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I wrote poetry and plays during the war.

This particular play, 'Behold the Dawn' was staged on top of two trestle tables. We used sheets for a background and sticky paper to make the shape of a window - that was Freddy Millward's idea.

This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Becky Barugh of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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
• 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
• Marching through Bodmin
• On yer bike

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