Date:1942
Description:On the right is Nellie Kizis walking with a friend through Swynnerton village. Nellie was born in 1921 near Edinburgh. She worked at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Swynnerton during the 2nd World War and was a resident at Humber House, Frobisher Hall, a hostel for workers at R.O.F. Swynnerton during and just after the 2nd World War. Workers at R.O.F. Swynnerton, a high percentage of which were women, filled shells, bombs and other armaments, including 20mm shells for Spitfires, detonators, boosters and tracer shells.
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Each of the accommodation blocks at Frobisher Hall was named after a river, starting with Avon, and ...
On the right is Nellie Kizis walking with a friend through Swynnerton village. Nellie was born in 1921 ...
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Image courtesy of: Mrs Gloria Rigg
Donor ref:(55/27486)
Source: Miscellaneous Collection
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