question Who knows S.Sgt. Duffy RSigs ID 897

[mcspool]

Hi,

 

Attached are photos of the stencils on a small white canvas kit bag. Parts of the kit bag were later incorporated in a jacket. I bought the kit bag in a dump store because I used to live on Cyprus as a small boy.

 

Now I would like to know who was S.Sgt. Duffy RSigs ID 897? See the pictures. Obviously he served with The Devonshire Regiment in Cyprus. The kit bag maker's details are included as well.

 

Thanks in advance!

Hanno

 

 

[schliesser92]

Hi,

 

Attached are photos of the stencils on a small white canvas kit bag. Parts of the kit bag were later incorporated in a jacket. I bought the kit bag in a dump store because I used to live on Cyprus as a small boy.

 

Now I would like to know who was S.Sgt. Duffy RSigs ID 897? See the pictures. Obviously he served with The Devonshire Regiment in Cyprus. The kit bag maker's details are included as well.

 

Thanks in advance!

Hanno

 

 

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I think that you'll find that Devonshire was probably a troop ship, and that number was his manifest number. The Signals on Cyprus were 9 Signal Regt (made up from 2 independant squadrons) and 644 Signal Troop (UNFICYP)

[mcspool]

I think that you'll find that Devonshire was probably a troop ship, and that number was his manifest number. The Signals on Cyprus were 9 Signal Regt (made up from 2 independant squadrons) and 644 Signal Troop (UNFICYP)

 

Thanks for the lead. A quick google search turned up web pages like this: http://www.rafcomrades55-57.freewebspace.com/photo.html

 

So indeed it seems MV Devonshuire was a troopship which sailed on Cyprus. Will do some more searching later, thanks!