Description: storageP47 F P47 F PHOTO SIZE 10/7 CM PORTRAIT BENGHAZI HERE HE MEETS Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (née Ashley; 28 November 1901 – 21 February 1960),was an English heiress, socialite, relief worker and the last vicereine of India as the wife of (the then) Rear Admiral The 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma. FROM THE ESTATE ROYAL ENGINEER PARTICIPANT IN EASTER ISLAND NUCLEAR TEST AND DIED YOUNG ! WITH INTERESTING CAREER CAPTURE IN IRAQ HIS IMPRISONMENT AND SUBSEQUENT RELEASE 1961 ETC SENT TO HIS FAMILY IN BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE --------- ALL TO FURTHER RESEARCH = HIS SERVICE WAS AS FOLLOWS ( this from auto read ) military service of 19044796 A/WOII George William LINDSAY, Royal Engineers.Enlisted into the General Service Corps, Regular ArmyTransferred to Class 'W' Army ReserveJoinedTransferred to Royal EngineersDiedService with the Colours: 22.5.47 to 6. 2.64Overseas Service: Far East Land ForcesKorea TheatreKoreaMiddle EastChristmas IslandEast AfricaKuwaitPrisoner of war (Iraqi)Medals: General Service Medal with Clasp "Malaya", Korean Medal, United NationsService Medal with Clasp 'Korea'.Yours faithfully. SMITH14 July 19782.5.47to1. 5.4721. 5.4722. 5.473. 7.476. 2.649. 9.48 to 14.3.5020. 8.52 to 20.10.5221.10.52 to 15. 9.5316. 9.53 to 26.7.558. 8.56 to 28.9.5720.11.60 to5.7.616. 7.61 to 22. 7.6123. 7.61 to 14.12.61MINISTRYOF DEFENCE DEATH NOTICE Burley soldier diesaged 41The funeral took place atDundee on Monday of WarrantOfficer George William Lindsay,only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.Lindsay, Aireville Terrace, Burley.He was found dead on Friday in aroom at the club where he stayedinDundee.Lindsay, who wasfor some time.Warrant Officer41, hadbeen illSince joining the Army in 1946,Warrant Officer Lindsay hadserved in many parts of the world,including Malaya, Korea, Christmas Island, Hong Kong andBenghazi, and in 1961 was one ofhe three crew membersofanarmoured car which fell into thehands of the Trag Governmentafter the vehicle had strayed overthe frontier near Kuwait. He andhis companions were kept prisonersfor some five months before beingreleased.Since his return to Britain hehad been a staff instructor atDundee with 117 Corps EngineersRegiment, Royal Engineers (T.A.)As a boy he attended BurleyNational School. Before joiningthe Army he worked as a tool-room fitter at the Ashfield Foundryof D.P. & E., Otley.Feb 19643hadit farmer ill
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