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A Wartime Romance

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

We have been looking at The War Years of Nancy Dora Dinnis, and here is a little postscript to her story. Nancy met Bert (Joseph Herbert Arkell) at the start of World War 2 and shortly after this he was … Continue reading →

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WOMEN AT WAR The War Years of Nancy Dora Dinnis – part four

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

In this post we will look at what happened to Nancy as she left the war behind and returned home to Blaker Street, Brighton.                   The letters above inform Nancy of her … Continue reading →

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WOMEN AT WAR The War Years of Nancy Dora Dinnis – part three

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

In this post we will be looking at how World War II progressed for Nancy. In February 1943 Nancy received her commission in the ATS. She became Second Subaltern Nancy Dinnis and her proud father was the first to send … Continue reading →

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