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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: Claudia Oliver on Friday 04 January 19 23:17 GMT (UK)

Title: London Auxiliary Fire Service Shooters Hill and Environs
Post by: Claudia Oliver on Friday 04 January 19 23:17 GMT (UK)
I have recently acquired the personal memoirs of my grandfather's time in the AFS during WWII. He lived at Shooters Hill and covered that area broadly, during his time as a volunteer.

It includes over 100 pages of typed text and numerous photographs of training exercises, vehicles, unit photographs and some of the people he worked with. If you have a relative who may have worked in that area at that time for the AFS I may have a mention of them or even a photo. My grandfather was Leslie Vosper.

I am considering transcribing his memoirs and doing something more with them but I haven't decided on the best way forward with this yet as I am not sure how much call there is for this kind of information.

Claudia
Title: Re: London Auxiliary Fire Service Shooters Hill and Environs
Post by: MaxD on Saturday 05 January 19 09:39 GMT (UK)
https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/history-and-stories/firefighters-of-the-second-world-war/

would likely be v interested

MaxD
Title: Re: London Auxiliary Fire Service Shooters Hill and Environs
Post by: GrahamSimons on Saturday 05 January 19 12:53 GMT (UK)
https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/history-and-stories/firefighters-of-the-second-world-war/

would likely be v interested

MaxD
Even if you want to keep the documents - let them have or make copies. Just about everything I've offered to archives has been very gratefully accepted.
Title: Re: London Auxiliary Fire Service Shooters Hill and Environs
Post by: Claudia Oliver on Sunday 06 January 19 17:30 GMT (UK)
Excellent idea. I will drop them a line. Thank you!