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Hervé, G J



Gladys Hervé

Worker Gladys Josephine Hervé
Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps


British War Medal and Victory Medal

Born in 1897 at St Peter Port, Guernsey. The daughter of, French born, Soldat Emile Hervé and English born Louisa Hervé, née Hardiman

Her Grandson Martin writes: "Through much of the war she worked at Sopwith, painting camoflage on aircraft until it was discovered that she spoke fluent French.
She then joined the Royal Service Corps and was sent to Le Touquet where she worked to secure forage for the horses"

 

 

Courtesy of Martin King