WW2 British D-Day Normandy Hampshire Regiment Bren Gunner Paybook Grouping

A fascinating British army AB64 paybook grouping to an infantry soldier who was in combat in the Western Desert , N.Africa & Normandy serving as a Bren Gunner in a Carrier platoon. As a result of all this he appears to have suffered combat stress & was sentenced to Military prison time following Court Martial.
Initially volunteering for Boys service in 1935 he joined the Suffolk Regiment in September 1938 & served with them until october 1942 . During this time he did Parachute training with 151 Parachute Battalion in Delhi before returning back to the infantry at his request . He then saw service on the NW Frontier, India before then seeing action in the Western Desert & N.Africa in 1942 where he had treatment for bad nerves. He then served with the Queens Regiment before joining the Hampshires in April 1944. His actual landing date in Normandy is slightly confusing as his medical record states he was first wave of assault troops on D Day with 38 days of heavy action following this . His Pensions record of December 1946 shows a slightly different date of landing in Normandy on 16/6/44 however this may well be a civilian error which was certainly not uncommon in even the immediate postwar years. Either way he fought heavily at Arromanches & Le Hamel with the 43rd Wessex Division or the 50th Northumbrian Infantry . After very heavy fighting one day he was ordered to join another section for more fighting but felt that he ' could manage no more without rest ' & was subsequently court martialled. He served 237 days in a Detention Barracks but this was suspended following medical reports. The Medical officer writing this report states that he believes problems started with the mans health following an earlier exhaustion breakdown after being in action in N.Africa.
Within the group there are various letters relating to his Pensionable service & Medical report along with some personal family photographs.
A fascinating grouping to a man who was in heavy combat in the early days of the Normandy fighting at Arromanches & Le Hamel & who in todays understanding was apparently suffering from combat stress as a result of this .

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