RAF Bomber Pilot Harold Batchelder DFM
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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:17 authored by Their Finest Hour Project TeamSee attached story.
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PDF with the story and photos of Dad's pilot logbook, his beret, and war medals, including his DFM, and most special, the bag (like a canvas satchel) that Dad made in a hurry in a POW camp before he and fellow POWs started their long march as the Russians advanced from the eastPerson the story/items relate to
Harold Batchelder and Betty Pickett (later Betty Batchelder after their marriage in 1942)Person who shared the story/items
Paul BatchelderRelationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
My mother and father (both now sadly deceased)Type of submission
Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.Record ID
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