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Thank you Andy. As far as I know, my mother wasn't on a radar station, she was plotting air traffic. There was a regular high-level German plane that flew over that they nicknamed 'Weather Willie' as he was monitoring the weather conditions. She also tracked what turned out to be Hess' plane as it approached and landed on Hamilton's estate.
So that leaves Skaebrae and Grimsetter but I don't know which she was stationed at.
I'm very grateful for the information.
regards
AJ

My late father landed in Normandy with 2 Gordons some days after D-Day and advanced towards Caen. They never reached it as the field they were told was clear had German machine guns and mortars in the hedges at the side. Of the 900 men who started,100 reached the other end. My father was wounded and eventually air-lifted home and returned to Germany after the war with the CCG.
My question is, does anyone know about this action - possibly part of Operation Goodwood or Epsom.
It took place in late June 1944 in a field with hedgerows all round and a river at the bottom.
Having attended a Drumhead service on the beach when they landed, my father never went to church again.
Many thanks
AJ

Yes, it did. I came across your post when I rejoined and notice that you are descended from Henry Axon. From the booklet 'The Axon Family of Deal and Walmer' which lists all Axons and their dates, John Guard Axon was one of ten children of Henry David Axon, (24) Mariner of Walmer and Jane Sellaway (23) of Lewisham, d/o William Sellaway, Cooper. They married at St Mary's Church, Upper Walmer 6 March 1872.
Henry was one of twelve children of William and Elizabeth Axon.
You're quite right about the boating tragedy. The lugger Petrel was owned by Alfred George Axon who set sail inMarch 1878 and was never seen again. The empty vessel was found drifting and half full of water off Brixham with no sign of the crew. The Petrel was brought back to Walmer, refitted and renamed Walmer Castle.
On 15 March 1892 the Walmer Castle sank in Horseshoe Bay, IOW with all hands including Henry David Axon, skipper and owner and his brother David Charles Axon (not your Henry, they were the children of William and Elizabeth). All the crew werepilots looking for ships needing a pilot off the Isle of Wight. Other crew members were James Hoile, William Gilchrist,James armold and William Cushney. All are buried in Shanklin cemetery.
I hope this is of some help to you
Kind regards
Alastair

Hi Gillian,
Long shot, I know, but as here are no Rammells recorded in the surrounding parishes at that time, I looked in St Leonard's Deal records and there are four children baptised to William and Mary Marsh in 1705/8/9/15. Marsh was a very big family so this may well not be the right one but it's the only one I can find whose dates are roughly right.
Regards
AJ