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238290 S/Sgt. Gareth "Taffy" Thomas British Army Royal Army Ordnance Corps from:Aberthaw, Barry, S Wales Gareth Thomas served from 9th of September 1939 to release on 28th of January 1946. Following initial training, he served with 2BOD of the BEF in France before being evacuated via St Nazaire. He witnessed the sinking of the Lancastria from shore losing close friends about the fated troopship. In August 1942, Gareth was to be found at Dados Moascar in Egypt. Then from September 1942 to March 1945 was chief clerk with the Ordnance Depot on the docks at Alexandria. From here, he became A/O i.c Traffic with 4BOD, MEF before returning to the UK to become a member of staff at RAOC School, Hillsea Barracks until his release. Joining up as a private, Gareth left the army with the commissioned rank of second lieutenant, one of the very few to go through the ranks. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**