Born 1915, so son born 1935-1945, so you're looking for something 1953-1965 or so.
Which would be the era of the small decolonisation wars: http://www.britains-smallwars.com is probably the site to look at; for the earlier dates the Malayan Emergency fits, for the later ones Borneo, and National Servicemen were sent to both wars so you don't have to find a justification for weird volunteering.
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Date: 2007-01-17 06:24 pm (UTC)Which would be the era of the small decolonisation wars: http://www.britains-smallwars.com is probably the site to look at; for the earlier dates the Malayan Emergency fits, for the later ones Borneo, and National Servicemen were sent to both wars so you don't have to find a justification for weird volunteering.
http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Borneo/index.html
Is your putative son British? You could have him French and put him in Algeria any time from 1954-1962.