One of unsung heroes of WW2 celebrates her 100th birthday
A FORMER Whalley woman who served in the WAAF during the Second World War will be celebrating her 100th birthday tomorrow. Mrs Evelyn Armstrong, born in Whalley but now living in Duns in the Scottish Borders, has received a letter of congratulations from Station Commander RAF Boulmer, Group Captain David Keighley, on behalf of the Royal Air Force. Evelyn attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School but declined to go on to university in preference to contributing financially at home. She worked in a solicitor’s office in Blackburn later moving to the Post Office as a telephone operator whe...
Source: lancashiretelegraph.co.uk