Three young girls in a row. One is wearing a Union Jack top an has Vs sewn into her skirt. Information supplied with the collection identifies the girl on the right as Molly Peadon and the girl in the centre as Grace.
A head and shoulders portrait of Alec taken from the City School Book of Remembrance.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
A letter to the mother of Alex Peadon informing her that her son is missing after an operation to Munchen-Gladbach. The letter includes a list of six fellow crew members.
Sybil was born in Bracebridge near Lincoln and went to Bracebridge School. She left school, aged 14, to start work, first at a Co-op store and then at an electrical shop. Sybil talks about civilian life in wartime; her family working at Foster…