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British Officer attatched to Railsplitter 1944

Posted by noel rabbetts on June 21, 2006, 11:38 am
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I wounder if there are any veterans of 1944-1945 who can remember at Britsh Officer from Royal Engineers who was attached to the Railsplitters. His name is Bertram (Dick) Rabbetts and he would have been a Captain then. He is still alive to this day and will celebrate his 93rd birthday in October. The only information I can give was that he was involved in the crossing of the Scheldt and the Rhine at Wessel then onwards through to Magdeburg (or close to). As this is the 70th anniversary year of his commission into the British Army and the fact that, at last, the UK have designated a Veterans Day (27th June), I would like to compile some records for him as we plan a special lunch at which I need to give an address. So, if there are any Veterans still alive and who can recall my father, I would love to hear from them be it good or bad! Noel Rabbetts

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