Daddy's letters home

Dale had brought in a 20-page booklet of his father's drawings, that his father had sent to his sons (Dale and younger brother Rodney) while on active service in WW2. Dale's father was called up in 1942. He crossed over to France on D-day +6 (corrected from D-day +2). Dale's mother put the drawings into a book along with postcards, cuttings and letters. Dale was 2 when his father was called up. His father was born in 1906 and was in the Royal Engineers (Railway division) as a lorry driver. He was therefore 36 when called up. He did the books or his Company Sergeant and as a perk/reward was giv... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Their Finest Hour Project Team
Dokumenttyp: Text
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Schlagwörter: British history / European history (excl. British / classical Greek and Roman) / International history / Their Finest Hour / World War Two / Armed Forces / Army / Britain / British / British Army / Concentration Camp / D-Day / Dutch / Employment / Engineers / Europe / European / France / French / German / Germany / Holland / Holocaust / Letter / Letters / Military / Netherlands / North West Europe / Politician / Politics / Railway / Rhine / Rhineland / Royal / Royal Engineers / Sapper / Sappers / The Netherlands / Work / Worker / Workers
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Dale had brought in a 20-page booklet of his father's drawings, that his father had sent to his sons (Dale and younger brother Rodney) while on active service in WW2. Dale's father was called up in 1942. He crossed over to France on D-day +6 (corrected from D-day +2). Dale's mother put the drawings into a book along with postcards, cuttings and letters. Dale was 2 when his father was called up. His father was born in 1906 and was in the Royal Engineers (Railway division) as a lorry driver. He was therefore 36 when called up. He did the books or his Company Sergeant and as a perk/reward was given weekend passes so he could get back to his home in Menston. His main work in France and Holland was to rebuild bridges, including over the Rhine. He was de-mobbed in 1946. His father made life-long friends across Europe, learning several languages. He had set up a paint and varnish company in 1938 and returned to this after the War. One of their products was camouflage paint. While on active service he befriended local families through Church and was often invited back for Sunday lunch and festivities. As the Allies advanced, he went to Buchenwald Concentration Camp. Dale also brought in 3 Campaign Medals. Dale wants to share the objects and his father's story, locally and as part of the national project to help others dwell on and understand and respect people regardless of their ethnicity, religion or politics.