Kenneth Straun
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Kenneth was born in 1943 in the Caribbean Island of Saint Kitts as the son of a plantation overlooker. He had a good education and was pampered by his grandmother. Kenneth was taught that Britain was his Mother Country and does not recall any Caribbean history being part of the curriculum.
He migrated to Britain in 1961 to join his father and served in the RAF for 24 years from 1964. He worked on aircraft of the Queen`s Flight, starting in the 1970`s and rose to the rank of Flight Sergeant.
Kenneth tended to ignore any racist treatment, and in general feels that he was fairly treated in the RAF.
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