Anti-Aircraft Battery Driver / Mechanic

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Anti-Aircraft Battery Driver / Mechanic

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I was a driver mechanic. I was a driver that pulled the gun carriage and the crew from the gun. I could load the gun and do We were like a little compact group and if I wasn’t there, somebody else would take over the driving. But it was pretty tricky because some of the roads you’d have to go up, back, take the, unload the gun, go around, push the gun around sort of thing. You couldn’t go this way, you have to go up, back it up, the truck would go up there then you try and back up and pick up the, you know, each man and the crew was able, I operated the...

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Mr. Stanway describes his position as a driver/mechanic for the 5th Battery Anti-Aircraft Unit.

Frank Stanway

Mr. Stanway was born in Britain, and relocated to Montreal, Quebec with his family at a young age. Mr. Stanway joined the Non Permanent Active Militia (NPAM) along with friends, 8 months after Canada declared war. Shortly after basic training finished, their unit went active, so they joined the active forces in August 1940. Mr. Stanway shipped out to Scotland in 1941 and was transferred to Italy, along with the rest of the 5th Battery, in May 1943. They remained stationed there until a few months before the end of the war (February 1945) and returned home shortly after the war ended.

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Medium:: Video
Owner:: Veterans Affairs Canada
Duration:: 00:57
Person Interviewed:: Frank Stanway
War, Conflict or Mission:: Second World War
Location/Theatre:: Europe
Branch:: Army
Units/Ship:: NPAM / 5th Battery / Artillery
Occupation:: Mechanic

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Anti-Aircraft Battery Driver / Mechanic

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