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WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn (nee Carr) - Loss of a dear brother

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn - Loss of a dear brother. I felt that it was unfair to my parents for...

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn (nee Carr) - First Posting

I joined the WRNS in 1943 some time after my brother was sunk in a ship about the area of the Bermuda...

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn (nee Carr) - Censorship and bombing in London

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn - Censorship and bombing in London. I was based in an Officers Club,...

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn (nee Carr) - Censorship in Ceylon and India

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn - Censorship in Ceylon and India. During our journey it was very hot...

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn (nee Carr) - Fearing the guard

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn - Fearing the guard. The canteen was in Elmwood Avenue Church and we...

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn (nee Carr) - Terrifying Sea Crossing

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn - Terrifying Sea Crossing. We were told to put on our life jackets,...

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn (nee Carr) - Aerial Recgonition

WRNS Third Officer Mary Shirley Bourn - Aerial Recgonition. We woke up early in the morning, I looked out...

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