posted on 2024-06-05, 18:17authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
This is a letter my aunt sent to us on our return from a holiday to Shetland and Orkney in June 2019. The family had no idea she held these memories.
History
Item list and details
Letter containing memories of her life 1939-1941, in which time she travelled from Plymouth to Orkney, with her mother, to join with her father who was carrying our ship repairs in Scapa Flo.
Person the story/items relate to
Elsie Lilian Thorburn (nee Wills)
Person who shared the story/items
Pamela Blanchard
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
Aunt by marriage.
Type of submission
Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.