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Male
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Deceased
- In 1965, Commander REME John Probert arranged a visit for former Hong Kong prisoners of war on the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Sham Shui Po POW Camp.
Sham Shui Po POW Camp 20th Liberation Anniversary, by Alan Ho - During World War II, John Probert was seconded to radar equipment operation and maintenance duties before serving as a Spitfire pilot. He was commissioned as an officer in 1942 and selected for flight reconnaissance duties with the RAF (Northwest Europe) in 1943. Probert was one of the six men who played a key role in the transition of maintenance responsibility for Army aircraft from the RAF to REME in 1958 and was instrumental in its success as a REME Aviation Pioneer. (Source : Craftsman Magazine - May 2022, Magazine of the Corps of Royal Electricial and Mechanical Engineers)
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1965