210223 L/Cpl. Benjamin Arthur Kitchener "Robin" Hood British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from:Camden Town, London My father, Benjamin Arthur Kitchener Hood, was a REME member during WW2. He trained at Chislehurst Kent. While there he was nicknamed Robin for obvious reasons and to avoid confusion with another Ben. I assume he was in REME because his prewar experience included car mechanics. While at Chislehurst he met his future wife, the officers mess sergeant Jessie "Pat" Blaber. I often wondered how much time he spent peeling potatoes just to meet up. After training he was sent to the Orkneys for, as far as I know, the duration. He only told a few stories of life in the Isles. One was while taking a range-finder somewhere he told the private driver "straight across the next roundabout." Guess what? The driver drove right over the middle of it destroying a very expensive rangefinder. All he said was "I did as you told me corp." In order to complete the family records I would fill in more of my late fathers war memories and facts.
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