Location of FPO 634 in April 1943 ?
This is a scan from a cover addressed to Canada with the FPO 634 date stamp for the 3rd April 1943. Sent to Canada with a 4 C.I.B. COY RCASC / ORDERLY ROOM hand stamp on the reverse.
Proud vol III lists this only as "Reported missing at sea Jan 43" which is obviously incorrect. 4 CIB the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade. (assuming the the ID is correct) were training in England in April 43.
Canadian reference books (Sayles vol II and Bailey & Toop vol II) do not list this FPO number as being assigned to a Canadian unit.
Is anything else known about this FPO?
John Cranmer
Is anything else known about FPO 634.
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4 Canadian Infantry Brigade Company RCASC supported 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade which was part of 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. The Divisional Postal Unit was allocated the following Field Post Office datestamps on 3 September 1940: 432, 433, 434, 435, 436.
It is possible that the datestamp is 434 but I have not been able to prove that - I have used Postmark-Reveal but due to the thickness of the manuscript over the first two digits it has not been possible to reveal the actual strike.