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Postings from service record
RM Lympstone 24 March 1942 enlisted aged 19;
RM Division 12 May - 29 August 1942;
2nd RM Group M.N.B.D.O. 30 August 1942 - 16 March 1944;
RM Training Group: 17 March - 2 May 1944;
No.30 Assault Unit: 3 May 1944 - 21 January 1945;
No.30 Advanced Unit: 22 January - 17 August 1945;
HQ Commando Group: 18 August 1945 - 19 March 1946;
RM Commando Holding Unit: 20 March 1946;
Porstmouth Divn: 21 March 1946 - 13 June 1946 (Released from Service).

Horace Charles Edward Townsend
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[Photo courtesy of his son Paul Townsend].
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