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- teldj1
- People in story:听
- MARY EDITH PLUMPTON
- Location of story:听
- LONDON
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4368954
- Contributed on:听
- 05 July 2005
MY NAN WORKED FOR THE GOVERMENT CLEANING DEPT BEFORE THE WAR AND CONTINUED ON THROUGHOUT THE WAR, UNTIL SHE RETIRED, THE DEPT SHE WORKED FOR WAS THE "ADMIRALITY" ONE OF HER DUTIES WAS TO CLEAN THE WAR CABINET ROOMS INCLUDING "SIR WINSTON CHURCHILLS" QUARTERS. SHE TOLD ME QUITE A FEW STORYS ABOUT THEIR CONVERSATIONS WHILST SHE WAS CLEANING HIS QUARTERS.
THE ONE THING SHE COULD NOT STAND WAS HIS CIGAR SMOKE, AND SHE TOLD HIM ON MANY OCCASION IN NO POLITE WAY.
HOWEVER SHE DID HAVE AN ADVANTAGE WORKING IN THE WAR ROOMS, WITH THE HELP OF THE STAFF SHE ALWAYS KNEW WHERE MY DAD WAS, AND WHERE HE WAS GOING TO BE TRANSFERED TO, WHAT SHIP HE WOULD BE ON,AND HOW LONG HE WAS GOING TO BE THERE FOR.SHE DID TRY TO TELL MY DAD, BUT OF COURSE SHE COULDN'T. MY DAD DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL HE RETURNED HOME AFTER VJ DAY. SHE DIED AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 88, BUT I BET SHE HAD A FEW MORE STORIES TO TELL???????????
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