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Prt. Roy "Zook" Suzuki |
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Prt. Roy "Zook" Suzuki, formerly of the Royal West Kent Regiment and No.5 Commando, served in No.6 Troop of No.6 Commando from June
Prt. Roy Suzuki, formerly of the Royal West Kent Regiment and No.5 Commando, then of No.6 Troop of No.6 Commando - he is of English/ Japanese parentage and one of four brothers (Roy, David, George & John). He had joined the army below the minimum age at Brasted, Kent on 27th June 1940 after his brother George (Green Howards) had safely returned from the confusion of Dunkirk. Meanwhile his brother David was serving with the Pioneer Corps and John served as a 'Bevin Boy' in the coal mines of England. Upon the eve of No.5 Commando being shipped out to
After the war, and changing his name to Roy Harding, he travelled the World, working in the
Picture courtesy of Maj. Joe E. Humphreys |
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