Description
Object description
Photocopies of his album (69pp), September 1939 - March 1944, recording his service as an Electrical Officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF), including: his Reserved Occupation; rejection by the Royal Navy, December 1941; his RAFVR commission, May 1942; his training at No 1 RAF Depot, Uxbridge, May 1942, RAF Cosford, May - June 1942, and No 15 Electrical Officers' Course, School of Aeronautical Engineering, RAF Henlow, June - September 1942; his service as Electrical Officer, No 422 (RCAF) Squadron, Coastal Command, with Lerwicks, Catalinas and Sunderlands, at RAF Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, September - November 1942; RAF Oban, Argyllshire, November 1942 - May 1943; RAF Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Hebrides, May - October 1943; and RAF St Angelo, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, November 1943, and Station Electrical Officer, RAF Castle Archdale, Northern Ireland, December 1943 - March 1944; describing anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic; inter-service sport; his attendance on No 15 Officers' Instruments Course, No 12 School of Technical Training, RAF Melksham, August - September 1943; and mentioning briefly Terrance Rattigan, January 1943.
Content description
Photocopies of his album (69pp), September 1939 - March 1944, recording his service as an Electrical Officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF), including: his Reserved Occupation; rejection by the Royal Navy, December 1941; his RAFVR commission, May 1942; his training at No 1 RAF Depot, Uxbridge, May 1942, RAF Cosford, May - June 1942, and No 15 Electrical Officers' Course, School of Aeronautical Engineering, RAF Henlow, June - September 1942; his service as Electrical Officer, No 422 (RCAF) Squadron, Coastal Command, with Lerwicks, Catalinas and Sunderlands, at RAF Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, September - November 1942; RAF Oban, Argyllshire, November 1942 - May 1943; RAF Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Hebrides, May - October 1943; and RAF St Angelo, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, November 1943, and Station Electrical Officer, RAF Castle Archdale, Northern Ireland, December 1943 - March 1944; describing anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic; inter-service sport; his attendance on No 15 Officers' Instruments Course, No 12 School of Technical Training, RAF Melksham, August - September 1943; and mentioning briefly Terrance Rattigan, January 1943.
History note
Cataloguer SNR
History note
Catalogue date 1991-02-14