My Grandfather's Photo Stash 1

[poliphilo]

My paternal grandfather suppressed his early history and there are no pictures of him as a child. We first encounter him as a young man- as here- at the very end of the Great War- in the uniform of an RAF warrant officer.

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[artkouros.livejournal.com]

Was he a pilot?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. He was an engineer in civilian life so I imagine he'd have had a role on the ground, servicing planes...

He only got in at the tail end of the War and never saw active service.

[artkouros.livejournal.com]

We'll call him one of the lucky ones.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Since I replied to your last comment I've learned he spent the greater part of the war working for Vickers- the arms manufacturers.