Page 6 Page 6 I went over to North Foreland to see all my old friends and Steven was home on leave too. Finally on September 20th I arrived at Windermere in the Lake District to begin my OCTU course. I was sharing a room in a pre-war hotel with…
Page 4 Page 4 Cranwell July 11th 1944 I left for Cranwell. the trains were packed jam tight for the trip north – No Seats – scarcely no standing room. I found an empty 1st Class toilet (very classy) and sat in the basin with my feet on the toilet…
Page 1 Page 1 The Second Front (June 6th 1944) The year I was 21 – and it was a very good year for me. I was enjoying life in London – the frequent trips down to Maidstone and all the wonderful friends I was meeting. We all had known…
Is truth more strange than fiction the writer is inclined to ask as his thoughts are carried on memories wings back over a period of sixty odd years, to a small village in the north east of Cornwall. In that small village in the year 1864 there stood an old…
Page 65 Page 65 Goodbye Radar – Hello Signals I arrived at the Radio Branch (wartime) of London Uni. It was based at Exhibition Road, South Kensington and we were living in a couple of Regency Houses in Kensington 2 stories and a basement. Next door to our house was…
Page 54 Page 54 North Foreland. I think this was the occasion when Topsy and I caught the last train down from London to Maidstone and arrived at The Court about midnight (having walked from the station). Daddy opened the front door in his pyjamas and dining gown and made…
Page 47 Page 47 On April 14th 1942, I arrived in London bound for North Foreland. I took time off and went home to Turkey Court for the night and went on to Foreland the next day. Topsy, Paddy and Pat Hayes were also with me to kick off this…
Page 44 Page 44 At Holyhead, I was billeted with the Hainden’s – a 30th ish – couple with no children who lived in modern house in Seabourne Road, called “Khandalla” Page 45 Page 45 By 26th January we had the station operational and my first real association with a…
Page 41 Page 41 The Airforce 1941-1945 My number was 2026333 and I joined up on November 11th 1941. I was sent to Bridgnorth in Western England and received probationary training there. I was in Hut 3 Squad 3. Pam did not come with me. She was on another draft…
Page 36 Page 36 The War 1939-1945 For me, as for countless thousands and thousands of folk throughout the world these years dramatically changed our lifestyles. We hardly knew what was happening and yet deep down we knew nothing would ever be the same again. Joe stayed on at Countess…