Mi defineiddi, Susan Christie, a dyma'n g flav gen i seriadol ar siwm,
Siaar, Scotland? A i ni y gallwn am bodright hon i'n ff quand y DMD y fиц표?
Mi ymlopedidd mewn anime yma, a gan Gryffydd Ny C worryn.
Oso fawn yn gymlu.
Ac roedd geif leaveu fantasyn o'r mewn gnifored tsperfa, yn ei gyleu y kuim ac yn Filterbwrith.
Ond wedi'i dod yma efallai!
Rydw i'n eich bod ni wedi cael ein gallwchannu pan oedd oedd hefyd o temeth mewn hwn.
something about the soldiers who were best there.
I never have visited Penelins camp because I was too young.
But the soldiers came to our home, where it was Open House,
and they had hospitality from my parents.
Can you describe for me please Ann,
how did your family come to know the soldiers there,
and who were your brothers and sisters?
Perhaps tell me, how old were they at this time?
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F that's gweithle ann, thankyou.
Ann what were the nationalities of the soldiers who came to visit your house
Ie ddod o'r hollwch, ddod o'r hollwch?
Ie ddod o'r hollwch?
Fy ydych chi'n gwybod?
Fy ydych chi'n gwybod,
fydda'r rhysgwyr,
yn ymdill,
mae'r rhysgwyr,
ysgolwch,
ysgolwch, cenedig,
a'r frefrens.
Yr ffwrdd ffwrdd ffwrdd
yn ymdill,
mae'r rhysgwyr yn ymdill.
Mae'r rhysgwyr yn cyfnod,
yn gyfnod.
Mae'r rhysgwyr yn gwybod,
yn ymdill,
a'r rhysgwyr yn ei ddod.
Felly, mae'r rhysgwyr yn gwybod?
Felly, rydw i'n gweithio
cwrs o'r rhaid?
Rydw i'n ddod,
mae'r rhysgwyr o'r hollwch
yn ymdill.
A'r rhaid
mae'n gweithio
yn kaki.
Felly mae'n gweithio'r hollwch.
Felly, rydw i'n gweithio
eich cwrs o'r hollwch
ei fod yn gweithio.
A oeddu'r cyfnod,
mae'n gweithio i'r hollwch
yn ymdill.
Fe'n gweithio a'r rhysgwyr
a'r rhysgwyr
yn gweithio
mae'n gweithio.
Mae'n gweithio
a'i'n gweithio
I have a record of this.
His younger brother, he was actually a half brother, lived in London
and my brother who was nine years older than me in the 1950s, 60s,
visited him in London and then they lost touch.
These lads were part of the London Irish, the Inner Skilling Fusiliers
and the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Did you keep in contact with them after the war ended?
The only contact we had was of Harry Tharraghud whom I've already mentioned.
We lost touch but in 1957 my parents and my younger brother Gib went over to Ireland
to try and visit the families my mother communicated with.
Because of censorship the soldiers were not allowed to write certain things home
so they would communicate with my mother who would then be able to let the families know in the island what was happening.
Sadly when they went over to Belfast
they knocked on the door and shank hill and were warned off.
It was the time of the troubles.
We had many many letters, it was in shoeboxes.
When my mother moved she never said anything
but I think she must have destroyed them at that time.
It was the time when no one was interested in the history
and I think she was saddened by the fact that she couldn't contact the people.
Do you have any photos left at all?
I only have one photograph and that is of Freddie.
Freddie was a close friend of my sister.
Freddie was a free French paratrooper.
I have one photograph of him but I think we have discovered another photograph
through Bobby being in touch with the French.
We had many things belonging to Freddie because they expected to come back.
About 1952 I was wearing a silver medallion that had been left by Freddie.
It was a little disc with a cross of the Lorraine on an enamel background of red, white and blue.
The gym mistress told me I wasn't allowed to wear it at gym so I took it off.
Sadly that was the last time that I saw it.
Other things that were left were badges, hackles.
I have a photograph of a little camera that we would call a little spy camera.
It's a coordinate midget camera which was quite exciting to think that this was actually a spy thing.
Do you remember special occasions such as Christmas, Easter or birthdays?
Some of the soldiers.
One of the occasions I remember was July.
The Irish soldiers were here and it must have been July 1941 or 1942.
Mrs Granny McGee, as we called her, who lived next door, had a garden with orange lilies.
The Irish lads went and spoke to Granny McGee and asked because the glorious 12th, the orange walk season was coming up,
could they have some lilies and Granny McGee said help yourself lads.
So off they went with a bunch of orange lilies.
When they got to Penalyn's camp, the guard stopped them and asked them where they thought they were going.
They said that they were going back to their billets and he replied,
Not with these orange lilies are you coming in.
We've got a conflict in Europe and we don't want a conflict in Penalyn's.
So they were each allowed to take a blossom or a bloom and put it in their cap along with their hackle.
Did anyone in your family or perhaps yourself ever receive any small gifts from the soldiers and if so, what were they?
I've already mentioned the little necklace. There were a lot of other little bits and pieces, but quite honestly I can't remember.
The only other thing, it was mostly my parents giving the boys, but when the Canadians left, that must have been about 4-4.
The Canadians, I remember the Canadians being based in the green home and what was the old model lodging house.
When we cut through the cook house window would be open and the cook would give us cookies.
One of the Canadians that we were friendly with was either a Ted or a Ken Baker.
So anyhow, we started to talk about the gifts.
When the Canadian soldiers were leaving, the Canadian soldiers had beautiful, beautiful blankets and they gave them as gifts to various people.
One of the neighbours was jealous that they had not got and they put out the rumour that the police were going to come and look for the same-said blankets.
Quickly, many blankets were cut up or burned, but that's only been someone being nasty.
A neighbour who was a bit of a tailor-ess and had three sons, I remember her taking blankets and actually shaving them and making clothes for the boys from them.
And what was your personal feelings towards the soldiers at this time?
I was just a little girl and I thought they were absolutely wonderful, absolutely wonderful and they were just part of our family.
Do you have any other memories you would like to share with us today?
What do you think if I've covered everything?
But I would like to say, my parents were not wealthy people. My father was a stripper at the bar in the Colliery.
After he'd finished his shift, he would come home and become a member of the ARP, Air Raid Service.
He was a first-aider and exercises were carried out in the old church mans in the Gleab.
The local doctors and the local GPs were in charge and a girl called Elsie Hill, later to become Elsie Mingus MBE, was one of the team.
Elsie was involved in all sorts of things in the community and was a great asset all through her life. Sadly, she died at 70.
Have I missed anything, Anne? Would you like to add anything to today?
One thing I would like to say is about two photographs that were in the house.
Two photographs in the house where one was of General Montgomery and the other one was of General Charles de Gaulle.
These were looked on reverently, but you would have thought that the Prime Minister would have been displayed.
But there were long memories of how Winston Churchill treated the miners and he didn't get recognition in the home.
Do you have any additional memories for us?
One thing that I think should be mentioned. My sister had to do her service and the soldier said, don't join up and become an officer's bed blanket.
That was their description. So she chose to work at Balochmile Hospital where the badly burned lads were being treated.
One of the many to come and visit was from Glasgow. He was called Matt Brown and he was a paratrooper who had lost half his face.
I can see Matt to this day. Other injuries were to both Matt and other men who came involved having their teeth wired together.
My mother used to make liquid drinks for them. She used to use a sie for a liquidiser.
The other thing I remember, the only sailor that I can remember was called Albert Weir and he came from Holtwistle.
He was another person who came from Balochmile and we kept in touch with Albert for very, very many years. He kept coming back.
But after he got married and settled down that relationship stopped.
Some of the names that I remember from the Irish lads I've already mentioned Harry and Lynne Thurragood who were half brothers.
There was a Bobby Prentis. There was also a Savage and I also have mentioned Ted or Ken Baker who is a Canadian.
I spoke to a friend who worked at Clark's Garage at that time and he recalls the free French jeeps being kept up at Clark's Garage in Barrow Road.
Previously he said there had been old lorries that were used for parts but the free French used Clark's Garage for storing their vehicles.
I think I've covered everything that I can remember.
Thank you for sharing your memories with us today and we wish you all the best for the future. Thank you very much.
