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| William (bill) Purcell's details |
'Add me to your Saved Friends' - What is this? Name: |
William (bill) Purcell |
| | Nick Name: | lofty | | Service Number: | 23196074 | | Regiment 1: | 24 Field Regiment | | Rank: | sapper | | Year Joined: | 1955 | | Year Left: | 1960 | | Where are you now?: | I was demobed in early '60. I worked for the Newhaved Cabinet Company, part of Thorn Electrical Industries. Active Union Steward. I then moved to Bevan & Funnel Reproduction Furniture makers. I ceased work in 1979 through ill health and am now in retirment.
I recently celebrated my 40th wedding Anniversary (Ruby) with rosemary my wife. We have three sons.
I am active in a couple of resident/tennant associations being chairman to both. We are currently helping the youth in the area with 5-aside football. We are in the process of setting up an after school club.
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 August 1952: i was a signaller with the 42 field regt. ra, serving in baor4. i received a message over the radio that the wife of one of our sergeants had given birth. i completed my two years national service and returned to civvy street. i often wondered what happened to some of those i served with in germany. i made some really great friends; closer than brothers. a few weeks ago i was reading the "legion" magazine in the doctors surgery and found your web address. the same day i logged on and became a member. i left messages on the site, but didn't expect too much because of all the years that had passed. however i was soon contacted by ex-squaddies of the 42nd, who informed me of their website. i have been conversing with people who actually served in the regiment at the same time as myself in 1952/54, including ray. imagine my surprise when, today, i received a phone call from ray; he was the sergeant whose wife had given birth to a baby daughter. other signallers had heard the news and he has just told me that he actually received 11 telegrams informing him kellyjohn@clara.co.ukof the birth. who would believe that after giving that message to ray and then leaving the army that 52 years later i should get in touch with ray directly because of this website! thanks John Kelly
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