North West Europe Campaign 1944
The battalion was split company wise across four Brigades as well. When you get his service records you should find out which company he was in, and thus which Brigade he was attached.
They were 3 Machine Gun companies and a Mortar Company, so he could have been a mortar man rather than a machine gunner.
During the North West Europe campaign they had 44 other ranks and 3 officers killed. (The statistics for the original Battalion that went in the bag at Singapore are a whole lot grimmer)
Medal wise for the reconstituted battalion it would be for most of them:- 1939-45 Star, The France and Germany Star, and the 1939-45 War Medal.
Here's a pic of the 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment in action, April 13 1945 east of Rethem.
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