tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8615291207225433851.post842087185712848238..comments2023-04-10T07:15:16.714-07:00Comments on WW1 and WW2 Defences - Suffolk and beyond: Barmston, East YorksDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003299348027486816noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8615291207225433851.post-67224086498511256432016-08-11T10:35:53.050-07:002016-08-11T10:35:53.050-07:00Hi Dave. 1RWF ( Royal Welch Fusiliers) had respon...Hi Dave. 1RWF ( Royal Welch Fusiliers) had responsibility for the Barmston pill boxes from 1940 (after Dunkirk, until 1942. A Coy were designated as the troops who manned them. The battalion had been badly mauled at Dunkirk and this was their opportunity to recover, get back to full manning strength and retain. By early 1942, they sailed to the Far East, fighting at Donbaik, Kohima and Imphal, not returning until 1945Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228517154519955579noreply@blogger.com