Lt. Keith Struthers' War Service
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1. Summary of Keith's war service 2. Call up letter Bristol 1939 and Chester 1940 3. 1940 Photo of Training Battalion Chester 4. Ticket for 208th Field Co. R.E. Concert Party Floral Hall, Hornsea 20th Oct. 1940 5. Group photo 208th Field Co. R.E. Hornsea 22.7.41 6. Group photo names 208th Field Co. R.E.Hornsea 22.7.41 7. 1942 Photo 141 OTC Group Aldershot 8. 1942 Names on back of photo 141 OTC Group Aldershot 9. 1942 Photo,Keith in back of jeep, OTC 10. 1943 Photo, Keith with fellow officers, at Sphinx, Egypt 12/3/43 11. 1943 Photo Keith in Tel Aviv 10/4/43 12. 1943 Sicily Invasion Map,"Beach Diagram No. 10 Most Secret" 13. 1943 Letter 1 Keith to wife, Helen (first page) 22/6/43 14. 1943 Letter 1 Keith to wife, Helen (second page) 22/6/43 15. 1943 SSFA cable to Keith confirming birth of Tony 7/7/43 16. 1943 Keith cable to Helen"drank health" 7/8/43 17. 1943 Letter 2 Keith to wife Helen (first page) 7/8/43 18. 1943 Letter 2 Keith to wife Helen (second page) 7/8/43 19. 1943 Photo Keith in Jeep, Sicily 11/8/43 20. 1943 Photo inscription by Keith on back,"Hot from the press darling all my love Keith. From Lt. W.K Struthers RE 295, Army Fd. Coy RE CMF" 11/8/43 21. Keith's photo album cover 89 Field Company RE British Liberation Army June 4 1944 - May 8 1945 22. Keith's D-Day 1944 account for Wills Hall magazine 1987 23. Beach at La Rivière, Normandy June 1944 24. Keith and "Cherub" on the Opel, June 1944 25. Keith unloading with DUKW, June 1944 26. Bénouville, July 1944 (at back) Tony, Oc, Arty, (front) Keith, Mike 27. Nijmegen Sept. Railway bridge damage 28. Nijmegen Oct.1944 War damage 29. Nijmegen November 1944 Boom experiments 30. Nijmegen January 1945 skating group 31. Nijmegen January 1945 Keith and Poppy skating 32. 1945 February Home Leave Keith and Tony 33. 1945 April Keith on RhinePerson the story/items relate to
Keith StruthersPerson who shared the story/items
Tony StruthersRelationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
He was my father.Type of submission
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