- Contributed by
- nottinghamcsv
- People in story:
- Mrs Cholmondley / Mrs Bottomley
- Location of story:
- Mexborough, Yorkshire
- Background to story:
- Royal Air Force
- Article ID:
- A5499390
- Contributed on:
- 02 September 2005
This story was submitted to the People’s War site by CSV/ѿý Radio Nottingham on behalf of Eric Middleton with his permission. The Author fully understands the site’s terms and conditions.
The 50th Telegraph Operating Section Royal Signals were quartered in a number of Nissen Huts, one of which was used as a small NAAFI, the front half of it being a canteen and the rear half the manageress’ living quarters.
The Manageress was called Mrs Cholmondley and she took great pains to point out that this should be pronounced “Chumley”.
She was succeeded by a Mrs Bottomley and that lady STRONGLY objected to her mane being pronounced to rhyme with Chumley!
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