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The 157th HAA Battery Diary reports:
17/10/1939 0800 Battery in rest billets. Regimental transport and guns in process of being unloaded from ship at Gare Maritime Quay, Cherbourg.
The 53rd HAA Regimental Diary reports:
17/10/1939 Unloading of Transport Vehicles from "Achilles" commences in charge of advance party and 2 Officers. Vehicles to be lined up on Car Park near the docks and guard mounted. Weather cold and inclined to rain. Wind E.
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.
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Fairey "Snow" Battle - Winter 1939/40
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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