From Bristol to India: Walter James Long

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:20 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

My father was in the volunteer fire brigade in Bristol until March 1941 when he was called up to join the Royal Signals. He spent some time in the UK and was then sent to India. In September 1944, he went to the Officer Training School at Mhow. He was commissioned into the RAOC in January 1945 and returned to the UK in June 1945.

Throughout his army career, he wrote and received many letters from his mother, family and friends.

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The attached document describes Walter James Long's military journey from his service in the Bristol Fire Brigade to his time as a Lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in India during World War II, including a diverse range of experiences, friendships, and oddities encountered along the way. It also includes a selection of photographs. This summary was generated using AI technology.

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Lieutenant Walter James Long

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Dave Long

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Walter was my father who died in 1979.

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Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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96193

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CC BY 4.0