WW2 British kitbag markings.
I picked up a really cracking condition WW2 British Kitbag at a car boot sale today, and was wondering if anybody could decipher one of the markings on the base.
It is marked to P. Hurreel (800840) .. a nice lowish number to the Royal Artillery ..
But on the carrying handle are the letters LFX.
.. Does anybody know what the LFX stands for ??? (Maybe Life-Guards RA ??)
Cheers
Gary J.
Re: WW2 British kitbag markings.
Hi Gary,
Interesting you say he was RA, as i always remember LFX as standing for 'Live Firing Exercise'. What do you think?
Regards, Ned.
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We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Re: WW2 British kitbag markings.
Ned,
Thanks for the reply ...
.. I did pick up the "Live Fire Exercise" for "LFX" ... but probably the same as yourself, I couldn't see why they would mark up the kit bag for a "one off" ...
As for numbers, ... I used the "bible" concerning the British Army in WW2 ...
Brian L. Davis's "British Army Uniforms and Insignia of World War Two" ISBN 0-85368-609-2
Page 274 Appendix 3 - Army Numbers ..
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Royal Artillery :
1) Field Branch
2) Costal defence and Anti-Aircraft
Numbers : 721,001 - 1,842,000
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As said before Hurreel's number at 800840 is quite low ... even possibly slightly pre-WW2 ?
Cheers
Gary J.
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