Old Christmas card

Hi there just wondered if anyone can help me identify the regiment my grandad was in in ww2.It was sent to his wife (my grandmother) and his daughter (my mother) when he was in Burma.If anyone recognise his colour's or the coat of arms it will help me on my search.thankyou.

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Hi! You will get good help on this soon!
You do know you don't have to post photos separate right?

 

OK just simply slipped my mind.thanks

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It might help to know what the motto is on the ribbon under the castle/fortress?

 

Ok.
You can edit something in that you forgot even after you've posted for a certain amount of time...which seems to vary.

 

Good point Bakers!

 

Monts insignia calpe

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Actually montis insignia calpe? Something to do with Gibraltar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Gibraltar

 

Wonder what that has to do with burma.my aim is to try and find out what redgement my grandad was in then find out what he was doing in burma with the help of you guys

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The Suffolk Regiment perhaps ?
http://ww2.brandonatwar.co.uk/groups/suffolk-regiment/
Scroll down for the Regiments actions in Burma.

 

Thanks so much for that looks like your sending me in the right direction.

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The First Batallion of the Northamptonshire Regiment also was in Burma during WW2. And the Northamptonshire Regiment also had a historical connection with Gibraltar.
http://www.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/northamptonshire-regiment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northamptonshire_Regiment

I also notice that at least one of the photos you included is from India. (The Tombs, Golconda -- or Qutb Shahi Tombs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutb_Shahi_tombs

I'm not sure how that is significant to your quest.

 

Hmm. So multiple units used this insignia. If the XII (12 in Roman numerals) is meaningful and can be found - would it be a subordinate "unit"? Not sure what the British military terminology is. I've been scanning through online articles about the Burma Campaign and have yet to find a "12th" reference.

 

Oh, good point about the XII. I had forgotten about that when searching.

 

The photos are inside the Christmas card.so I assumed they were relivent

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In America, the castle motif relates to the Corps of Engineers, if that's any help.

 

I think the Northamptonshire Regiment is probably close to my thinking.

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Would a link to Exeter be in the "cards"? The mark looks like the silver mark for Exeter, which is of course nowhere near Northamptonshire.