My Dad's Disembarkation 3rd May 1946 ?
Hello, one and all. This may be a tad queer, however, I have acquired my biological dad's Second World War records, James Paul Shelly (1917-1984,RIP), who was attached to the 6th South Wales Borderers, near the end of the Second World War he sailed to India (ship?), then Burma, then Sumatra, and Singapore. My question is why was STRENSALL listed? It seems a bit strange to me. His Army number was 983852. Sincerely. Seamus P J Fogarty, in Maryland, USA.
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RE: RE: My Dad's Disembarkation 3rd May 1946 ?
Hi there, 'STRENSALL' is a barracks 6 miles north of York, known as The Queen Elizabeth Barracks, but referred to locally as 'Streny camp'. Over the years it has usually had Yorkshire regiments there, The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, the West Yorkshire Regiment to name two, but many other regiments have had short stays there, currently the Royal Army Medical Corps are there as a mobile field hospital unit. Your father may have come to Strensall for special training before going abroad. Regards, Colin Carr.
Comment from Colin Carr on Saturday, 19th November 2011.