posted on 2024-06-05, 19:46authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
Brought in Grandad's photo album. His grandfather died when his father was 3 years old, so he had very little information.
He believes his grandfather signed up in 1939. He knew he was in the RAF 45 Squadron and was stationed at Yatesbury, where he was a ground radio operator. He was also stationed in Cairo and Jerusalem.
The photo album has all the images labelled, telling the story. There are some remarkable images.
History
Item list and details
(1) Corporal Allen in uniform
(2) - (30) Corporal Allen's photo record showing some remarkable images from the Middle East area of operations.
(1) and (2) show diary and typical entry from Corporal Allen
(1) and (2) show an image with a description.
(1) and (2) commemorative record and image of training area at Yatesbury.
Person the story/items relate to
Corporal Lesley Ivor Allen RAF
Person who shared the story/items
Dean Allen
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
Grandson
Type of submission
Shared at West Meads Community Hall, West Sussex on 11 November 2023. The event was organised by Bognor Regis u3a.