Service Records of a Cartographer

The contributor shared the story of his father, Robert Joseph Leary, who worked as a cartographer transferring information in photographs into maps. The contributor noted that Robert was called up in 1942-43, and he had worked in the print industry prior to being called up to serve as a cartographer. The contributor advised that Robert had worked with aerial reconnaissance photos, and he had travelled to the D-Day beaches a month after the invasion. Robert was then relocated to printworks in Brussels. The contributor stated that Robert did not speak much about his wartime experiences, and he s... Mehr ...