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Description: | Ron Harrison was a soldier from Manor Park who fought in Egypt,
Italy and Germany during World War II. Ron was 20 years old when
he joined the Royal Artillery in August 1942 and had already
been a Civil Defence Warden with his father in Manor Park.
Ron served in Egypt until June 1944, at which point he
joined the Royal Fusiliers and fought in Italy until April 1945.
He was then part of the Occupation Forces in Germany until he
left the army in May 1947. From when he came home until his
retirement, Ron worked for Marconi Electronics in East Ham. Ron
died in 1992.
Ron's sister, Gladys kept many items belonging
to Ron's wartime service and donated them to Redbridge Museum. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Redbridge Museum | Rights holder: | Redbridge Museum | Subjects: | London at War | Temporal: | 1942 - 1947 | Source: | Redbridge Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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