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WW2

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Greenwich Girl
Me and my books

Greenwich Girl

Margaret Green was born in 1923 in Commerell Street, Greenwich. She began her working life as a milliner in Mayfair, a bought ledger clerk at John Lewis in Oxford Street, and a wages clerk at Merryweather's, the fire engine manufacturers in Greenwich. During the war, she volunteered as
30 Nov 2025 1 min read
Stan Boxall, Red Devil, Airborne Division
WW2

Stan Boxall, Red Devil, Airborne Division

My mother met Stan Boxall at the Eagle Social and Cycling Club in Charlton, and they were together from about 1942 to 1944.
28 Mar 2024 2 min read
Curly, Royal Corps of Signals
WW2

Curly, Royal Corps of Signals

This man was known as Curly. He served in the Royal Corps of Signals, and he spent some time as a patient at the Royal Masonic Hospital in 1945.
08 Mar 2024 1 min read
#3 Margaret Helen Whitehead, 1923-2015
My Family History

#3 Margaret Helen Whitehead, 1923-2015

My mother lived in Greenwich throughout WW2, and celebrated VE day on the streets of London. She then served as a VAD nurse in India.
08 Mar 2024
Richard Blake, North West Frontier Force Rifles - can you help?
WW2

Richard Blake, North West Frontier Force Rifles - can you help?

When my mother went to India as a VAD Nurse in 1945, she was allocated a young officer as an escort, Richard Blake of the North West Frontier Force Rifles.
08 Mar 2024 1 min read
Alma Webb - can you help?
WW2

Alma Webb - can you help?

Alma Webb served as a nurse during WW2, and my mother, Margaret Whitehead, served with her as a VAD in Abbottabad, India between 1945 and 1946.
23 Oct 2023 2 min read
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