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Originally Posted by Larry Hayward
It's great to look at old posts sometimes. I have just found out that CFMU stands for Coastal Forces Maintenance Unit. Now all I need is to find what 4MLRU stands for! An MARU was a Mobile Ammunition Repair Unit and ML in the RN is used for Motor Launch so is MLRU - Motor Launch Repair Unit?
Thinking about RN operations you can image that ships would put in to the nearest port with damage- that would then be repaired by mobile units using cutting tools, grinders and generators as seen in the photos posted here.
Has anyone got any more to post?
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Thankyou All for the information you have turned up on this subject, it has allowed me to connect many dots.
4MLRU stand for Number 4 Mobile Land Repair Unit.
My Grandfatehr formed No1 MLRU as Naval Party 871 in Algiers in April 1943 to invade Sicily (Husky) and then Salerno (Avalanche). 1MLRU was disbanded in Naples in December 1943 and all the originals were sent back to England and formed 3&4MLRU to invade Normandy in June 1944.
I have a reasonable amount of information on these completely un-recorded RN units, so would like to reply to several of the posts individually.
In the mean time have a look at the photos and documents on my Webshots pages:
http://news.webshots.com/album/571340078sIySOY
http://news.webshots.com/album/560302531PWmBes
I am in the process of writing Grandfathers history and this forum has turned up information such as:
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"Hi, I’d just like to thank you very much inded for sharing these photo’s and documents. I am researching my Family History and my Grandfather Philip Brueton served in both the 1MLRU & 4MLRU and I didn’t think I would find out more than that - but to see from your docs that he got a special mention is wonderful. Best wishes Aidan Goodal"
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Regards Stephen Morse