posted on 2024-06-05, 18:21authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
He was called to register in December 1942 by the Allocation Officer. Although he passed as Grade 1, he spent the war in a reserved occupation, based at Southall Gas Works in London in the By-Products Department, and was responsible for tar spraying on the roads.
History
Item list and details
Sidney Gidley's Registration for National Service card
Person the story/items relate to
Sidney William Gidley (1914-2001).
Person who shared the story/items
Judith Thomas
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
My father
Type of submission
Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.