- Contributed by
- Genevieve
- People in story:
- Joy Ellery-Bowater (Nee young), Freddy Millward
- Background to story:
- Royal Navy
- Article ID:
- A7571955
- Contributed on:
- 06 December 2005
I was presented with a bouquet after the show.
I wrote poetry and plays during the war.
One play was called “Behold the Dawn”. We made a collection at this play for the Prisoners’ of War fund and managed to raise £3-10s.
The leading man in this play was Freddy Millward, he had a very broad ‘brummy’ accent.
I was presented with a bouquet after the show — which was witnessed by some top people who came to see the play.
This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Becky Barugh of the 91ȱ Radio Shropshire CSV Action Desk on behalf of Joy Ellery-Bowater and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
See more of Joy's stories and photographs:
- Sticky paper to make a window
- The front of the programme — Behold the Dawn
- inside the programme
- Former Wrens
- We entertained the troops
- All-singing, all dancing
- Shaking hands with Lady Naysmith
- Marching through Bodmin
- On yer bike
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