Audrey's Wartime Adventures

Audrey's War Time Adventures: War is Declared

German submarines penetrated Scapa Flow and sank ‘The Iron Duke’ at The Royal Oak on the 14th...

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 1: Back to School - September 1939

But before long the numbers crept up to 140 and some of us had to billeted with families in the town as...

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 2 : Joan, My Sister’s Story - London 1940

Hal was in the Army stationed in London and Joan worked at John Lewis. Hal was the secretary of the...

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 3 : Torquay Station - the Night in the Jeep 1944

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 3 : Torquay Station - the Night in the Jeep 1944. There was an open...

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 4: More Oranges - June 1944 “Yanks Confined to barracks”

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 4: More Oranges - June 1944 “Yanks Confined to barracks”...

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 5: German POWs - Essex 1944

Standing, looking out at the weather from the barn door, was Bruno, the sergeant in charge of these boys....

Audrey's wartime Adventures -Part 6: US Airforce bike repairs - Andrew’s field, Great Saling Essex 1943

Audrey's wartime Adventures -Part 6: US Airforce bike repairs - Andrew's field, Great Saling Essex...

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 7: David and the Greek Prince - 1944

Not long before D-Day I was in Torquay doing a course in Domestic Science when I heard from my brother...

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 8: Turkish Pilots - May 1944

well you see on Monday I have a laundry exam and I have to wash, starch and iron a gentleman's...

Audrey's Wartime Adventures part 10 :Mrs Ellis and the nanny goat

At the rear of the farm there was a duck pond, on the other side was Pound Cottage - a delightful cottage...