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This was my father's unit in the first part of the war, especially during the Blitz. My understanding is they were engaged in airfield repairs.

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A scan of an official company photograph, dated 1941; Handwritten names on the back of the photo (note "self" = Garnock-Jones, AP); PDF file transcription of the names

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Sapper Alan Peter Garnock-Jones (later Capt./Acting Major)

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Phil Garnock-Jones

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He was my father

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Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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90253

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    Their Finest HourWorld War TwoAir RaidArmed ForcesArmyBlitzBombBombedBombingBombsBritainBritishCivilianCiviliansEngineersEnglandEnglishEuropeEuropeanHome FrontMilitaryRoyal EngineersSappersUKUnited Kingdom

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