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Old 29-10-21, 02:00
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Write up in the local paper on my grandfather on his return home after being hurt in WW2.January 3rd 1946
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Private Gray, RJ, landed at DDay, that much I can tell you
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Private Gray, RJ, landed at DDay, that much I can tell you
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Charlie,
Would you have or know were i could get a better quality version of the HLI logo/crest like this one?


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Thank you for the info Charlie

IO have someone looking into the war diaries...no promises
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IO have someone looking into the war diaries...no promises
Any update?
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Wikipedia article on the HLI

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More HLI history

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