Personal Recollections And Stories

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Thomas Topping and William David Topping were brothers signed up to serve their country during WWII Graham Topping
My dad, Stan Jeynes, rescued on a little boat called ‘The Mooltan’ Linda Lyle (nee Jeynes)
My dad, Norman Greenfield, RIF taken prisoner at Leros Tom Greenfield
Remembering the Americans in Gilford Teresa Fitzpatrick (nee Reilly)
Memories of the dancing with the Yanks at Elmfield Lily Finnegan
Remembering my time in the WRNS Adeline Adamson
My husband, Jock Wallace came to Gilford with the RASC Eileen Wallace (nee Livingstone)
After the war my brother Victor Moore (Irish Guards), became President of Gilford British Legion Jean McCarthy (nee Moore)
After the war my father Eduard Gaillard, RE’s, became principal dancer in the famous film ‘The Red Shoes’ Armand Gaillard
Watching the Americans arrive in Gilford Ronnie Beattie
My husband Raymond was a trumpet player with the RE band Maria Griffiths (nee Adamson)
Memories of the picture house and swimming pool in wartime Tommy Harrison
Playing football with the Scuttlers and Bert Trautman Eddie Geoghegan
My dad Paddy Byrne served with the RIF Paul Byrne
My dad Baillie Eccles, RAF, captured by the Japanese, escaped on a Chinese boat Adela Metcalfe (nee Eccles)
The story of John Reilly, RUR, a Dunkirk veteran, later his unit held top German Officers for interrogation Jim Reilly
The war record of Francis Patrick Reilly, RCAF, who lost his life 28th January 1944 aged 21, in an air raid over Berlin Jim Reilly
My time in the ATS and RAMC Elsie Kerr
My father Joseph Conerney served in Belsen Bergen with the RAMC Joan Conerney
My husband Cyril Harley was based in Gilford, as a driver with the R.E.’s Olive Harley (nee Whitten)

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