WW2 British 21st Army Group HQ Signals Warrant Officer Named Battledress Grouping - Served From May 1939

A very nice battledress grouping to a Warrant Officer of the Royal Signals attached to 21st Army Group HQ .
Grouping comprised of :

1. Badged battledress ( named )
2. Badged GS cap
3. Shirt ( Named )
4. Gas Spectacles
5. Braces
6. Dog tags to Mansbridge
7. 2 X Paybooks ( Mansbridge )
8. Handkerchief ( named )

One of the paybooks is cover only with the old paybook signed 11 May 1940 contained within a replacement cover that he acquired. Interestingly shows his enlistment at Porstmouth on 5th May 1939 & initially training with the 43rd Div ( Wessex ) at Castle House, Mere . There is a memorial to the 43rd Wessex on Castle Hill at Mere today. This entry of 13 Dec '39 reads ' 43Div ***** at Castle House , Mere ' & then an entry dated 11-14th Mar 40 beneath this reads ' Duty with ***** at Mere in DW.exercise ' . Both entries are partially blotted out ( marked with asterisk ) quite possibly implying a confidential posting that he later did not wish to impart. Moving forward a few years , the 1940 pattern 1944 dated Battledress is complete with its original clothing label with M coded WD inspectors stamp for the same year. Blouse has embroidered insignia of the 21st Army Group HQ to both sleeves. Printed ' Royal Signals' shoulder titles also present with Warrant officer rank badges to each sleeve. His paybook notes promotion to A/CSM ( Acting Company Sergeant Major ) W.O Class II on 21/9/42. Several of the items are named to the soldier Mansbridge certainly including his dogtags which are present with the group.
An interesting lot , he may well have served with Monty at 21st Army Group Headquarters.

Code: 13555