- Contributed by听
- cornwallcsv
- People in story:听
- Fred Mewton and Emily Mewton
- Location of story:听
- Trevanson Wadebridge
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4171943
- Contributed on:听
- 09 June 2005
This story was submitted to the People's Was Website by Sue Sutton on behalf of Marion Mewton the author, and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
Daddy, Fred Mewton, was in the army and went to Belfast Northern Ireland as a lorry driver. He was in hospital in Ireland with a bad eye. I was about 10 at the time. I remember he came home with a big doll with long hair for me. A lady in Belfast had given it to him for me. The doll's arms and legs were on elastic. I've still got her but she's gone yellow.
We had beautiful birthday and Christmas cards sent to us when he was away. Dad wrote to us and my Granny every week. Before he went away he was a postman. He always asked after his friends. His friend who was a postman wrote to him saying 'Marian always watches the pastman and his post van.
Ration books and no sweets were a way of life.
Dad received the Queens medal when he retired as a postman in Wadebridge.
My Gran's sister's son was killed here, he had been living in Canada. Gran was next of kin and received the telegram. I still have it.
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