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A veteran interview with

Peter Ford

Peter Ford served in Korea as a Driver in the Royal Army Service Corps. He has good memories of the armistice Olympics..

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About Peter Ford

Following completion of an apprenticeship, Peter signed on as a regular in the Army for three years in 1951, because it meant he could choose where he wanted to serve. After training, he served in the Royal Army Service Corps as a driver. He tells of a posting to HQ Southern Command and from there being sent to Korea. Like many others, he explains that he hadn’t heard of Korea before this.

Embarking at Southampton on the Empire Fowey, he and his compatriots travelled first to Japan. He recounts the journey from Japan to Korea, travelling through Hiroshima and seeing the crater, following which he was parachuted into Seoul. He was posted to the 26th Field Ambulance Division and drove both ambulances and transport. He tells of the poor conditions of the roads and the impact of the weather on their work, including that their trucks would freeze during the winter if not looked after properly. At the end of the Korean War, Peter tells of his brief foray into athletics, running for the battalion. He was then posted to Hong Kong. He expresses frustration at the lack of attention given to the Korean war in comparison to other wars.

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Interviewed by:
Martin Bisiker
Reviewed by:
Jenny La Fontaine Papadopoulos
Transcribed by:
Anita Hewitson

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A veteran interview with

Peter Ford

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Peter Ford served in Korea as a Driver in the Royal Army Service Corps. He has good memories of the armistice Olympics..

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Ford, Peter. A Veteran Interview with Peter Ford. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, 2 Nov. 2017 https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-ford/. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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Ford, P. (2017, November 2). A Veteran Interview with Peter Ford [Interview by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-ford/
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Ford, Peter. 2017. A Veteran Interview with Peter Ford. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, November 2. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-ford/
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Ford, P. (2017). A Veteran Interview with Peter Ford. [Interviewed by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee, 2 November. Available at https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-ford/ (Accessed: 14 June 2025)
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Ford, P. A Veteran Interview with Peter Ford [Internet]. Interview by M. Bisiker. Legasee; 2017 Nov 2 [cited 2025 Jun 14]. Available from: https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/peter-ford/
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