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I was in the American voluntrey Red Cross and my future husband, Darwin Turner was in the RAF, training in Canada. He crossed over to America and that's where I met him. I couldn't go over to England on his return therefore I made an application and booked a passage across the atlantic and had to wait until a suitable passage was avaailable. I wasn't to tell anybody about it; it had to be kept secret.

The day arrived and I left Bufflo on route to Nova Scotia where i joined the convoy (the ships name was the BULTROVIA.) It was a surprise to see the ship, a small Russian fishing boat. We set sail on 24 May 1944 and we were on sea on D Day 6 June.

It was the largest convey that ever crossed the Atlantic ocean. Our ship being the slowest meant we were the lead vessel but the engine broke down and it took a whole day and a whole night for the convoy to pass our crippled ship.

Because the engine had broken down they had taken our water and we were only allowed a glass of water a day. We also had to sleep with our life jackets on. Eventually we arrived on the 21 June 1944 in Liverpool very relived and happy. Because the length of time it took to cross my would be husband thought I had changed my mind and the wedding was off, but I sent him a telegram informing him I was in Liverpool and he came to meet me. We eventually got married on the 10 July 1944 in Windemere, were he was born.

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