[10th page – November 1940, in ink]
thing was that I had a letter from David he is in the “Great Western Dessert” Egypt. it was written 13-8-40 so it has taken 3 months to get here it was a very cheerful letter. but he did so want news from us knowing England was being bombed. he didn’t know whether we were still alive or was happen to his Father, Der OK Lionel well we’re all in the front Line I guess & all doing well. perhaps David in fact I’m sure he is worse off than either of us reading between the lines of his letter I should say that he was short of rations. he said his crowd had blown Fort Cappossa to bits. [See map]
Nov 2nd 8.15 AM. Another peaceful night after a most hectic day 6 raids the first at midday yesterday They dropped their Bombs wide at or rather along the Porchester Road on the plain earth then Mrs Ford & I went shopping but did very little got to Marks & Spencers in Commercial Rd when the Sirens sounded we were turned out to go to shelters but Mrs F & I decided to go to Woolworth’s the only place that kept open but discovered on Gun fire the closed & once again we were turned out we went to a Shelter but stayed outside & watched a most thrilling air battle it’s a sight worth seeing our planes can shift the sky was not too cloudy just those little White one that float around & the sun was beginning to set it look as though one was looking into a fish pool & there we a crowd of beautiful silver fishes because as the planes streaked here & turned there they left a white trail from their exhaust which tapered they dropped another couple
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 ??????,
