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Making Detonators

by ateamwar

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ateamwar
People in story: 
Lilian Entwistle
Location of story: 
Risley
Background to story: 
Civilian
Article ID: 
A4087280
Contributed on: 
18 May 2005

During the War I made detonators at Risley on shifts. I only received one day off for every three weeks of work. It would have been perceived as an unusual job for any woman before the War, and at 18 years old, I was still only a girl!

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