germany. He was at Remagen Bridge, then Munster and also part of a convoy which delivered supplies to Belsen after it was liberated. He may also have gone to Hamburg. However, I have so far been unable to trace any operational records from this time at the National Archives or discover much else about it. I believe it was under the control of 2nd Tactical Air Force and may have been part of RAF 84 (or 85) Group. If anyone can shed any more light, I'd be grateful to hear from you. Thank you.
  3. I'm looking for any information (however trivial or tenuous) relating to the activities and whereabouts of 5 MT Base Depot from November 1944. It was created out of 511 Forward Repair Unit in November 1944 and my late grandfather (an MT driver) was transferred to it at that time (according to his service record). All I know of his movements at this time (from what I recall him telling me) was that he entered France at Caen, then crossed into Germany. He was at Remagen Bridge, then Munster and also part of a convoy which delivered supplies to Belsen after it was liberated. He may also have gone to Hamburg. However, I have so far been unable to trace any operational records from this time at the National Archives or discover much else about it. I believe it was under the control of 2nd Tactical Air Force and may have been part of RAF 84 (or 85) Group. If anyone can shed any more light, I'd be grateful to hear from you. Thank you.
  4. Dear Steve I was fascinated to read this thread and see your father's photos. My late grandfather (Jim Marsden 1920-94) served with 58 RSU as a driver in 1943/44, in Egypt then Cyprus. It would appear that he and your father served at the same time/place. He didn't speak much about his service and I'm only now starting to piece it all together, with the aid of his RAF record which I recently obtained. He arrived in Egypt in September 1942 and was transferred to 58 RSU in May 1943. He was with the unit it (apparently) returned to the UK in April 1944. Before 58 RSU, he was part of Bomber Command ground crew at Marston Moor, near York (where he appears to have met Leonard Cheshire). After 58 RSU, he joined a forward recovery unit that accompanied the Allied advance through France and Germany after D-Day. He was part of a convoy that delivered supplies to Belsen after its liberation. I have tracked down 58 RSU's operations records for the relevant period and am going to the National Archives next month to view them. Thank you for sharing your father's experiences/photos on here. It is the first tangible link to his time in Egypt that I have come across. Regards James
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