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Today me and the Mr went to visit my 98 year old nana. Still living by herself and still has all her marbles with a wicked sense of humour. Sadly, my grandad passed away 15 years ago, just before their 59th wedding anniversary, she still loves him and misses him everyday and says goodnight to him every night.
We got her talking about the war years, the good old years and found some memorabilia and thought we'd share.
On their wedding day
My nana is 4ft 11 and always been called little Dolly, she was a bit of A tomboy as a kid and was always getting into scrapes. The worst been when she was 8 years old, climbing up a wall behind her friend when a large brick came loose and crushed her fingers, for those that know Leeds it happened at Kirkstall what was then Middle Road (I believe) between Kirkstall road and Burley Road, she ran down towards Kirkstall Road as was found by a policeman, with blood all down her dress. He took her to a nearby butchers, where someone ran to tell her mum that the butcher had cut her fingers off, her mother then passed out... She did sadly loose two fingers on her right hand but my nana been my nana, right handed and stubborn decided that wasn't going to stop her and still used her right hand. She never let let her disability stop her doing anything.
During the war she work on 'munitions and then went to Yeadon to hand out tools to the guys working on the Lancaster's. She received this letter from Greenwood and Batley when she left the 'munitions factory.
My Grandad fought in WW2, I couldn't find the paperwork to show which regiment he was in but we did find these;
A non-fraternisation letter and a letter of thanks from Eisenhower.
We came across this Christmas card, sent to my nana from my grandad. We are curious about the place names written on it. Does anyone know if these would be the place he fought at as we are assuming so?
What he and everybody who served must have gone through is incomprehensible to me and there is no words to express that thanks and gratitude that i have for each and every one.
My grandad never spoke about the war when he got home, so sadly i don't have any little stories regarding it but if i'd have gone through all that, i wouldn't either.
A couple other things
The Jubilee book of King George V
and a black and white minstrel's record.
Does anyone else have any little bits of history. I love hearing about little stories like this.
We are now going to watch a bridge too far, have a lovely day all.
Love Queen Mrs Munch the 1st of maggotdowners.com ?
We got her talking about the war years, the good old years and found some memorabilia and thought we'd share.
On their wedding day

My nana is 4ft 11 and always been called little Dolly, she was a bit of A tomboy as a kid and was always getting into scrapes. The worst been when she was 8 years old, climbing up a wall behind her friend when a large brick came loose and crushed her fingers, for those that know Leeds it happened at Kirkstall what was then Middle Road (I believe) between Kirkstall road and Burley Road, she ran down towards Kirkstall Road as was found by a policeman, with blood all down her dress. He took her to a nearby butchers, where someone ran to tell her mum that the butcher had cut her fingers off, her mother then passed out... She did sadly loose two fingers on her right hand but my nana been my nana, right handed and stubborn decided that wasn't going to stop her and still used her right hand. She never let let her disability stop her doing anything.
During the war she work on 'munitions and then went to Yeadon to hand out tools to the guys working on the Lancaster's. She received this letter from Greenwood and Batley when she left the 'munitions factory.

My Grandad fought in WW2, I couldn't find the paperwork to show which regiment he was in but we did find these;


We came across this Christmas card, sent to my nana from my grandad. We are curious about the place names written on it. Does anyone know if these would be the place he fought at as we are assuming so?

My grandad never spoke about the war when he got home, so sadly i don't have any little stories regarding it but if i'd have gone through all that, i wouldn't either.
A couple other things


Does anyone else have any little bits of history. I love hearing about little stories like this.
We are now going to watch a bridge too far, have a lovely day all.
Love Queen Mrs Munch the 1st of maggotdowners.com ?
