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Radio Cornwall,5 mins

Gladys Hayman’s Story

BBC Radio Cornwall Special

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Seventy years ago, 8 May finally brought an end to almost six years of war against Nazi Germany – although the battle still raged for another three months in the Far East. Gladys Hayman from Newquay was a 14-year-old schoolgirl living in Kent when war broke out. As the war progressed she ended up playing a vital role in the nation's efforts to defeat Hitler… Image: Gladys with her husband Ernest

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