Harold William Upham in Palestine with the Royal Engineers

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posted on 2024-08-20, 10:57 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

The contributor's father was born 15-2-1921. Before the war, he was trying to be a blacksmith. During the war, he was a Royal Engineer and worked in the railway, stationed in Palestine and the Middle East. He was also in the Palestine police. He didn't see much action and didn't speak much about the war.

His mother looked after family during the war; she was a nanny.

The contributor's grandpa was in Ceylon in the 1920s to1930s. He didn't enjoy the experience in a hot country so when people started moving to Spain, they didn't want to go.

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1. Photos 2. Post cards 3. Maps and documents

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Harold William Upham; Elizabeth Katherine Upham (née Osborne)

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Peter J. Upham

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Father and mother

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Shared at Oxford Westgate Library, Oxfordshire on 10 March 2023.

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99962 | OXF011

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Their Finest Hour World War Two Europe European Mediterranean Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre Middle East Railway Royal

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