cripp Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Anybody know anything about this bag. British? Navy? Army? etc Unfortunately the bottom has rotted away. There's a flap in the top. Any info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGREDONE Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Looks the same as my old RN one, not sure on the service number though, is that navy? mine started with a single letter 6 numbers and another single letter late seventies era? try looking for the service number on a search engine, perhaps war graves site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey985 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Re your Kit bag, I new that the number rang a bell down here and after a quick search of DVA records here is the real owner's. Service record In addition to viewing this service record, you can also # produce a certificate of this service record # get help with the certificate # view an explanation of the service record details # request a full service record from the National Archives of Australia Service Record Name TWENEY, ALAN HUBERT Service Australian Army Service Number VX2261 Date of Birth 11 May 1909 Place of Birth KENT, ENGLAND Date of Enlistment 27 Nov 1939 Locality on Enlistment ROMSEY, VIC Place of Enlistment SOUTH MELBOURNE, VIC Next of Kin TWENEY, ESSIE Date of Discharge 20 Oct 1941 Rank Private Posting at Discharge 9 DIVISION AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICES CORPS WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Wow the forum works it majic again.well done paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 Fantastic, Thanks very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey985 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 The question now is were did you get it, or how did you get it,and were 9 Div in the middle east prior to his being discharged. did he return to Kent? and what are you going to to with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 you could look here http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/australian-army/structure-of-the-australian-army.html or here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Australian_Army_Ordnance_Corps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 The question now is were did you get it, or how did you get it,and were 9 Div in the middle east prior to his being discharged. 9 Australian Division were at Tobruk in 1941, maybe he was medically discharged through injury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 The question now is were did you get it, or how did you get it,and were 9 Div in the middle east prior to his being discharged. did he return to Kent? and what are you going to to with it? I bought a WWII US pup tent a couple of years ago. When I picked it up from the seller it was in that bag. He said it was his dad's and had been in the shed for years. He was just clearing out, I presume his dad had died. I told him to let me know if he found anything else but I never heard from him again. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it. Probably keep it unless it's going to make me rich.:-D Brilliant information Shakey,:clap: all I was expecting was someone to say "it's British" or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 At 30 the guy would have been considered 'Old' for infantary hence 'Service corp', not that that was an easy option. . Notice he 'enlisted' or was conscription going is Australia then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey985 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 (edited) During the first great war the government tryed twice to introduce conscription and failed. the only time we had conscription was during the Vietnam War. I note Paul that you live in Kent so If you obtained it in Kent then he probably returned home (place of birth). The 9th Div are the Rats of Tobruk from April to December 1941. http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-battles/ww2/tobruk.htm Edited October 5, 2008 by Shakey985 Added link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 If the medal section of the form is up to date and he did not even qualify for any campaign/service medals, the suggestion must be that he never left Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey985 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Posting at Discharge 9 DIVISION AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICES CORPS WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2002. No mention of campaign medals, I have a felling that he didn't return to Australia, if we can find the son again he might no. Has anyone tried the phone book for his family living in Kent (his place of birth and Paul's location of were he got it) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 I got this via E-Bay, I think the seller lived in surrey. I had to meet him in a car park to pick up the tent. I only have a local phone book. No Tweney's in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Paul have a look on here and scroll down to 1969 the name fits as does the area. http://www.sonic.net/~ctweney/tweney/d0001/g0000093.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 or this one http://www.sonic.net/~ctweney/tweney/d0001/g0000093.html#I0101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey985 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Paul if you search here you can get his service record, its not for free but cheep. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/army-wwii.aspx#section1 If the kit bag was with him threw out his army life and he was deployed overseas then it becomes an item of interest that could be displayed along with were its been and how you got the information. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 or this one http://www.sonic.net/~ctweney/tweney/d0001/g0000093.html#I0101 Great Stuff Mark. :tup:: Paul if you search here you can get his service record, its not for free but cheep. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/army-wwii.aspx#section1If the kit bag was with him threw out his army life and he was deployed overseas then it becomes an item of interest that could be displayed along with were its been and how you got the information. Good Luck Thanks for that. Ordered a copy of the records. Just got to wait and see what's in it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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