GRAHAM PITCHFORK PROFILES THE MILITARY CAREER OF SERGEANT NORMAN GERRISH AND OUTLINES HOW THE RAF REGIMENT PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE RE-CONQUEST OF BURMA IN WORLD WAR TWO.
SECOND WORLD WAR | RAF REGIMENT BURMA STAR
MAIN A 20mm RAF Regiment gun crew wave to a Hurricane returning from a sortie over Burma. (KEY COLLECTION)
Flight Sergeant Norman Gerrish MM.
(VIA AUTHOR)
Norman Gerrish’s life as a grocer’s assistant was transformed when he joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in May 1941 and became a ground gunner. After completing his training, the 20-year-old from Bristol joined 810 Squadron, which was based at Pocklington in Yorkshire, at the time, defending the bomber airfield.
