Original British 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment Uniform Grouping For Private Robert Marken, WWII Veteran from Belfast, Ireland - Served 1940 to 1965 Russian Artwork & Posters GREETING:THIS IS TO CERTIFY THATTHE

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Original British 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment Uniform Grouping For Private Robert Marken, WWII Veteran from Belfast, Ireland - Served 1940 to 1965 Russian Artwork & Posters GREETING:THIS IS TO CERTIFY THATTHEOriginal Items: One of a Kind Grouping. This is a fantastic trunk grouping for WWII Veteran Robert Marken who enlisted out of Belfast, Ireland in 1940 and served up into the 1960s. The grouping comes with a binder full of copies of his military records, which can be confusing, so further research is a must! He enlisted on November 1, 1940 for 4 years which was then extended in 1944. He passed his glider test in 1943 and was granted his Parachute Badge