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| 28 Tue | diaries | mummy married daddy Helen Barbara Charlotte Nightingale was born on 3 January 1914.1 She is the daughter of Victor Russell John Nightingale of Cromarty and Bathsheba Buhay.2 She married Major John Ness Prentice, son of William Francis Prentice, on 28 April 1942.1 She was educated at Reading University, Reading, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 From 28 April 1942, her married name became Prentice. She lived in 2003 at Yew Tree Farm, Wormshill, Kent, England | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 29 Wed | diaries | Major John Ness Prentice is the son of William Francis Prentice.2 He married Helen Barbara Charlotte Nightingale, daughter of Victor Russell John Nightingale of Cromarty and Bathsheba Buhay, on 28 April 1942.1 Full conscription of men On the day Britain declared war on Germany, 3 September 1939, Parliament immediately passed a more wide-reaching measure. The National Service (Armed Forces) Act imposed conscription on all males aged between 18 and 41 who had to register for service. On 23 January 1943 the British 8th army marched into Tripoli, later occupying the Libyan capital in this World War Two battle. This was part of a series of battles that initially started with the Italian occupation of Ethiopia. This thrust was eventually supported by the German Africa Corps in the hope that the whole of North Africa would be occupied by the Axis forces, ultimately denying the Allies access to the reserves of labour and raw materials in the North African/ Middle Eastern Region. However, during the British Liberation of Tripoli, Germany was deeply involved on a second war front, with Russia. This meant that a depleted Germany force fought in North Africa, and the manoeuvres by Rommel amounted to slightly more than a series of fighting retreats. Each encounter further diminished the Axis' reserves of men and material, while the Allies received reinforcements every day. This was to lead to the ultimate defeat of the Axis forces in the North Africa. Among the Colonies that fought on the side of the British/Allies, were South Africa, New Zealand, Senegal and Australia. Daddy was aworded an MBE for his services This officer has been responsible for provision of telephone communications in and around TRIPOLI (Libya) since its capture by british forces. Faced wit a complete lack of records of the damaged Italian telephone system, the reluctance of civilian skilled labour to assist, and an unreliable power supply for working the Italian equipment, he overcame all difficultes by sheer strength of character, great tact and untiring energy. The large telephone system which he has built up, has contributed very considerably to the development of royal Naval, Miltary, Royal Air force and United States installations in Tripoli and to the working of the port | 0.00 | 0.00 |