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A slice of Faith saved 26-01-2023

Faith Pollard the protaganist. Aunt Vie (her real mother) Ada Pollard (her ado the adopted mother, biological Aunt).  Jack Pollard (Ada's husband). Jacob Critchley the mill owner  ATC Sgt Ann Grey Private Lizzie Sawyer  Philip Sawyer Sgt Caruthers The Dawson Family (farmers). Pamela, Faiths friend at the barracks. 1 It was a remembrance Sunday morning in the November of  2010, Autumn was begining to take its grip.  Gathered outside the cenotaph in the shadow of  Preston Market, the local Band was tuning up,  the city's dignities, the local Scouts The Girl Guides and the usual representation from the armed forces were all represened.  Sat there quietly about three rows back in the invited guests section was Faith Dawson.  Faith was a quietly spoken, somewhat shy individual who lived nearby in smart sheltered housing,  housing which was provided and paid for by the Royal British legion. That alone would have given the sharp-eyed observer t...