My late father Ken Crossley was RAF(VR) Air Gunner attached 34 then 31 SAAF, commissioned in Egypt then briefly 221 Sqd, then MT Officer Steamer Point Aden, took Demob mid '46 joined Vauxhalls at Luton, had a serious fall out with a Shop Steward,
rejoined Oct '46 (without advising Air Ministry of his problem at Vauxhall)
Then on rejoining became an ATCO following training at Watchfield Dec '46 - Feb '47, various UK postings finishing at Acklington Dec '50; left RAF and joined Airwork at Usworth as an ATCO meanwhile joining RAuxAF as ATCO later SATCO with 608 Sqd at Thornaby
Following closure of Usworth joined Crown Gents as an ATCO with the DCA in East Africa various postings Nairobi (Easleigh & West/Wilson), Dar Es Salaam, Tabora, Entebbe, Tabora again - his successor had fiddled the imprest account!!!, Zanzibar, Mombasa and finally Entebbe again where for a very short period he had the dubious pleasure of being the local (unpaid) Deputy Director
Following a run in with the local Tax man, returned to the UK in March '66 to take up the 'Colonial Gentlemans' dream of running a Pub!!!
PZU - Out of Africa (Retired)