Will Kill a Guinea Pig Club supporter
This is about William Henry Kill, my father. He originally joined the RAF in 1926, then came out of the service, and re-joined when war broke out in 1939. He was in the Royal Air Force, stationed at Upper Heyford, Lyneham, Bicester, and later on in Canada. Whilst he was stationed at Upper Heyford, a...
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ftunivoxfordfig:oai:figshare.com:article/25935028 2024-06-23T07:52:52+00:00 Will Kill a Guinea Pig Club supporter Their Finest Hour Project Team 2024-06-05T19:46:38Z https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25935028.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Will_Kill_a_Guinea_Pig_Club_supporter/25935028 unknown doi:10.25446/oxford.25935028.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Will_Kill_a_Guinea_Pig_Club_supporter/25935028 CC BY 4.0 British history European history (excl. British classical Greek and Roman) International history Their Finest Hour World War Two Aeroplane Africa African Air Force Aircraft Airplane Animal Animals Armed Forces Britain British British Empire Canada Canadian Clothes Clothing Commonwealth Dress Empire Employment Food Health Healthcare Hospital Medal Medic Medical Medical Services Medicine Military North America North American Photo Photograph Photographs Photos Plane RAF Royal Royal Air Force South Africa South African UK United Kingdom Text Online resource 2024 ftunivoxfordfig https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25935028.v1 2024-06-05T23:35:49Z This is about William Henry Kill, my father. He originally joined the RAF in 1926, then came out of the service, and re-joined when war broke out in 1939. He was in the Royal Air Force, stationed at Upper Heyford, Lyneham, Bicester, and later on in Canada. Whilst he was stationed at Upper Heyford, a plane crashed near our house, and my father and another man rescued the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot was very badly burned, but was taken to hospital, and did make a recovery. He subsequently returned to South Africa, but kept in touch with my father, and sent food parcels from South Africa to our family. My father became a lifelong supporter of the Guinea Pig Club which was formed in July 1941 to support aircrew who were undergoing reconstructive plastic surgery after receiving burn injuries in the Second World War . My father was later sent to Canada with the RAF, and went to Vancouver, and then to Banff. He was a carpenter by trade and whilst at Banff he was asked by the chaplain to make a font for the Chapel. I do not know what work he was actually doing whilst at Banff. We have postcards which he sent from Vancouver and British Columbia, but nothing from his time at Banff. The photograph of my father wearing First Nations head dress was taken in Banff when he was stationed there. Text First Nations Research from University of Oxford British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada |
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This is about William Henry Kill, my father. He originally joined the RAF in 1926, then came out of the service, and re-joined when war broke out in 1939. He was in the Royal Air Force, stationed at Upper Heyford, Lyneham, Bicester, and later on in Canada. Whilst he was stationed at Upper Heyford, a plane crashed near our house, and my father and another man rescued the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot was very badly burned, but was taken to hospital, and did make a recovery. He subsequently returned to South Africa, but kept in touch with my father, and sent food parcels from South Africa to our family. My father became a lifelong supporter of the Guinea Pig Club which was formed in July 1941 to support aircrew who were undergoing reconstructive plastic surgery after receiving burn injuries in the Second World War . My father was later sent to Canada with the RAF, and went to Vancouver, and then to Banff. He was a carpenter by trade and whilst at Banff he was asked by the chaplain to make a font for the Chapel. I do not know what work he was actually doing whilst at Banff. We have postcards which he sent from Vancouver and British Columbia, but nothing from his time at Banff. The photograph of my father wearing First Nations head dress was taken in Banff when he was stationed there. |
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