I'm working through the Service Record of a Wellington Sergeant 2nd pilot who came back from Egypt late in 1942 or early in 1943. He ended up with 25 Group HQ after four or five months of a few short moves, but one which means nothing to me is an entry listed as Henlands Farm, Silham or perhaps Selham. This was sandwiched between two spells at Uxbridge. I see that there is a Selham in West Sussex, but it doesn't appear to be relevant. Any ideas anyone?
I did wonder whether it was some sort of R&R or rest home. He came back after just 10 sorties, having survived a couple of bad crashes in training (one a fatal) and a further one with 148 Squadron in Egypt prior to the first battle of El Alamein. Probably not in the best state of mind after that.
Evelyn, thanks for the suggestion. I've done a little Googling, as that BigBarn website for the farm doesn't seem to have altered since 2014. I found the Lodsworth Heritage Society website which lists over 20 farms in the area, including previous names, and Hurlands has always been called by that name since 1778. It's clearly written as Henlands on the service record, just the Silham or Selham which is less clear.
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