[Peter Cornwell]

I endorse Andy Saunders' comments whole-heartedly. There are a number of 'expert' members of this forum normally prepared to help and assist others less-knowledgable by sharing the fruits of their research. It is an important aspect in the success of TOCH as a definitive source of good reliable information but is generally a 'one-way street'. As we all must surely know, such research is usually the result of years of delving into archives (many of them abroad) and prolonged correspondence with veterans and/or eye-witnesses (most of them now long gone) and represents a significant investment in time, effort, and yes - money. So why anyone should expect such information to be simply posted on request is breath-taking in its conceit. So we should not be too surprised (or disgruntled) when an appeal for information falls on deaf ears in future and be grateful when we do get the information that we seek.