Maurice Steff - Kite Balloon Squad

Item

Title

Maurice Steff - Kite Balloon Squad

Who?

Maurice Steff - great uncle of contributor

Item(s)

Various letters sent to brother. Passed to contributor by her mother.

Story

Deployed at/to Jutland and was commissioned to the Kite Balloon Squadron in the Aegean and Mediterranean sea. He would go up in a hot air balloon which was tethered to a boat to spot mines. He was up in a hot air balloon when he heard the news of the end of the war.

When?

1914-18

Where?

Mediterranean

Contributor

Celia Bean

Collection Day

South West Roadshow, Plymouth

This item was submitted on June 3, 2019