Florrie's Lorry Delivers all over London

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:37 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

The memories she wrote are attached. It is interesting that all the street names were taken down, in case the enemy landed, this meant that all the routes had to be learned and remembered by sitting next to an experienced driver in the first instance.

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1. Buttons from her Railway Uniform 2. Florrie's Wartime Story 3.-5. Driving Licence and Group 1 Certificate 6. Photo of Florrie with her lorry 7. Photo of Florrie in her uniform

Person the story/items relate to

Florence Cooper known as Florrie

Person who shared the story/items

Maria Cooper

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

She was my Mum

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Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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105861

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CC BY 4.0

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