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The following comments are from Jimmy’s daughter, Veronica.
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‘My Father married Mum in Nettleham Church on December 14 1946, he was
wearing his Warrant Officer’s uniform and insignia which ties in with his promotion on
26 June 1946. Mum's name was Thelma Ladley, a local girl from Nettleham. We
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sadly lost Dad in February 1990, he died in Lincoln Hospital. We lost Mum 4 months
later in June 1990, she died at home where they had lived for nearly all of
their married life’.
Veronica requests that if anyone can give her details of the Best man Sergeant
Richard Hartnett of Frome in Somerset. Sergeant Hartnett was the crew’s
mid upper gunner.
