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From eighteen to twenty one 1942 - 1945


Ordinary Telegrapher Norman Buckle aged 18 in 1942

Leading Radio Mechanic Norman Buckle aged 19 in 1943

Leading Radio Mechanic Norman Buckle aged 20 in 1944

Acting Petty Officer Norman Buckle aged twenty one in 1945
My dad, Norman Buckle, was eighteen and a half when he joined the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm in October 1942. He was trained as a Radio Mechanic and was promoted to the rank of Petty Officer (Acting) in June 1944.