Looking for any info such as nominal roll at normandy.As the guy i am trying to find does not apear in any 21st indp history yet i know he was at normandy and Arnhem, any help much appreciated.

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Jason,

Would think the regretfully now closed museum at Aldershot might have a nominal roll of 22nd....I could ask via my contact there if you give me a name......

Interested to read you think he served in both Normandy and Arnhem.....there weren't that many 'transfers' between the two divisons, so what evidence do you have????

Hi medic i spoke to the gent in question last year his name is HERB FUSSELL and he told me that he jumped on d-day with the 22nd and at arnhem with the 21st. Can find nothing on him at arnhem having checked first in and leading the way but during our conversation he mentioned a change of name possibly was RAMAGE or somthing that sounds like it i can find a ramage in 'Go to it' history of the 6th airborne divison but iam pretty sure it is not him.Anyway in my local paper yesterday there was a picture of herb at a veterans day event so i thought i would post on here in the hope of finding out more kind regards .Jason

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Jason,

Do you have his number? Also can you confirm what name he would have gone through Ringway as?
I've seen the original Weatherley files and they were pretty comprehensive even for those members they couldn't trace, so my gut feeling is your bloke wasn't in the 21st........

Hi Medic afraid the only info i have is what i have posted but i will try to see if i can find out more some how. But i dont want to cause any ripples chasing info that a living vet told me, but as yet i can not find anything to support it.

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Jason,
Understood....regretfully I've met a few people who said to me they were at Arnhem but when I've asked a few questions the'y've suddenly had long-term memory loss.......

Hi Medic the only thing to do if you could, is try to find info on Herb fussell relating to going through ringway other than that some info linking him wiyh 22nd indp kind regards. Jason

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Jason,
Ok I'll give Fussell a go....nice that it is not a common surname!

Thanks Medic i look forward to any possible results.Jason

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Jason,

Aldershot database only produces one 'Fussell' who went to Ringway.....


14925881 Fussell R.

Transferred into AAC from Glosters 26/6/45 (after the war finished!) and RTU'd 3/10/45
without completing the parachute course........

Back to you Buddy!

Thanks medic well perhaps the name change he mentioned could explian it perhaps we will never know all the best. Jason

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