Townsend, Ernest
Title
Townsend, Ernest
E Townsend
Description
An oral history interview with Ernest Townsend (1925 -2020, 1812237 Royal Air Force).
The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
Date
2017-02-07
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Townsend, E
Collection Items
Interview with Ernest Townsend
Ernest was born in Marylebone, London. He tells of his childhood, how he helped his father on his milk round and became a butcher's boy at Shepherd Market before serving in the Air Training Corps. He joined the Royal Air Force at the age of 17 and a…
Collection Tree
- Townsend, Ernest