
Family Stories Series 2: Episode 15
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
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Great Uncle Henry During the Second World War
A final story comes from paul blake hallo, gents, love the podcast. Great uncle, henry, was born in 19 o three, so was too young to sign up during the first war. By 19 39, he was at the older end of the age bracket and was a carpenter,. joiner, making incredibly fancy furniture. When war broke out, henry had started working for the fairy aviation company at r a f ringway - specifically the manchester wivenshaw aerodrome factory at the fairy had set up there. He would have to go up on the roof with his work chums and move the wooden cows and sheep about before daylight,
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