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Auditman · 05-06-2008, 02:19 PM

My dad was "invited" to join the RAF in 1940 in General duties. He spent the Battle of Britain period at RAF ST Athan as a Ground Gunner. His defence status meant he was part of the founding members of the RAF Regiment in 2804 Squadron. He was an armoured car driver (Humber LRC) in the AC Flight and moved to 2777 Squadron in July where Armoured Car Flights from four squadron were merged. He was in Brussels the evening of liberation, around Antwerp at the time of the V2 attacks and served through Holland and Germany, just behind the fighting but close enough to see the outcomes, spending a great deal of time escorting "Boffins" to suspected V1 & V2 sites. he was relaesed in January 1946.

My father in law was evacuated to a family farm in Essex and my mother in law was evacuated to Devon but returned home in time to "ruin her new coat when her chip shop was bombed"

05-06-2008, 02:19 PM	#46 (permalink)
Auditman Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 57	My dad was "invited" to join the RAF in 1940 in General duties. He spent the Battle of Britain period at RAF ST Athan as a Ground Gunner. His defence status meant he was part of the founding members of the RAF Regiment in 2804 Squadron. He was an armoured car driver (Humber LRC) in the AC Flight and moved to 2777 Squadron in July where Armoured Car Flights from four squadron were merged. He was in Brussels the evening of liberation, around Antwerp at the time of the V2 attacks and served through Holland and Germany, just behind the fighting but close enough to see the outcomes, spending a great deal of time escorting "Boffins" to suspected V1 & V2 sites. he was relaesed in January 1946. My father in law was evacuated to a family farm in Essex and my mother in law was evacuated to Devon but returned home in time to "ruin her new coat when her chip shop was bombed"