MY GRANDAD by John Lowe          

 

Latest Updates

April '12

  • 'Memoirs' page updated with information and photographs on a new story:
    •  Frank Angel in 'Flight Engineers' (new)

March '12

  • 'Memoirs' page updated with information and photographs on new and existing stories:
    • Grenville Best in '220 Squadron' (new)
    • William Rundle in 'WOp / AG: Part III' (existing)

February '12

  • RIP Ted Nelson 'May 1923 - Feb 2012' 
  • 'Memoirs' page updated with information and photographs on new and existing stories:
    • Ted Nelson in 'WOp / AG: Part III' (existing)
    • William Milligan in 'WOp / AG: Part IV' (new)
    • George Ellison in 'WOp / AG: Part III' (existing)
  • '206 Association' page within the 'Newsletter' section with the latest newsletter

 

Background

The inspiration for the creation of this website came in 2005, some three and a half years after I had started researching my Grandad's RAF history. In 2002 I had already created an archive log of his time in World War II (photo below). This website has been created by on the basis of that log along with updated information and my Grandad's RAF Log-book.

I'm always looking to add to the site so please read through this Home Page before delving on through the rest of it as it's here that the scene is set...

 

 

 

Acknowledgements

This Website is dedicated to Margaret Bass (Peggy - My Gran) and is to honour the life of Kenneth Burdett Bass (Ken - My Grandad).

I never knew Ken as he passed away 8 months before I was born so it gives me great pleasure finding out even the smallest of details. It concentrates on the contribution Ken made to his country during World War II and gives account of his time, aircraft, friends and exploits whilst serving in the Royal Air Force.

Firstly and most importantly I would like to thank Margaret (Gran) for all the pictures, memories and input she has put into this collection, albeit without knowing it the majority of the time! The number of times I called around or telephoned to discretely extract more information must have nearly given the game away, but it has been invaluable. The Imperial War Museum and the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford have made both interesting day trips and aided in some of the content. I must also mention the Internet which has been a brilliant resource, contributing a huge amount of information, from details on the 206 Squadron to maps and photographs of Prince Edward Island in Canada. Finally I would like to thank my wife Alison for her on-going patience and for joining me on numerous museum visits.

John Lowe

5th April 2006

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