by J.K.G.Taylor

Incorporating the

Collated by J.H.Palmer

Lieutenant  Ransford Slater was 836 squadron leader during this period

Foreword

John died in August 1986 before completing this story.

 He spent the last day of his life writing the Macalpine story,enjoying every minute of it.

I have done my best to copy faithfully his notes and put together what he had written.

If the spelling of any place name is incorrect, I apologise.

When John wrote in rough form, his writing was sometimes illegible!

Mabel (Joan) Taylor

Acknowledgement  

“The Story of 836 Squadron F.A.A.” was digitised from the typewritten copy 

in the possession of the the late P.O.Robertson.

"Robbie" Robertson was Ransford Slater’s TAG (Telegraphist, Air Gunner).

My thanks to his daughter Jenny McFall who scanned and e-mailed the document to me from Australia.

The relevant sections of 836 Squadron Line Book have been added to John Taylor's document.  

Various extra photographs and text have been added where I thought appropriate.

Since John Taylor did not finish his story, various other sources have been added

to give some indication of the later history of MAC ships.