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Pte. Charles Henry Bevis
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Burpham, West Sussex
Recently I acquired my dad's full Army Service records. Charles Bevis enlisted in the Royal Sussex Regiment in Febuary 1933 as a driver in Chichester, West Sussex. He was posted 3 times not readable.
This is the following from his records;
Home 20.3.33 to 12.9.34
India 13.9.34 to 26.10.35
Egypt 27.10.35 to 17.3.36
Sudan.18.3.36 to 11.12.36
Jerusalem.12.12.36 to 13/10/37
Egypt 14.10.37 to 28.7 41, 12.5.41 admitted to hospital discharged hospital 15.5.41.
Home 29/7/41 to 16/7/44
NWE 17/7/44 to 27 10/45
Home 28/10/45 to 31/1/46
Class z reserve 1.2.46
He was awarded the following Campaign Medals,
Palestine 1936 to 1939, General Service Medal with clasp,
British War Medal 39-45, Africa Star, Defence Medal 1939/45 and the
France/Germany Star.
Dad's discharge record R A S C records 31/10/1945, place Hastings
229 company R A S C, Armd Brigade
All I can say are 2 things thank you dad, and no wonder you never talked about the war you must of seen terrible things x