A Wartime Injury and its Aftermath, and a Midlands Family's War

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posted on 2024-06-05, 17:34 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

In this story, Lynne Middleton recounts the wartime experiences of her parents, Fanny 'Fan' and Denis 'Den' Morgan. She tells of Denis's career in the RAF in Singapore, India, Malaya and Burma where he sustained a bad injury to his elbow that would affect him for the rest of his life, and of his work in Wolverhampton after returning home. She also tells of Fanny's family and their life in wartime Wolverhampton, including memories of air raids and food.

History

Item list and details

1. 1949 Identity card 2. RAF passes (Burma) for Kallang and Mingaladon 3. Dennis (on left) with RAF friend (name unknown), kept in his wallet all his life 4. Studio portrait of Dennis dressed for the tropics 5. Cigarette case souvenir from India - exterior 6. Discharge record for Dennis 7. Photo - Dennis in RAF uniform, part of group photo (he is 2nd row, 2nd from left) 8. Assorted photos - Singapore and Kallang 9. Wedding of Dennis Morgan and Fanny Beech, Oct. 1947 10. Charles Francis Beech in the 1950s 11. Indian cigarette case interior, inscribed, and RAF wallet

Person the story/items relate to

Dennis Charles Morgan. Fanny Beech and her family including her father Charles Francis Beech

Person who shared the story/items

Lynne Middleton

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

They are her parents and relatives

Type of submission

Shared at Hadleigh Library, Essex on 4 November 2023. Organised by Hadleigh Castle u3a.

Record ID

103337 | HAD003

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Licence

CC BY 4.0