- Contributed by听
- actiondesksheffield
- People in story:听
- David Grant, Alice Grant (Mother) & Mary Carter nee Grant (Sister)
- Location of story:听
- Hunslet, Leeds
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4091997
- Contributed on:听
- 19 May 2005
This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War site by Bill Ross of the 鈥楢ction Desk 鈥 Sheffield鈥 Team on behalf of David Grant, and has been added to the site with the author鈥檚 permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
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In 1944, my sister, Mary Grant drove ambulances with wounded British soldiers to various hospitals. At the same time, she took wounded P.O.W.s with two British soldiers sitting in the back as guards. On occasions, she would call home for a cuppa and tell Mam how many cuppas she required. One day, in 1944, she called and told Mam, 鈥淔ive cuppas please.鈥 Mam made the cuppas and took them outside on a tray, gave my sister hers and the two British soldiers theirs. In the back of the ambulance, lo and behold, two wounded German soldiers. With no more ado, she went into the house and came back brandishing the steel poker, saying words to the effect, 鈥淭hey may have killed some of our lads, but they won鈥檛 kill any more!!鈥 The British Guards managed to wrest the poker from her and calm her down. Toot sweet!.
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