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Searching for details about the Canadian base at Eastbourne
My wife and I will be visiting the UK this September trying to fill in some gaps in our family histories.
We plan to visit Eastbourne where my late father was seriously wounded in a German air raid the night of August 9-10, 1942. Private John Robert Bristow (Bob), served with No 9 Canadian Field Ambulance RCAMC and was working in the Orderly Room when the air raid struck. 8 of 11 men in his company were killed. The other 3 were seriously wounded, including my father. I would like to visit the site if it still exists. - What records are there of the Canadian base in Eastbourne in 1942? - Are there any traces of it left? - Where would I go to find details of the raid? - Are there perchance any others who remember that fateful period? Like so many others, my father didn't talk much about the war. I only learned about his wartime experiences when I stumbled upon a long letter he wrote to a friend in 1994 detailing his history. |
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