Three and a half years of Hell
John Fisher was born in Hackney, London in 1916. In 1940 he volunteered for the RAF and trained as a Gunner and Wireless Operator. He served in the Middle East, Africa and the Far East, but was caught up in the Japanese invasion of Java, and spent the rest of the war suffering the horrors of the POW camps.
Sorachi-gun , Japan
| Role Wireless Operator | Age 26 |
PTSD wasn't a recognised term in 1939
Minnie DriverBomber Command never felt they were as beloved as fighter pilots.
Minnie DriverMy father suffered terribly with PTSD
Minnie Driver
Skipper! Quick - dive!
Alfred HubermanThe worst experience I ever had
Alfred Huberman
The German's acted as if they'd won the war
Ralph Levy
My father changed his name by deed poll
I was born a Jew and I wanted to die a Jew
Alfred Huberman
They crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast
The South China Sea was rife with pirates
