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The Gunner was formed in 2001 by Ian Durrant, a
collector for over 20 years. Ian served in the Territorial Army for about nine
years and in a mixture of units; Royal Artillery (Gun 2i/c), HSF, Infantry and
Royal Signals. At heart he is still a Gunner (this picture was taken while
serving with 201 Field Battery in 1988), and therefore collects RA uniforms and
associated items as well as British WW2 homefront. Included in the collection
are a number of vehicles. |
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Ian Aged 10, fated one wonders? and much later as
L/Bdr Ian Durrant, 2 i/c E Sub 201 Field Battery |
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Above: Ian (right)and his old mucker Brian (who died
age 46) on exercise with E Coy HSF, attached 5th Battalion Royal Anglian
Regt. |
Right: Ian is married to Mandy, herself a
collector of womens uniforms from 1938-1965, and an ex serving member of the
Royal Aux. Air Force.
In turn her father was a Radar technician before her
in the same service.
Mandy is a Director of the company. |
Ian on
Exercise, left in photo above .Both of Ian's grandfathers fought in WW1, one
with the Royal Garrison Artillery, having joined just after the outbreak of
war, he was finally wounded and invalided out of the army in 1918 having
suffered various injuries including mustard gas poisoning, the other
grandparent served in the Middle East with the Army Service Corp, but little is
known of him.
Various other distant relations were in the armed forces
including ladies who served in the early WAAF, and the later ATS, Ian's mother
and grandmother were in the World War Two ARP |
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