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My sister volunteered in the Queen Alexandra Nursing core. She landed in Normandy three days after the main invasion. Two soldiers carried her ashore. She went on to Holland, Germany and then on to India. After the war she continued as a matron at Sheffield Royal Infirmary.

My Auntie Nell remembers a tram being bombed in Sheffield and going to the Mortuary in the Royal Infirmary. The bodies were organised by their uniforms eg, nurses, policemen and soldiers.

My father, George Feirn was a Blacksmith. He joined the R.A.F. and repaired aircraft at Pocklington. He was also a professional cricketer. He ran the Officer's mess and served drinks to the Fighter Pilots. They put all their money on the table and drank until the money had ran out because they didn't know if they would be back.

My mother worked in the steelworks de-seaming.

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