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vines, raised transporting planes from the factories to the RAF
‘Berkshire/Tamworth bases. Tassy joined the ATA on 10th March 1941 and
pigs’, milked cows and completed her service in November 1945. She was a
made Swiss & French First Officer and was only one of two ladies who
cheeses, raised horses received the Kings Commendation for Valuable
and wolf hounds. Service in the Air. MBE’s were also awarded to 6
I could not find out other ladies.
when the farming After the war Tassy returned to Australia and died in
project ended but Tassy 1986.
was back in Wales in Tassy’s sister, Hilda, a talented artist went out to South
1933 staying at Africa in 1929 and married Lt. Col. James Stevenson-
Leighton Hall. Hamilton, the first
Tassy at Leighton Hall When I researched the curator of Kruger
members of the ATA I National Park, who she
could not find Lettice but instead I recognised had previously met in
Victoria Millicent Cholmondeley (Tassy) from the England.
photos of her at Leighton Hall. Tassy was one of 8 Lettice retired with her
Australians pilots who flew in the Air Transport
Auxiliary. They were trained to fly many types of sister Ethel to West
aircraft. Their job was to transport planes from where
they were manufactured to the various airbases Chelborough Dorset
around the country and eventually to Europe. They
also flew the aerial ‘bus service’, transporting ATA where they had a large
pilots to various locations to pick up new aircraft. It
house and specialist
woodland and garden and
lived into their 90s. Tassy with horse at Leighton Hall
was not a safe job. Australian pilots were killed
John Markwick. 2019
Coffee Morning
In aid of Trelystan Church
11th May 2019 10am – 11-30am
At Church House, Welshpool
Admission £1.00 to include coffee and biscuits
Cake stall, Plant stall, Craft Stall and Raffle
vines, raised transporting planes from the factories to the RAF
‘Berkshire/Tamworth bases. Tassy joined the ATA on 10th March 1941 and
pigs’, milked cows and completed her service in November 1945. She was a
made Swiss & French First Officer and was only one of two ladies who
cheeses, raised horses received the Kings Commendation for Valuable
and wolf hounds. Service in the Air. MBE’s were also awarded to 6
I could not find out other ladies.
when the farming After the war Tassy returned to Australia and died in
project ended but Tassy 1986.
was back in Wales in Tassy’s sister, Hilda, a talented artist went out to South
1933 staying at Africa in 1929 and married Lt. Col. James Stevenson-
Leighton Hall. Hamilton, the first
Tassy at Leighton Hall When I researched the curator of Kruger
members of the ATA I National Park, who she
could not find Lettice but instead I recognised had previously met in
Victoria Millicent Cholmondeley (Tassy) from the England.
photos of her at Leighton Hall. Tassy was one of 8 Lettice retired with her
Australians pilots who flew in the Air Transport
Auxiliary. They were trained to fly many types of sister Ethel to West
aircraft. Their job was to transport planes from where
they were manufactured to the various airbases Chelborough Dorset
around the country and eventually to Europe. They
also flew the aerial ‘bus service’, transporting ATA where they had a large
pilots to various locations to pick up new aircraft. It
house and specialist
woodland and garden and
lived into their 90s. Tassy with horse at Leighton Hall
was not a safe job. Australian pilots were killed
John Markwick. 2019
Coffee Morning
In aid of Trelystan Church
11th May 2019 10am – 11-30am
At Church House, Welshpool
Admission £1.00 to include coffee and biscuits
Cake stall, Plant stall, Craft Stall and Raffle
