205325 Signalman. Walter Silver British Army 19th Air Formation Signals Royal Corps of Signals from:10 Eedwood Ave, East Ardsley, W. Yorks My father, Walter Silver, served in Burma during WW2 as a despatch rider in the Signals. He's still alive at the time of writing, but is living in a nursing home in Leeds. His memory is not so good these days, but I do know that his Unit at the end of the war was 19th Air Formation Signals, and I have photos of him with a group of comrades, including his younger brother, Ernest, in Comilla, Bangladesh.
Dad has said very little over the years about his experiences - except some light-hearted quips about his motor bike, mates etc. He's mentioned being in Rangoon, Chittagong and Kohima.
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