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She had a lovely war

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:11 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

These are the wartime experiences of Margaret Edith Fox, including her training and work with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, her wartime marriage to Don Palmer, and her work as a milkwoman.

History

Item list and details

1. Studio photo by Theodore Barber, Preston Street, Faversham Margaret Edith Fox, aged 18 years 5 months, a month after joining WAAF. 14 May 1941. 2. Letter tucked into 1942 RAF diary. 'Bill Bluey and Pete' RAF Thorney Island 1942 3. Witnessed letter from Victor Fox

Person the story/items relate to

Margaret Edith Fox

Person who shared the story/items

Geoffrey Palmer

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

My mother

Type of submission

Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

Record ID

90753