posted on 2024-06-05, 19:37authored byTheir 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.