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A little bit of my Tyneside history

Posted by Norman on 12/9/2026, 1:18 pm

My family had a Link to HMS Victorious.

My Aunty Peggy Davis nee Dunn was a young widow living in a Street close to the river Tyne in Walker late 1930s.
An Aircraft Carrier, HMS Victorious was being built and as various Royal Navy men were arriving as Crew she was asked if she could billet a Petty Officer which she did. He was a single man from Sale in Cheshire. He (Jim Gardner) fell for her and asked her to move to Sale before he went off to War on the Victorious.She did move & lived in Sale with Jim for the rest of their lives.

Re: A little bit of my Tyneside history

Posted by Sheila on 12/9/2026, 2:35 pm, in reply to "A little bit of my Tyneside history"

What a nice story Norman.

Re: A little bit of my Tyneside history

Posted by Norman on 12/9/2026, 8:44 pm, in reply to "Re: A little bit of my Tyneside history"

Thanks Sheila. I put that story on as it might encourage others to tell interesting family stories to keep the board interesting

Re: A little bit of my Tyneside history

Posted by Stan Wears on 14/9/2026, 3:49 pm, in reply to "Re: A little bit of my Tyneside history"

There was a Jimmy Gardner who worked in Reyrolles progress office after the war and a keen cyclist too. I wonder if that is him.

Re: A little bit of my Tyneside history

Posted by Norman on 14/9/2026, 6:37 pm, in reply to "Re: A little bit of my Tyneside history"

HI STAN,
my uncle Jim Gardner was from a town called Sale in Cheshire and returned there after the war ended.

Re: A little bit of my Tyneside history

Posted by Stan Wears on 15/9/2026, 8:27 am, in reply to "Re: A little bit of my Tyneside history"

The one I am thinking of is probably a relation of Shirley Gardner

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