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Description: | His two ts accounts (12pp) illustrated with photographs (8pp) recording his experiences during his service with the RAOC and the REME in the UK and North West Europe (November 1941 – October 1946), including his memory of seeing a Zeppelin dropping bombs on the railway station in Nottingham and watching the return of the wounded from the front during the First World War (no dates); serving his apprenticeship as a master builder prior to 1939; joining the Home Guard and becoming a fireguard leader in the Nottingham city centre (1940); getting married (November 1941) and reporting for training with the RAOC with No 3 Training Regiment at Oadby, Leicester (November 1941 – December 1941); serving with the 45th Division (December 1941 – Janaury 1942) and various LADs (Light Aid Detachments) attached to the 218th Independent Infantry Brigade (January 1942 – April 1942), the 3rd Medium Rgeiment RA (April 1942 – June 1942), the 105th Corps Field Park Company RE in Scotland (June 1942 – June 1944) and participating in the landings in Normandy on D-Day and the liberation of North West Europe (June 1944 – March 1946), transferring to the REME in October 1942), and the 254th Field Park Company RE (March 1946 – October 1946, when he was demobilised); and commenting on army life, notably his duties repairing vehicles, his billets, and his off-duty entertainment including giving piano recitals and playing the organ; life on an American LST waiting to land in Normandy; relations with the Belgian and Dutch populations; joining the Central pool of Artistes (CPA); taking examinations to gain a teaching qualification whilst in the Army (he eventually became a teacher after the war). Also included are photocopies of his record of service (1p, June 1994) of military service and an undated newspaper article from the Bournemouth Echo (1p, reporting on the celebrations of his 65th Wedding Anniversary with his wife and giving a resumé of his wartime service.
Cataloguer SNR | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Simpkin, Thomas | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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