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An extract from Emrys Westacott's memoirs.

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:11 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

This is an extract from my father Emrys Westacott's diary, recounting his wartime experiences conducting war work as a builder, before being trained and working as a flight mechanic for the RAF. No famous heroics here - just an account of his war.

History

Item list and details

1. Photo of Emrys in his RAF uniform 2. Emrys with his brothers George and Arthur

Person the story/items relate to

Emrys Westacott

Person who shared the story/items

Linda Swanson

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

Emrys was my father.

Type of submission

Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

Record ID

90496