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Gray Family Chronicles from World War II
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posted on 2024-06-05, 19:40 authored by Their Finest Hour Project TeamKen Gray (father) was in Iraq in 1941, called up at age of 19 years. Bob (uncle) was at Dunkirk, and Stan (uncle) was in Burma as part of Chindits. Winifred (mother) was called up in 1943 to serve in ATS, promoted to lance corporal and was on anti-aircraft duty before moving to clerical work.
His mother went to Belgium as part of British Army on the Rhine where she met his father.
Objects include a pantomime put on in Iraq (Aladdin) and also Christmas dinner from 1943.
Also includes poems about life on the base, possibly written by E. Christopher.
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1. Pantomime programme 2. Poems 3. Photos 4. ReunionPerson the story/items relate to
Ken Gray Win GrayPerson who shared the story/items
Malcolm GrayRelationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
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Shared at Theale Library, Berkshire on 14 November 2023.Record ID
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