Welcome home
This little boy John Murdoch looks thrilled, even though he wasn’t old enough to remember his father. British soldier Hector Murdoch arrived home on his birthday,
after three years in Japanese captivity. John and his mother Rosina decorated the cottage with flags and signs to welcome him home.
The cottage is a prefab which were erected to help with the housing shortage following the second World War, the intention was that they should be a short term solution but some are still used today.
In the 50’s I remember Mum and Dad having one, I don’t remember much of the home but, typical kid, I remember the swing and sandpit in the garden
Rachel Lady Willoughby de Broke – The Tatler – 12th June 1940
Rachel Lady Willoughby de Broke poses in her uniform as Lady County Officer of the
St John’s Ambulance Association, Warwickshire, The Tatler – 12th June 1940
Ena Squire-Brown – 1940
Ena Squire-Brown leaves her recently bombed home for St George’s Church in Forest Hill, to marry Royal Air Force flying officer J.C. Martin in 1940. Picture Ministry of Information
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My wife, bless her tells me that I am rapidly becoming, or perhaps that should read have become a “Grumpy old fart”, so what better forum to spread my doom, gloom and paranoia than WordPress. I also have a love of old pictures, postcards and Edwardian Actresses, in particular Miss Gabrielle Ray which I hope to share at regular intervals. As my collection has grown I have set up another blog which contains only pictures of Miss Ray. Gabrielle Ray Thank you for viewing and comments are welcome.
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