Betty Aubrey 18th August 1920-------24th March 2007 RIP
Betty was born in Handsworth Sheffield and spent her childhood there with her father Herbert and mother Emma and older brother Clifford, at the outbreak of the 2nd world war she joined the Land Army, then later the A.T.S. and drove ambulances and staff cars.
At the end of the war she met my Father Wilf, He had been shot and wounded near Amien France before Dunkirk and spent the rest of the war as a POW.
They were married in 1947. our family had 4 children, Bob, me Steve, Pat and Betty.
We lived in Bradford My mother worked at the local Post office and later at the inland revenue untill she retired at the age of 60.
My father died in 1973 from cancer aged 55.
We had a happy childhood and were always clean, well fed and clothed, these traits have stayed with me all my life.
Mum had a good sense of justice and a very good humour and was always up for a laugh.
It was only in later months that my Mum suffering from dementia, omited to give me a clip round the back of the head saying you will have done something to deserve it.
Knowing now that I will never see her again fills my life with a void that seems unfillable.
I will always love you Mum
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