by Windrush Foundation | May 10, 2013 | Pioneers
pioneers John Richards Like many young Jamaican men of his day, John obtained contract work on USA farms. This began in 1945 when he was 19 years old, but on hearing of Empire Windrush’s one-way fare of £28.10 to England, it was an offer that could not be refused....
by Windrush Foundation | May 10, 2013 | Pioneers
pioneers Peter Dielhenn Peter Dielhenn was born in London in 1929. He developed an interest in ships because of his brother who was in the Royal Navy and his uncle who was a chief baker on a ship during the Second World War. Peter was employed on his first ship,...