née Whittow Father Richard Whittow (a Merchant and farmer), mother Eirene Frances Stewart [Tweedie] (m. 1910 in Colombo, Ceylon) Address in 1939: Muryn, Brockenhurst, Hants Sailed to the UK from Port Said with her parents in December 1938, then to the USA in June 1939 Civil Air Guard in 1939 prev. exp. 3 hrs on Gypsy Moth m. 31 Mar 1940 in Brockenhurst, Lt. Peter Charles McConnel Banister RN, DSC (d. 19 Jul 1941 in HM submarine 'Umpire' which collided with a trawler off the Norfolk coast on its maiden voyage) (1 child, Carol b. 1941) Postings: 5TFPP, 12FPP (Sec), 15FPP Class III pilot m. Sep 1947 in Hants, Hugh Digorie Seccombe (2 children: Celia b. 1948, Geoffrey b. 1949) Moved to Guildford, Surrey and died there 1 Jun 2011 IWM interview (from 1989) here: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80009672 |
RAeC 1939
1940 (The Bystander)