Deborah Lundbech's photos with the keyword: WRENS

My mother, Hazel Gregory, stationed on H.M.S. Defiance in Plymouth.

My mother was stationed in Devon in Carbeile House which was in Plymouth, I think. These are the young women she was stationed with, photo taken by her friend Bill. She was twenty years old. Written of the back: Left to Right - 1st Row. Jean Carless, Margaret Young, Johnnie Tee, Dot Noble, Dave Chance 2nd Row - "Andy", Daphne Howard, Peggy Palmer, Joan Silverman, Olive Melhuish, Sheila Rynd 2 Behind Are: Stephanie Douglas & Marjorie Butler

My mother in the WRENS - 1944. She is the one with her hand on the sitting woman's shoulder - on the far bottom right with the sausage curls. Written on the back: Ship's Office Staff. Photo taken on boat deck. Starting back and reading left to right are: "Trem" "Caie" "Thoms" "Robbie" "Penny" Gwen Cook, Irene Smith and Taff 2nd Row: Left to right: Barbara Manz, Betty Churchill, Commander (S) Lieutenant (S) Johnnie Tee & Chief Wtr Hopping 3rd Row: Olive Melhuish, Ruth Urwin, Hilda Laskey, Joyce Sleeman & myself 4th Row: Margaret Young, Iris Smith & "Cully"