100560 Sgt Frank Herbert Briant Army Recconnaisance Corp from:Boscombe I was born on 20th August 1939 and two weeks later my father went to war with the 2nd Battalion. He became a Dunkirk veteran. In March 1941 he was in the Recconnaisance Corp
and later that year he became a sergeant. In 1943 he was in North Africa and in 1944 remained
with 1st Battalion although he transferred to the Royal Armoured Corp. He was later demobbed and in January 1946
drowned off Hengistbury Head with two other mates whilst fishing. As I was only 6 years old at the time I only
have two memories of him therefore my question is very relevant.
I have a newspaper photo taken in the Middle East dated 6th August 1945 which shows a group of Sgts an
S.S.M and a S.Q.M.S The names of these men are:- Sgts Brookes, Kenchington, Scarth, Nelson, Cresswell, Lorryman, Lance, Harding, Stratton,
Briant, Penny, Hancock, Morris, Masterman, Barrison, and Cole.
The SQMS's name is STRIDE and the SSM's name is DENNIS, can anyone tell me more about these men ie personal memories particularly if they involved my father.
There was another photo of my father standing in front of the Sphinx with another soldier but this photo has been lost over the years, does anyone know about that photo?
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