posted on 2024-06-05, 20:10authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
John Gottig was an RASC mechanical engineer working on cars and lorries. He served from 1935 to 1960 in East Africa, Ceylon, and India during the war. He earned educational qualifications throughout his service. He also served in Germany post-war. He passed away when the contributor was young, so they have limited details of his service.
The contributor's maternal grandfather, G. E. Worham, was a PoW at Stalag 9C and kept a diary of his internment but did not discuss it after the war.
History
Item list and details
1. Father's service record and papers
2. Grandfather's diary from German POW camp
Person the story/items relate to
John Gottig; G. E. Worham
Person who shared the story/items
Mark Gottig
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
Father; Maternal grandfather
Type of submission
Shared at National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire on 16 September 2023.