Having sold my Goldie I transferred my Civil Service employment from Lambeth Bridge House (now demolished) in London to Portsmouth Dockyard in order to look after my mother’s house while she took up a three year appointment in Lima, Peru. I’m not sure how I came by this machine but it was probably all I could afford when in need of some transport. The bought-in Italian engine (Piatti?) was not very exciting but did seem to cope with a lot of adverse circumstances. For example, the contact breaker cam was on the end of the crankshaft but the half shaft must have moved in the flywheel because the end described a circle in the air and I found that I could only time it properly by using the back side of the cam to open the points. However … it seemed OK with this and served me faithfully while I had it.
Peter Robert Turnill, third and youngest son of Joan, b 1/5/1947, m 19/10/1971
Little more than a shed! The picture shows it in 1982 shortly before we demolished it. The house to the left was built by Joan and occupies half the plot they bought in 1952. They had about 2/3 of an acre of ground.
Margaret Ianthe ? ? Hanson, first child of Derwent & Margaret, b ??/??/1942, m ????? d ??/??/2008? Ellen holds Ianthe – taken 1/3/43
Richard Brian Turnill, first child of Joan & Victor, b 23/10/1942, d 12/1/1961. Douglas must have got lost somewhere.
They certainly did …
Derwent George Cooper Hanson was their 3rd child, born 8/9/1918, and thus just 21 at the start of the war. Died ??/??/??
Margaret Williams, born ??????,
