Ellen Stevens from Pevensey, Sussex, joined the WRNS from school.
Ellen Elizabeth Stevens WRN
Met and married Geoff Cotton from Yarmouth in 1942
Geoff Cotton RN m Ellen Stevens 1942
I’m jolly glad I came to Yarmouth IW
WWII Marriages 1940s
Tag Archives: WRNS
Pier Hotel: WWII, WRNS 1940s
During WWII, The Pier Hotel, now The George, was central office for ‘XDO West’ signals.
Navy at Yarmouth, Pier hotel
Signatures of WRNS, Marines and others stationed at Pier Hotel 1940s
Blanche Kennard: WWII, WRNS billets 1940s
My first billet was Gordon House in the High Street, (where Glasspool’s Chemist was, now Black rock Insurance). Years later I’d walk past and look at a window and think, that was my room. There was a sort of dormitory for seven WRNS on the top floor in the Pier Hotel (The George) and lots more at HMS Manatee ( Norton Holiday camp). I had my 21st birthday when I was stationed at The Pier Hotel.
Pier Hotel post card from Mike Holden
The central office was in the Pier Hotel, dealing with signals although we never knew much. It was ‘XDO West’ and the WRNS Officer in charge was named Greenshields. Blanche Kennard nee Dore b 1922
Navy at Yarmouth, Pier hotel