Thanks guys, going to write of to the MOD

Thanks for the info, thats why its a mystery as he was definatly not an officer, i think it would help if i upload some pics, the top picture is earlier, ive noticed hes wearing a different style of wing, wich after a search i cant find reference of, i believe the wing hes wearing on the bottom ...

Yeah, i thought that to, but can find no trace of him? and its not just me thats tried. tried with service number and even his POW number.

Hi, i have a question about my late Granfather, his history during ww2 is patchy and he never spoke of his experiances, me and my uncle peiced bits and peices together but i will only include the facts we know, He was in the parachute regiment 8th battalion before and around d-day but got wounded ...

Hi,my names matt, just a quick hello, joined this site after a recomendation from a friend as im trying to solve a few mysteries about my late granfathers service in the second world war, im sure the deeper i dig the less i will know though.