My father was a driver in the army during WW2. I was a late baby, and neither he nor anyone else ever really spoke of his time in the service. I have the feeling it marked him - we weren't close, and he wasn't very emotionally forthcoming. I don't know who the man he was before or during the war was; I only know what it left him as.
Item list and details
1. Souvenir medals
2. Coloured medal bars
3. 2x Horse and Star cap badges - Royal West Kent and East Surrey
4. 2x ATS shoulder titles
5. 3x dog tags
6. German coin souvenir
7. 4x ID, driver's license, leave passes
8. Service book
9. Egyptian driver's license and 2x train tickets
10. Transfer form and release book
11. ID card
12. Service record
13. Cigarette/petrol ration books
14. Photo of Paul Bowker with itemsPerson the story/items relate to
Tom BowkerPerson who shared the story/items
Paul BowkerRelationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
FatherType of submission
Shared at Todmorden Library, West Yorkshire on 24 November 2023.Record ID
101796 | TOD001
