Captain Kenneth Ward: Royal Sigs / Aux Unit Signals / SOE

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  1. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    An interesting upload that I came across while searching for something else:

    From this site:
    http://www.coleshillhouse.com/specialdutiesbranch/Captain-Ken-Ward.php

    PREFACE by Kate Ward

    [SIZE=10pt]I have compiled the following paragraphs principally from notes written – and sometimes typed – by my father, Kenneth Ward. For the most part Ken wrote down his memories of how things were in response to requests from various people, including family members and those interested in his wartime exploits. In recent years Ken enjoyed reading published articles and books concerning WWII and he tried to correct what he perceived to be erroneous reports of events and activities regarding wireless development and communications issues.[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=10pt]Ken’s notes mainly relate to his activities in the Royal Signals and the Auxiliary Unit Signals. He used to tell the family stories of his exploits during his time with the Special Operations Executive (SOE). However he was selective in his story telling, focusing on discrete incidents, and mindful of the Official Secrets Act. Without doubt Ken took many secrets with him to his grave.[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=10pt]Amongst his papers were some notes about his early life and several versions of his curriculum vitae, compiled and updated periodically, and which track the development of his career. I have included some of this information to show how Ken’s interest in wireless communication led to his wartime activities and how, in turn, these fed into his postwar engineering and consultancy career.[/SIZE]

    As far as possible I have used Ken’s own words to convey his involvement and engagement with events. I have edited his notes only to improve their readability – and spelling! Occasionally it has proved difficult to decipher his writing and so names, and occasionally other words, may have been guessed incorrectly. Also Ken’s notes provide several versions of the same events or periods and contain some inconsistencies; I have used my judgement to present what seem to be the most likely truths.

    Full document 'Episodes in a Life' (42 pages) at link above.
     

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