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230355 WO. Tom "Danny" Daniel Royal Air Force 32 Squadron from:Rochdale, Lancashire   My father, Tom Daniel, joined the RAF on 10th August 1942 in Manchester. He was in Paignton for training before being sent on a troop ship to South Africa for flight training. He flew Tiger Moths and Harvards at Wonderboom but eventually went on to fly Hurricanes and Spitfires. He was sent to 32 Squadron and his Spitfire had the sign GZ-C. His commanding officer was George Silvester. After spending time in Greece and Italy, he was sent to Ramat David in Palestine. He didn't much care for the duties there as he was told to fly over the sea and look out for Jewish refugee boats and report their position so they could be intercepted. From Palestine he was de-mobbed on 30th March 1946. Dad is still with us but, unfortunately, suffers from dementia and remembers very little. I have made a "memory book" of photos from his life and in it there are some pictures from his days in the RAF. He also has a picture of Squadron Leader George Silvester's GZ-? on the wall of his room in the care home. Very rarely, he will look at the photos with me and suddenly remember something about one of them. It is always a lovely moment but very fleeting.   Some of 32 Squadron with Spitfire   Women doing running repairs to the runway at Araxos, Greece.   Pilot Tom Daniel with his ground crew in Salonika, Greece A very young Tom Daniel, nickname Danny. J S Lloyd-Jones Add to this record.  Related Content: No. 32 Squadron Royal Air Force Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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