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Hilda Roberts (nee Wardle)

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

Hilda Wardle was from Sheffield and joined the WLA and was sent to North Wales - particularly Benarth Hall, Conwy.
One memorable incident occurred in November 1944 when Hilda rescued an RAF navigator from the River Conwy - however she was sent out of the room when the airman changed his clothes!

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Hilda Roberts (nee Wardle)

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Paula Eleanor Davis

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my mother

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Shared at Troop Cafe, Llandudno, Conwy on 12 December 2023. The event was organised by Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum.

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115657 | TRO003-2

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    Their Finest HourWorld War TwoAir ForceArmed ForcesBritainBritishClothesClothingMilitaryRAFRoyal Air ForceUKUnited KingdomWalesWelsh

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