Photograph of Robert Allan Yorston, and his watch

His father, who was a pilot escorting the Arctic convoys, would talk of the war and how he had fond memories of the companionship. After the war, he kept in contact with his crew, and he was the last to die. He remained enthusiastic about aeroplanes and would take his children to the Leuchars Airsho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Their Finest Hour Project Team
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: 2024
Subjects:
British history
European history (excl. British
classical Greek and Roman)
International history
Their Finest Hour
World War Two
Armed Forces
Britain
British
Child
Childhood
Children
Civilian
Civilians
Letter
Letters
Military
Naval
Navy
Photo
Photograph
Photographs
Photos
RN
Royal
Royal Navy
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25911907.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Photograph_of_Robert_Allan_Yorston_and_his_watch/25911907
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Summary:His father, who was a pilot escorting the Arctic convoys, would talk of the war and how he had fond memories of the companionship. After the war, he kept in contact with his crew, and he was the last to die. He remained enthusiastic about aeroplanes and would take his children to the Leuchars Airshow. His letters are a good representation of the humour of the time.

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