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Yes I served in the Suez conflict. My two older brothers served in the Royal Navy during WW2 and compared to them my activities were fairly trivial. If you would like to read what I wrote about the assault on Port Said, message me and I will give you the web site addys. There are illustrations...

Luftwaffe uniforms from my archives Bootneck

Inside a building on the Luftwaffe airfield. In the background is a map of the UK Bootneck

Bernard thank you for your welcome. I came to NZ in 1961. I was in 42 Commando RM before that. Yes it is an ancient photo of me. The denison smock is WW2 camouflage pattern. It has a flap on the back which can be brought up between the legs and fixed at the front. This was to prevent your skirt...

Easier to paint the man in the white suit, than the camouflge pattern on this man's Denison smock.:) Bootneck

I served with 42 Commando RM 1956 to 1958. I have written a bit about that on the Britains-smallwars web site. It covers conflicts from 1945 to the present. History is often just a broad statement of fact, but the BSW site gives a more personal point of view, from the soldiers, sailors, airmen...