31/10/1939
0800 Preparations of positions continued.
1800 JUVIGNY - 3 guns ready for action. Ammunition on site 600 rounds HE. 144 rounds shrapnel.
AUBERIVE - 1 gun ready for action. Ammunition on site 400 rounds HE. 96 rounds shrapnel.
These letters were published 70 years to the day from when they were first written during the Phoney War (1939) and the Battle of France (1940). They were sent by my Great Uncle, mainly to his father, and provide a fascinating insight into the day to day life of a British soldier in the opening phase of World War II. I have also included information about the AASF and the Battle of France to put my Great Uncle's service in context.
Atmospheric picture of winter of a Fairey Battle on one of the AASF areodromes in the Reims area of France in 1939/40.
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