South Yorkshire Times, January 17th 1942
Here is Mrs Wright with her soldier guests, who are (left to right): Gunner J. Stanley (Bolton), Gunner E. Gosney (Sheffield) and Gunner L. Elliott (Leeds).
The local Women’s Institute at Durban, Natal. South Africa are a busy set of folk, while their husbands, sons and sweethearts are away from home fighting. These ladies are entertaining British Tommies who pass their way.
One of these lucky young men was Gunner John Stanley of 39, Angel Street, Bolton and with him at the time were Gunner E. Gosney, R.A. of Sheffield and Gunner L. Elliott, of Leeds.
Dances are organised for the boys and all the girls of the neighbourhood collect, and the first item on the programme is always a “Paul Jones.”
Mrs. Dorothy Wright (seen in our picture) was hostess to these three boys the evening following the dance, as others are at various homes. They attended her home for dinner and a sing-song. Mrs. Wright’s husband is with the Forces in Egypt at the present.
Mrs. Wright has written to say that their time is so occupied that they have not many spare moments. One of their jobs is to prepare for the lads who pass their way to entertain them and give them a hearty send-off on their departure.
An autograph album is kept strictly up to date with the name of all they entertain and when Gunner Stanley of Bolton was signing he came across the name of one of his old Wath pals who had passed that way. Harry Ashley of 15, Ash Road, Wath. Harry, too, had been entertained also with others. As Mrs. Wright says, none is forgotten. The boys are made to feel they have found a home from home.