- Contributed by
- Genevieve
- People in story:
- Joy Ellery-Bowater (Nee Young)
- Location of story:
- Bodmin, Cornwall
- Background to story:
- Royal Navy
- Article ID:
- A7573872
- Contributed on:
- 06 December 2005
Marching as a Wren
Ths photograph above shows us marching through Bodmin on the 21st February 1942.
This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Becky Barugh of the BBC Radio Shropshire CSV Action Desk on behalf of Joy Ellery-Bowater and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
See more of Joy's stories and photographs:
- Behold the Dawn
- Sticky paper to make a window
- The front of the programme — Behold the Dawn
- Inside the programme
- Former Wrens
- We entertained the troops
- All-singing, all dancing
- Shaking hands with Lady Naysmith
- On yer bike
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