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In 1944 I was a motor transport driver with The Women鈥檚 Royal Air Force based near Stratford upon Avon. We were planning our wedding at this time.

I had met my husband to be in a tent in the middle of the night, on an airfield. We were waiting for aircraft to return from their bombing raids. My job at the time was to drive the aircrew to and from the dispersal points (known as pans). On these occasions I drove a left hand drive 27 passenger Dodge coach. All the drivers used to call in at the RAF fire section for a hot drink and a warm by the brazier. The fire crew were waiting in case of a difficult landing and the great risk of fire.

The next time there was a dance at the NAAFI (a social meeting place on all service stations) he asked me to dance with him and from then on things progressed to an engagement and to the wedding.
I didn鈥檛 have enough coupons for a wedding dress. Service personnel had very few clothing coupons compared to civilians as we were supplied with uniforms etc. I was very pleased to accept the offer of a loan of a wedding dress from my sister鈥檚 friend.

The only alternative was to borrow a dress from the pool of wedding dresses donated for service women鈥檚 use. Eleanor Roosevelt was instrumental in gathering wedding dresses from
American women.

There's one present that I can remember quite clearly that was given to me a few days before the wedding. I was called in to the Squadron Leader's office and told to bring my hat so I knew it was an official visit. I saluted the officers present. They had heard I was getting married and presented me with a cardboard box, which felt empty. When I opened it, it was full of clothing coupons. Instead of issue uniform the officers received a clothing allowance in their pay along with the all-important coupons.
Having already arranged to borrow a wedding dress I went on a spending spree and furnished my trousseau.

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