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Co-Founder of @FiveZeroPR, Second World War historian, books: Britain’s Secret Defences (2022) & Fortress Britain (2024) also Exeter City fan! @staybehinds
Oct 12, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Thread: 1/5 Ken was recruited in 1943 when he was just 16. He thinks he knew too much & so his father had to recruit him. Their OB was in a spoil heap at a nearby quarry, although they mainly used it as a store. 2/5 There was an elderly couple that overlooked the OB who would have had to have been ‘dealt’ with first as they had seen Patrol members entering and digging the OB - he didn’t know who was as given the task but expected it to absolutely done if necessary