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Katherine's Two Sisters
Isabella joined the Auxiliary
Territorial Service (ATS), the same branch of the Services as her sister
Katherine.
She probably took the same route as Katherine to the Meeanee Barrack
in Colchester,
then onwards to Saldean, where she would have been officially enrolled
into the ATS.
She advanced to the rank of Lt Corporal serving in the UK and abroad.
The Newspaper article below, refers a
marriage to Gunner Robert Caskey (Royal Artillery).
So where did Isabella meet Robert ?
At the onset of hostilities, Bures was
considered of Strategic importance to the Germans with its road, rail
and river crossing.
There was a high possibility the Germans would enter the village, in
their efforts to proceed further northwards.
Their sole purpose was to protect the B1508 river Crossing.
The Battery was under the Command of the Colchester Garrison.
There are reports that one soldier frequently visited Bakers Hall Farm to ride horses, so it not inconceivable other soldiers visited parts of the parish when they were not on duty.
I was unable to find any Military Service
records online for Isabella and Robert.
Ancestry records indicate she later
she married Clifford Duckworth, but I can find no date when this took
place.
So was Robert killed on active service ?
Isabella survived the war and died in Blackburn 1995.
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Photograph enhanced from newspaper above. |
According to Cameron Carr, his sister
Elizabeth enrolled in the NAAFI.
The NAAFI in Colchester was located at the Artillery (Le Cateau) Barracks,
so it would seem plausible she chose to work in the Barracks where Katherine
and Isabella had briefly attended.
Unfortunately like Isabella, I can find no Military Service records
for Elizabeth.
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