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3911650 W/Corporal Francis McCulloch RAC - South Wales Borderers - 3rd Monmouths - 6th WA Brigade - If anyone can help us with the movements of Cpl McCulloch, could they please contact his daughter Carol on carol.cassell@btinternet.com 

Known so far:-
3911650 W/Corporal Francis McCulloch RAC
Enlisted South Wales Borderers 18.04.40
Posted 3rd Monmouthshire Regt 21.09.40
Transferred to Reconnaissance Regiment, posted to 53rd Battalion 22.01.41
Posted to 6 Reece Squadron 03.07.42
Overseas Service: West Africa 19.06.42 to 06.11.43 India 07.11.43 to 03.09.45
Transfered RAC 01.01.44
Posted to Base Training Unit West Africa 06.03.45
Posted to 2nd Battalion Gambia Regiment, Royal West Africa Field Force
26.07.45
RAC depot 03.11.45 Posted to 155 Regiment 16.11.45
RAC 6th Reconnaissance Squadron
movements: 01.07.42 6th West African Infantry Brigade Recce Squadron
03.03.43 No longer part of 6th West African Brigade
(No Trace in order of Battle)
6TH (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
movements: 03.04.41 In West Africa
20.02.43 At Sea
26.02.43 West Africa
11/07.43 At Sea
14.08.43 India
30.11.43 Burma (Arakan)
03.03.45 India

We have photographs of my father taken in Burma. Family legend has it that he was a wireless operator and acted as a 'scout' in Burma. If anyone has information which can help me or can direct me to sources which could help me I will be very grateful.

 

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