posted on 2024-06-05, 20:04authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
Margaret Munro's father, William Watt, was a housepainter and decorator. He was in the Royal Artillery, stationed in Burma from 1942-1946. Margaret gained a lot of information from war records in the Royal Artillery in Woolwich. There were mileposts all the way to Rangoon, Burma. She was able to trace her father's journey to Rangoon, matching the fight to the milestones in the records.
Margaret noted that her father didn't talk about what happened during the war (the information she knows came from her mother), and he wasn't the same man when he came back.
History
Item list and details
1. Photo collection.
2. Act of Gallantry.
3. Snapshots of Burma.
Person the story/items relate to
William Watt
Person who shared the story/items
Margaret Munro
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
Father of contributor
Type of submission
Shared at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh on 25 November 2023.