Unfortunately, I never got to meet my great grandmother Betty who inspired this whole project. Despite never meeting her, I feel like I’ve developed quite a connection with her through researching all about her, her family and her time during The War. Before my book went on general sale, I thought I should take aContinueContinue reading “A visit to Betty”
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Drivers Chit
Driver Bacon’s scrapbook reads “Sample of a chit made out on each journey” This “Drivers’ Daily Log” shows that they worked a roughly 12 hour day, covering 250 miles. This document is something that would have been completed each day to keep a log of what each vehicle and staff were doing to support theContinueContinue reading “Drivers Chit”
Leeds Station
Below is the Leeds station group photo that was taken at sand down in 1945 and we have included the names of as many as possible. A dash indicates an unknown name. Group photo contains: – – Shandy Johnson – Craig Ruth Robinson – Stanford Betty Bacon Peggy Humphries Pat Bishop Jene Frost Sirley BradfordContinueContinue reading “Leeds Station”
Driver Bacon
It seems fitting that our first post should be about the lady that made this blog possible by keeping extensive photographic record of the American Ambulance Great Britain (AAGB). The late Betty Bacon (latterly Sansom and Hopwood) served as a driver with the AAGB in Leeds. She kept lots of information, from newspaper cuttings toContinueContinue reading “Driver Bacon”
