WW2 W.R.N.S.

[dawnwas]

Interested in info on WRNS as my mum who is 82 served in the WRNS during WW2.
She initially trained on HMS Victory,going on to submarines,HMS Dolphin at Gosport.She later joined the Fleet Airarm at kingsworthy Winchester UK.
Name was then SIMMONDS.

[liverpool annie]

Hi Dawn!

Here's a site that may bring back some memories for your Mum ...

http://www.cavillconnections.co.uk/ifos.htm

Annie

PS Here's a message board too

http://home.cablerocket.com/~jplord/WRENS.htm

[dawnwas]

Many thank's...will go and have a look DAwn.

[Salty]

Hi Dawn,

HMS Victory was the main Portsmouth Barracks and was recently renamed HMS NELSON.

By 1959, possibly a lot earlier,  the WRNS had theyr'e own Barracks in Portsmouth, sorry the name of it escapes me at the moment. Never had the privilige 

HMS DOLPHIN was maybe still is, not sure, the Naval Submarine training school, it is on the Gosport side of Pompey Harbour.

Salty

[dawnwas]

Dear Salty ;DMany thank's for the info.One day when I am back in the UK ( I live in Australia now ) I will have to go and have a look around.Mom was at some time assigned to the sign writing shop.She had the job of painting the crests that were on the ships and submarines I think.When one of them was destroyed a duplicate was placed in the memorial chapel.
Dawn

[dawnwas]

Hi again Annie...both of those links were great, the second one has a guest book so I have signed in Moms details in the hope that I may get a reply.It is a site to help WRENS ( past and present) keep in touch.
Dawn

[RuthieB]

Do  get in touch with the Association of Wrens (wrens.org .uk)- there are loads of WW2 Wrens still about (my Mum is one of them and I'm a member virtue of being in the WRNR) - lots of Wrens still aren't on e-mail and you  could possibly contact someone with good old pen and paper.
RuthieB

[dawnwas]

Dear Ruthie.inspired by your reply and the thought that there are lots of WRNS about...I will check out the site.
Ta Dawn...and mom

[RuthieB]

WRNS Association has lots of meetings around the country and anywhere our Wrens ended up - Australia, NZ, Canada, Holland etc. etc. even here in Wales. They have a quarterly magazine too - you could send them a letter...
RuthieB