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We went out every night with the concert group entertaining the troops, in particular the Spanish pioneer corp. - we entertained the Airforce, Navy and Army.

The concert group joined with other services providing the entertainment and we’d do various shows — sometimes men dressed up in drag.

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
• Sticky paper to make a window
• The front of the programme — Behold the Dawn
• Inside the programme
• Former Wrens
• All-singing, all dancing
• Shaking hands with Lady Naysmith
• Marching through Bodmin
• On yer bike

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