Barbara Dunnington
grew up in Lancashire and Yorkshire
and, days before his departure to fight in Burma in WWII, committed to marry
John Dunnington, a schoolmaster.
They were separated for nearly six years, he
injured in a Japanese air attack (for which he earned medals for bravery) and
she a nurse in the WRNS volunteer force at Haslar near Portsmouth.
After her
husband spent a year with British occupation forces in north Germany they were
reunited in Torquay in 1946. Phil was born in 1947!
John taught maths & English in Pickering,
Yorkshire and later in Windsor whilst Barbara became deeply involved in PTA
(Parent/Teachers) activity at Phil's Windsor Grammar School, moving to Bath in
retirement in the 80s.
She died in September 2014 after a short illness. It is
due to both her spirit and her legacy that 'On The Beech' has been made possible.
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