In War and Peace

✍ Scribed by Daphne Pearson

• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 242
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"In War And Peace" is the autobiography of a truly remarkable woman, Daphne Pearson, born May 1911, was the first woman to receive the George Cross for acts of courage in circumstances of extreme danger.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword......Page 11
Part one: The pre-war years......Page 13
Introduction......Page 14
My family and the first world war......Page 15
Buckinghamshire......Page 28
Combe and Oxford......Page 35
At school and training......Page 38
Wye Valley – Tintern and Monmouth......Page 49
Cornwall and St Ives – new start, 1929-1933......Page 56
An interval to stranger things......Page 69
Sussex – Haywards Heath......Page 73
Petworth, Sussex......Page 75
Ditton Court Farm,Kent – county of produce......Page 77
Part two: The war years......Page 87
RAF Detling,Kent – September 1939......Page 88
Up for a Commission......Page 97
Victory House – recruiting in the London Blitz......Page 98
West Drayton – E.G.M.Award......Page 100
Dame Laura Knight, RA,War Artist......Page 106
Harrogate......Page 108
War weapons week and recruiting......Page 110
Back to London – new home billet, the Blitz......Page 114
BBC – ‘In town tonight’......Page 118
WAAF may carry arms......Page 120
Flood of enrolments, incendiary bombs......Page 121
Bombing of Buckingham Palace and Café de Paris (Café Royal)......Page 124
St. Paul’s Cathedral on fire......Page 127
Sheffield......Page 129
Bulstrode course......Page 131
Cornwall – a new home, H.M.Coastguard, Gurnards Head......Page 134
Torquay – RAF recruiting......Page 135
Torquay, military hospital......Page 138
Reporting to Victory House......Page 143
Investiture change – B.E.M. for G.C.......Page 145
RAF Uxbridge......Page 146
Hospitalised – Ireland on sick leave......Page 148
London to Penzance – sick leave, to RAF Victory House......Page 152
Posted North, RAF Snaith......Page 154
Windermere......Page 162
RAF Hixon......Page 165
RAF Oakington......Page 168
RAF Henlow......Page 177
Cease fire......Page 179
Part three: The post-war years......Page 181
Planning for de-mobilisation......Page 182
The Gaiety Show......Page 184
Job hunting......Page 186
Prison service......Page 188
H.M. Prison,Aylesbury......Page 190
Routine......Page 194
Change of work, not location......Page 196
Death of an old friend......Page 197
Working at Kew Gardens......Page 198
New idea......Page 199
Herbarium routine......Page 202
Plant nursery and retail work......Page 203
Another Australian arrives......Page 205
Robbery......Page 206
The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association......Page 208
Jean, the secretary......Page 209
Hanover Nursery is sold......Page 212
Postscript......Page 217
Appendices......Page 225
Acknowledgments......Page 226
List of illustrations......Page 227
Index......Page 229
Contents......Page 7