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,...
by Windrush Foundation | Jan 11, 2013 | Profiles
profiles Allan Wilmot Alan was born in Jamaica in 1925. After leaving college in 1941, he volunteered to join the Royal Navy, serving on a patrolling ship, escorting mine sweepers, and picking up survivors in the West Indies. In 1944 he volunteered for Royal Air Force...