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Service Memories from a RAF Air Gunner Wireless Operator

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posted on 2024-06-05, 19:37 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

The contributor shared that she had brought for documentation her father's Royal Air Force reconnaissance log book, which documented his deployment from Libya up to Norway. The contributor's father served as an air gunner and wireless operator and was from North Norfolk. The contributor noted that the log book marked interesting places, although a previous log book that included photos of Winston Churchill had been lost.

History

Item list and details

1. Royal Air Force reconnaissance log book belonging to George Douglas Grout. 2. Photo album from time in service belonging to George Douglas Grout. 3. Photo album from time in service belonging to George Douglas Grout. 4. Typed sheet of the contributor retelling the wartime experiences of her father, George Douglas Grout.

Person the story/items relate to

George Douglas Grout

Person who shared the story/items

Sheila Evans

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

George Douglas Grout was the contributor's father.

Type of submission

Shared at West Berkshire Museum, Newbury on 17 January 2024.

Record ID

115950 | NEW004