Wartime Memories of Ben Whitehouse's Family

<p dir="ltr">The contributor's sister-in-law wrote a memoir in 1991 about her time as a schoolgirl. Ilvis Factory was near her house. Her name is Janet E Manton (nee Dogget). Janet studied at Barr's Hill Grammar School, Coventry. </p><p>His wife Ann Whitehouse's father, John Davis, was a recued [sic] turner. John's brother was George Davis. He died due to tonsilitis in Egypt. George was a corporal in the army. </p><p>The contributor's father, Arthur Whitehouse, was a Coventry policeman and served during the blitz. He also guarded factories. He was conscripted to India for three years (1943-1946). He was posted in the military police at the Red Fort, New Delhi. He was a regimental Sergeant Major. His wife, Hilda, mothered three kids. </p><p>The contributor's house was bombed. Both he and his wife Ann were born after the war, in 1947 and 1949 respectively. All these stories have been passed down. </p>