A large brown envelope arrived one spring day of 1959 that was to change my life dramatically. It contained details of my National Service call up - the recruiting office was at Redruth and I was to use the enclosed railway travel warrant for medical requirements at the DCLI barracks at Bodmin. I was nineteen and a half years of age, in regular employment at Perranporth sub-post office as a counter clerk. Over the past 18 months or so, firstly cycling the 30 or so miles round trip each day, then by moped and finally with my full motor cycle licence, I had progressed by that year to a Triumph tiger cub. I had met my future wife-to-be Marjorie, … [Read more...]
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WRAC Association Centenary Stamp of Approval To help celebrate the Centenary of the formation of the Women’s Royal Army Corps (WRAC) Association and to support fundraising for the new WRAC Lady statue to be unveiled at the National Arboretum early 2020, the British Forces Philatelic Service (BFPS), in conjunction with the WRAC Association will be producing a special commemorative cover to be issued on the 1st December 2019. The cover bears an image depicting women soldiers in various roles during the past century. A Royal Mail Scottish 1st Class definitive stamp (lion rampant) was chosen for the cover to reflect the Association’s … [Read more...]
June Lowe Royal Hospital Chelsea
As a member of the Women’s Royal Army Corps, June Lowe was attached to the Royal engineers working in the postal and courier services. She served in Hong Kong. “I came to the Royal Hospital in October, 2015. It is very hard to find the right words to describe what it means to me, other than ‘Wow!’ It is the whole package and I love everything about it, the building and so on, but mostly the people here. It is such a privilege to be here and to wear this scarlet uniform”. “During the flower show, it is really hectic. I went down to have a look round last year and in two and half hours I was stopped so many times by people asking to take … [Read more...]