Remembering some Second World War stories from the Arlington Baths this weekend.
Pilot Archibald McKellar was decorated for his valour in the Battle of Britain. He died in Nov 1940, aged 28.
Archibald McKellar, Battle of Britain flying ace
Ellinor Christison trained and worked in domestic science; she served in North Africa and Italy and was awarded an MBE for her war work. Ellinor Agnes Christison: the domestic science student who got an MBE
The Baths struggled to survive the Second Word War but was saved by a generous gift from Fred Glencairn Cunningham and fundraising by other members. Gift to the future: how the Baths survived the Second World War