Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

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Pte. Alfred Farmer

British Army 14 Army Field Workshop Royal Army Ordnance Corp

from:56 Weighton Rd Harrow Welad, Harrow, Middlesex

(d.29-30th May 1940)

Alf Farmer was my Grandfather, he was only 23 years old when he was killed at Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk of the British Expeditionary Forces. He had 'joined up' in 1939 just after war broke out. He was married to my Nanna who died in 1990 still loving him and they had a son, my father who is now 75 years old and doing well. My Nanna lost touch with all of Alf's family as after the war she emigrated to New Zealand, where I was born along with my two sisters and one brother. My Dad and I live in the UK now and are longing to find Alf's relatives or any friends he had, esp, in the Army. So here are the details:

Alfred Farmer 'Alf' married Dorothy Joan Bowden 'Joan', their son is Alfred Keith Farmer ' Keith'. Alf and Joan lived in Harrow Welad in Harrow Middlesex on Weighton Rd, number 56 before he was killed.Although his father was a manager of an Engineering works in Watford, Alf chose to do a veg barrow round in Harrow. We were told he could sing really well, had a great sense of humour and did mechanics. Nanna and Dad nearly starved in London during the war, my Dad was sent to the country for a while, first with Nanna then alone (he was 4 when his Dad died). She worked as a maid and cafe assistant in London. They were both in London during the Bliz.



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