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Memories of the War - Janet Christine Anderson

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posted on 2024-06-05, 19:51 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team
<p dir="ltr">My mother, Janet Christine Anderson (nee Holloway), was 13 years old when the war started. She volunteered through the Girl Guides, and helped at a commercial kitchen for evacuees in Wallingford, mainly washing up. She also volunteered at St Johns ambulance. She also helped by taking evacuees to their new homes; she found this was sad because the evacuee children were upset at leaving their families. An evacuee, Rosella, stayed with Janet and her family.<br>A biography of Janet is in an image, no 6.</p>

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Item list and details

1. Four family photos 2. 4 family photos 3. 3 Girl Guide proficiency certificates for Janet 4. Two St John Ambulance certificates for Janet 5. Life Story of Janet 6. A man in uniform. (Note that No 2 is dealt with on a separate story form)

Person the story/items relate to

Janet Christine Anderson (nee Holloway)

Person who shared the story/items

Carolyn Joan Buckle

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

She was mother of Carolyn

Type of submission

Shared at Ahmadiyyah Mosque Hall, Warwickshire on 7 October 2023. The event was organised by Leamington History Group.

Record ID

95377 | LEA014-1