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Marsh was stationed on the Isle of Wight, and they thought something was happening; they didn’t know but they had a gut feeling that something was going on. He got a card and he sent it me, and I received it when he was landing in Normandy on the beaches- on D-Day:

‘Though life may take us to and fro

We’re in God’s care, for this we know

Love spans all time and brings to mind

The happy hours we’ve spent

I find through visions bright, each memory’s clear

To lead us on and keep us near

For though a while the distance parts

Love binds forever faithful hearts’

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 Mary Pritchard and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

See more of Mary’s stories:

• Worse than hell at times
• So many don’t realise
• Spending a well-earned penny
• Friends together
• A real rough diamond
• Labelled
• Non-Fraternisation
• Thanksgiving service
• How to use this book
• Clothing books
• Marsh’s Medals
• Joining Up
• One to keep
• Names in a hat
• Too terrible to tell
• Tyne Tees Badge
• Cards to Mother
• 11th Armoured Division Badge
• Flensburg Christmas 1945
• KSLI Badge
• Homeguard Arm Band
• Driving permit
• A very hard worker
• Mary’s Medals
• Marsh’s Evacuees
• Evacuees on the farm
• Milk from cows?
• Marsh’s Parents with the Evacuees
• Me and the girls
• All of us
• ATS Cap Badge
• Mary Pritchard

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