A WOMAN who joined the Army so she could meet a soldier and ended up helping shoot down Nazi planes has turned 100.
Grace Taylor was 16 when she fell for the handsome young man at a dance who then announced he was going away to fight.
So she lied about her age to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service in April 1941 hoping to meeting him again. The required age was 17.
But instead of finding her man, Grace ended up in the thick of the action as an anti-aircraft "gunner girl" on the south coast, shooting German bombers as they made deadly raids on British towns and cities.
Esta historia es de la edición September 13, 2024 de Daily Mirror UK.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición September 13, 2024 de Daily Mirror UK.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
VIRGIL HOMES IN ON GLORY
Van Dijk says Slot's decision to allow players to stay with family the night before games is paying off for his Anfield table-toppers
DON'T WAIT FOR WAND DIRECTION
Amorim: There's no magic fix for what ails us, but I know we WILL improve
SARR CAN HELP EAGLES SOAR
Townsend: A good Christmas & Palace can finish in the top half
COLE FIRE
Blues boss Maresca wants MORE from Palmer
RUSSELL'S ALL SET TO SHINE FOR NEW SIDE
OLLY RUSSELL didn't mind changing his Christmas routine because it means he's up and running with new club Wakefield.
LUKE EYES A DOUBLE..NOT A 50!
Humphries wants to repeat last year's world title triumph but is not planning to keep going like Gary Anderson
LOSS MUST BE A LEADER
DEFEAT for Lossiemouth at Kempton today would \"dent\" connections' belief in the mare's ability to capture the Champion Hurdle in March.
BOB TO SLAY HIS RIVALS IN XMAS CRACKER
IT'S the time to be Good at Christmas and get your reward on Wetherby's traditional Boxing Day card.
It's a big deal knowing you've got somewhere to get your head down
Hi-tech pods offer lifeline to get people off the street
This script left me a wreck..even my teen son cried at it
BBC legal drama's Christmas special
