Jack Barrand was employed by the Dennis farming family based in Kirton as a lorry driver.
He was very good with mechanical things and frequently repairing cars and engines for others. He was a poacher, a fisherman and a shooter, winning prizes for clay pigeon shooting.
Jack was famous for having a “pet” fox which would ride in a box on his motorcycle.
Late in 1940 he left the Dennis Company and moved his family north of the River Witham to take up work in the new Water Tower at Fishtoft. The water tower was opposite the “Kiddystack” where the WW1 range was used for shooting practice.
Jack and his family lived at the house next to the water tower. At the end of the war the original employee returned to reclaim his job and house.
At one time Jack Barrand and Captain Bill Greenwood (Group Commander of Group 4) bought a fishing boat together.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirton Patrol | Patrol member | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
Agricultural lorry driver
TNA ref WO199/3389,
1939 Register
The Barrand family