Bernard Joseph Cribbins OBE was an English actor and singer whose career spanned seven decades. During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records.
Did Bernard Cribbins fight in WW2?
He volunteered for The Parachute Regiment in 1947 after being called to the Army for his National Service. Private Cribbins attended parachute training course number 221B at RAF Upper Heyford between 19 July and 13 August 1947. His course report states that he was a ‘good performer. Well disciplined. A likely NCO’.
After training, he was posted to the Training and Holding Battalion at Talavera Barracks Aldershot. Pte Cribbins was then posted to Palestine, joining the 3rd Battalion in Azib. He then moved to Haifa in late 1947 when the 3rd Battalion amalgamated with the 2nd Battalion.
Mr. Cribbins did National Service with the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment between 1947 and 1949, serving in Palestine and Germany. A training report described him as “a good performer”, a label which he took forward into a stage and screen career.20 Jan 2016