Hi Anne, after reading your article in the Sunday Mail I thought I would drop you a line about my father. His name is Patrick James who like you was a Radar child only he lived at Renscombe Farm, Worth Matravers, Swanage. After reading the article he told me that three of the scientists resided…… Continue reading Rozie Lawrence tells us about her dad – Patrick James
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Peter Gough remembers his childhood
Your article that a cousin forwarded and my initial submission to you has triggered further random memories. I also feel that the work done at Malvern and Farnborough was never publicly acknowledged by HMG or the public. Automatic landing systems we take for granted but came out of the work of the airborne and ground radar…… Continue reading Peter Gough remembers his childhood
My father was an MOD policeman
My father was an MOD policeman in the 1960’s at RRE. As a child I remember him wearing the Police uniform which was similar to the civilian Police. He was trained at Hendon and I remember the stories he would tell me of the scientists in the establishment. One certain person was Nigel Nicholls who…… Continue reading My father was an MOD policeman
Dougie Webber
Cath writes :- “As so many children of these boffins, there is very little we are able to recall as their jobs were never talked about at home and when asked my Dad would often say they had been out in the plane looking for Russian subs! My Dad was Dougie Webber and as far…… Continue reading Dougie Webber
Any information on my uncle, Herbert Jack Morris?
Richard asks:- “Trying to find any information on my uncle, Herbert Jack Morris who was part of Mark Oliphant’s team working on radar, located at Birmingham University. In 1940 Jack build the first cavity magnetron for John Randall and Henry Boot. During WWII he was one Oliphant’s assistants sent Berkley, USA to work on Radar…… Continue reading Any information on my uncle, Herbert Jack Morris?
John Banner MBE
Rid tells us :- “My grandfather John Banner MBE worked at RAF Defford where radar testing and fitting were designed for the latest model of planes. He invented a radio locator device for downed airmen. This is covered in the book Angel visits from biplane to jets a history of radar development and RAF Defford…… Continue reading John Banner MBE
my mum had to leave TRE as she and my dad were not allowed to work in the same place
Judy tells us “In the war my mother, who lived in Birmingham, had been destined to work at Bletchley Park, but her dreams were shattered when she was told she was being sent to TRE Malvern to work in the Drawing Office. Around the same time, my father, from Bournemouth, went to Worth Matravers to…… Continue reading my mum had to leave TRE as she and my dad were not allowed to work in the same place
Derek Smith
Mike tells us: – “I thought I’d get in touch as I am a member of the same Malvern generation as you. My dad (Derek Smith) was a GP in Malvern during the 60s and 70s. Just before he died in 1988 he also had a role as a medical officer at RSRE. Like…… Continue reading Derek Smith
The family were called Tunnicliffe
Sian tells us: – “I was interested in reading your article in the Mail today. In the late 60s early 70s I visited a family loosely related to me. He was a physicist from Malvern who was sent to Northern Ontario Canada’s Deep River heavy water reactor. Radium. The family were called Tunnicliffe”
My Dad was farming near Upton and My Mum, who was from Bromsgrove, had joined the Land army
John Clements tells us “I read with interest the story about your parents work during the war. While my parents also met during the war they had nothing to do with the TRE at Malvern, My Dad was farming near Upton and My Mum, who was from Bromsgrove, had joined the Land army – and…… Continue reading My Dad was farming near Upton and My Mum, who was from Bromsgrove, had joined the Land army
`Radar Families' 