Myrna Gladys Digby (Cohen)
born 1921 Glasgow Died
1970 married Sam Jan 1965

1965 Sam Digby Marries Myna Cohen
Sam Digby left school at 14 and became a London docker. At the outbreak of WW2 he was called up and became a Commando after several successful raids he was on the invasion of Tobruk his ship was torpedoed he had to abandon ship the captain and gunnery officer continued to fire at the shore for over three hours until the ship sank. He was then picked up and taken prisoner. After the war he became a bookmaker and had offices in Regent Street. He then worked for the Gas Board as a salesman. At around the age of 70 he bought The Great Auk (pic on left) and sailed alone to France and through the canals to the Mediterranean. He also regulaly sailed to Paris and Amsterdam. He is pictured below with his sister Blanche Wilson and her husband Walter.
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