The South Wales Borderers in Egypt in 1934?

May 20, 5656 by Paul | Posted in Military

I inherited two cups, they are one and three mile team races. The insignia of the regiment was told South Wales Borderers, stationed in Egypt in 1934. nobody knows about this park and where I can get a list of soldiers.

Have you tried to contact the South Wales Borderers Depot?. They might be able to help. The races, I think, could be inter-service competitions. The deposition of the South Wales Borderers in Brecon is.

list of men 1917 south wales borders?

Aug 03, 2010 by Alan G | Posted in History

is there any where i can get a list of men who served in The South Borderers in 1917

you can find the list on Google.

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