posted on 2024-06-05, 18:59authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
WREN Irene Garrad's job was to go out to big boats coming back from Dunkirk and maintain and repair the big guns. Smaller guns she took back to be repaired on shore. She was 21.
Please see attachments of Rene's own story.
History
Item list and details
1. A photo of Rene in her uniform
2. Her handwritten account of her involvement in D Day
3. My typed up version of her account
Person the story/items relate to
WREN Irene Garrad service number 45493QO.
Person who shared the story/items
Kathleen Fry
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
She was my mother
Type of submission
Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.