When I First Met My Father

• 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; Army; Artillery; Battle; Britain; British; British Army; Dutch; Europe; European; France; French; Holland; Military; Netherlands; North West Europe; Royal; Royal Artillery; The Netherlands; UK; United Kingdom; Wales; Welsh; Gunner; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25924165.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/When_I_First_Met_My_Father/25924165

My father, Thomas Bowden, joined the Royal Artillery before the war, as No. 922200, Bren Gunner. His first posting was to Iceland Shore Batteries, but he was later recalled to become part of the 53rd Welsh Regiment. Coming from the East End of London, this did not go down well. On his home leave, be...