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♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ Report 28 Jul 2009 20:02

Many many congratulations to your Mum Keith and I hope she has a wonderful day:))

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 28 Jul 2009 19:56

Gwyn, she probably would not have, she is rather private and is now unfortunately suffering many minor strokes, hence not wanting the BBC there.

Sorry time for bed here, will check back in the morning, goodnight all.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 28 Jul 2009 19:48

Keith
I hope your Mum enjoys her very special day tomorrow.
I send my congratulations to her for the invaluable wartime work that she did.

I wonder if she would have thought to tell you about all this, if the programme hadn't given her a nudge?

Gwyn

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 28 Jul 2009 19:45

Hi Keith
Congratulations to your Mum and a worthy award for her valuable work
Mau x

Researching:
In my own little world where everybody knows me... ..... best thing about happy memories is making them....

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 28 Jul 2009 19:45

Hello Jean, she went on post war in the nursing service up until about 1975 so long term nurse.

During the recovery operations they were not issued with parachutes, they were expected to go down with the aircraft if shot down ( a good possibility as not marked with red cross as on the way out they took supplies etc) and tend the injured post crash.

She ended up marrying dad who was one of her pilots on the missions! And she lied about her age to join up haha we found out lol.

Jean (Monmouth)

Jean (Monmouth) Report 28 Jul 2009 19:34

Kieth, I am glad you are proud of your mother. As an ex serving nurse I can appreciate the work she did, and all the others who served in wartime. They were at as much risk as the men and much loved by their patients. Nurses were respected in those days.

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 28 Jul 2009 19:23

Some of you may remember last September/October there was a BBC programme where ex members of the WAAF Nursing Service who were "Flying Nightingales" during the second world war were awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards by Camilla Parker Bowles for their services during the war.

Well my mother happened to see the programme and next time we saw her she mentioned it and also mentioned she had been a "Flying NIghtingale". This set my wife off on a mission to investigate as they had stated the eight recipients were the only survivors.
After a lot of investigation and time, mum is being presented with the award at home tomorrow along with her war medal she never claimed.
The BBC wanted to be there, but she said no, they wanted to interview her for a documentary about the differences between returning the wounded from France and Iraq.
Local radio and paper will be there but she does not know yet!

I am as proud as punch.
Congratulations Mum.
Unfortunately I cannot be there for the presentation, but will ring her afterwards.

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